ST. LOUIS — The Gateway Arch and the Old Courthouse downtown could close if the federal government shuts down at the end of the day.

The federal sites, led by the National Park Service, closed during previous shutdowns in 2013, 2018 and 2019.

An NPS spokesperson declined to comment about the potential shutdown.

Otherwise, local impacts of the shutdown that is expected to begin at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday if Congress cannot come to a last-minute agreement on continuing funding remain unclear.

According to figures from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, about 25,000 people are employed by the federal government in the St. Louis metropolitan area. How many of those are not subject to a furlough under a shutdown was unknown Tuesday. Federal departments and agencies are responsible for le

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