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McCarthy Building Companies Announces New Leadership for Central Region

1 year 1 month ago
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has announced a new leadership team for its Central Region, positioning a team of internal executive promotions to guide the company’s continued growth and success across 28 states. Based in St. Louis, the Central Region spans the U.S. east of the Rockies and represents a significant portion of McCarthy’s expanding footprint […]
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Michael Butler (2025)

1 year 1 month ago
St. Louis Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler is one of four candidates for mayor in the March 4 primary. He faces incumbent Tishaura Jones, Alderwoman Cara Spencer of the 8th Ward and retired utility executive Andrew Jones.

St. Louis Man Faces Armed Robbery, Stolen Firearm Charges After Collinsville Car Accident

1 year 1 month ago
COLLINSVILLE – A St. Louis man faces multiple felonies after committing armed robbery with a stolen firearm following an automobile accident in Collinsville. Ronald Futon III, 19, of St. Louis, was charged with armed robbery (a Class X felony), unlawful possession of a stolen firearm (a Class 2 felony), and aggravated unlawful possession of weapons (a Class 4 felony). After being involved in a motor vehicle collision on Jan. 27, 2025, Futon allegedly threatened the driver of the other vehicle with a stolen firearm. The incident was outlined in a petition filed to deny Futon’s pretrial release. “Officers responded to a robbery report … provided she was involved in been in a car accident with defendant’s vehicle,” the petition states. “The defendant exited his vehicle and approached the victim. The defendant demanded payment from the victim for the damage to his vehicle. She reported observing the defendant brandish a firearm while making

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Appellate Court Upholds $3.3M Award For Boat Worker Following Unsafe Exposure

1 year 1 month ago
ALTON/EAST ALTON – An Illinois appellate court has upheld a Madison County jury’s award of $3.31 million for a former boat worker who developed a life-altering respiratory disability from exposure to unsafe working conditions. In January of 2023 , SCF Lewis and Clark Fleeting, LLC was ordered by a Madison County trial court to pay $3.31 million to former deckhand Kevin Mogensen. The ruling aimed to compensate Mogensen for lost wages, past and future medical costs, and more after a 2018 worksite exposure to corn gluten fertilizer permanently impacted his once-active lifestyle. Mogensen was part of a team tasked with cleaning excess material off the surface of an SCF barge after bulk product and material had been loaded onto the barge via conveyor belt. SCF Safety Manager David Totsch testified that workers cleaned the material off barge surfaces using brooms and leafblowers, and “admitted that employees were not given a mask or respirator as part of their safety

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