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Anyone who doubts the isolation and pressure women face in the trades needed only to read the room at last Friday’s (Oct. 3) seventh annual Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) Blue Collar/Black Tie Gala at the LiUNA Event Center. When the 187 attendees were asked if they’d ever felt fear as the only woman on […]

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MoDOT plans to hold winter weather drills as the winter season approaches.

Today on TAP: Realists (Mamdani, AOC) seek immersion in mass politics; fundamentalists oppose it.

Six weeks after being indicted on a federal charge for one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery was back in court.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. — A 14-year-old boy was fatally struck by a stray bullet while inside his home during a shooting incident in the 10200 block of Hobkirk Drive on Wednesday evening, Oct. 8, 2025, authorities said. The victim, identified as Duwan Morgan of St. Louis, was shot around 6:10 p.m. when multiple individuals were exchanging gunfire outside his residence, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call reporting the shooting. Morgan was found with gunshot wounds and died at the scene. “The investigation revealed Morgan was inside his home when he was hit by a stray bullet from outside,” St. Louis County Police said in a news release issued Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. The shooting involved several subjects firing at each other in the area. The investigation remains active, and police are urging anyone with information to contact the St. Louis County Police Bureau of Crimes Against Persons Detectives

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A teenager killed late Wednesday afternoon in Glasgow Village was an innocent bystander struck by a stray bullet.

From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Monday will break ground on a new airfield maintenance and snow removal equipment facility. The $114.9 million project is a precursor to a $3 billion revamp of the airport into a single, new terminal. Constructed by Wright Construction Services, the facility is being funded […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing to receive testimony from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on President Donald Trump’s unlawful and unconstitutional deployment of U.S. military troops to intimidate Americans in their own communities in the coming weeks. Duckworth’s announcement comes weeks after she led all of her fellow SASC Democrats in calling on SASC Chairman Wicker to hold this hearing , and shortly after she blocked expedited passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) until said hearing was secured. “While we never should have had to wait this long for a hearing into some of Trump’s most egregious abuses of our nation’s military—and I wish Republicans had been more proactive in taking action to protect Americans’ civil rights—I appreciate Chairman Wicker finally committing

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CHICAGO — The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) proudly honored Personal Touch Boutique as the 2025 Illinois Retailer of the Year during the group’s 68th Annual Meeting held Thursday at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. Personal Touch Boutique, a cornerstone of East St. Louis since 1994, has grown into the city’s only locally-owned men’s fashion retailer, offering everything from suits and shoes to hats and jogging sets. Owned by husband-and-wife team Derrick and Bernita Maxwell, the boutique has been recognized for its quality menswear and decades of service to the community. While firmly rooted in East St. Louis, its loyal customer base extends far beyond Illinois, with shoppers traveling from across the country and ordering online to find unique, hard-to-find styles. The Maxwells’ journey as business owners has not been without obstacles, as East St. Louis has long struggled with declining population, high crime, and economic hardship.

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St. Louis Community College (STLCC) has recorded a 10 percent increase in enrollment for fall 2025, reaching pre-pandemic numbers. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) testified at a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing about the local impact of the Republican healthcare crisis. She warned that if Republicans allow the ACA’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to expire at the end of the year, families across the country will face steep premium increases. Budzinski highlighted the story of two constituents whose premiums are projected to increase by more than $500, totaling around $810 per month. This means nearly $10,000 a year just for coverage, forcing tough decisions in their household finances. “A middle class family in the 13th District shouldn’t be terrified of what a single medical emergency would do to them. In Laura and Rick’s words from Alton, ‘it would bankrupt us,’” Budzinski said. “Losing these tax credits would not only threaten their healthcare, it would also put at risk their financial stability,

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A new behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Bruce Springsteen movie, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, highlights the movie’s star, Jeremy Allen White, with both director Scott Cooper and Springsteen describing why he was…

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A San Francisco supervisor has proposed that police and other city agencies should have no financial consequences for breaking a landmark surveillance oversight law. In 2019, organizations from across the city worked together to help pass that law, which required law enforcement to get the approval of democratically elected officials before they bought and used new spying technologies. Bit […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), Jesús G. “Chuy” García (D-IL-04), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Sean Casten (D-IL-06), Jan Schakowski (D-IL-09), Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Bill Foster (D-IL-11), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) today denounced Donald Trump’s disturbing and authoritarian statement that Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson “should be in jail”: “Donald Trump’s continued and escalating threats against his political opponents should alarm everyone—especially since he’s proven they aren’t just idle threats. Our Constitution was designed to protect our country from tyrants who think they have ultimate power—and right now, our country’s founding

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and 16 of their colleagues in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act . The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees and their families from foreclosures, evictions and loan defaults during a government shutdown. “Instead of negotiating with us to ensure our government works for the American people, Trump is forcing millions of workers through a needless government shutdown and threatening to withhold their backpay despite signing the law guaranteeing it himself,” said Duckworth. “The longer this shutdown continues, the more harm they’ll cause to federal workers across the country and their families. Our bill would help protect federal employees until Republicans finally come to the negotiating table and help find a bipartisan solution that meets the needs of the

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s prepared to cancel funding approved by Congress that he believes is going toward programs supported by Democrats, though he didn’t share any additional details during a Cabinet meeting.  “We’ll be cutting some very popular Democratic programs that aren’t popular with Republicans,” he said. “They wanted to do […]