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Today marks 24 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that changed America forever.

After his father, Missouri Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, testified in Jefferson City, his son, Dr. Emanuel Cleaver III, spoke to reporters at their church, St. James United Methodist Church.

Defendant John J. Diehl pleaded guilty Thursday to a wire fraud scheme involving $379,900.

A worker was recovered after falling into a trench Thursday afternoon in south St. Louis County.

U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver warned Missouri lawmakers Thursday that the effort to redraw the 5th District seat to favor Republicans will be long remembered by voters who resent being swapped by politicians seeking to increase their power. Speaking to the Senate Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee, Cleaver, a Kansas City Democrat, noted that Texas […]

Charges have been filed against a man for the 2019 fatal shooting of a seven-year-old boy in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood, years after prosecutors said they had insufficient evidence to make a case.

Poettker Industrial Services recently promoted three of its project leaders, including Brett Timmermann, Adam Rennegarbe, and Eric Kahre. “It’s an exciting time to be part of Poettker Industrial,” said Kimberly Schlautman, president of Poettker Industrial. “We’re growing quickly, which creates new opportunities for advancement. We prioritize rewarding exceptional performance and company loyalty by promoting from […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — After Donald Trump effectively declared war against the city of Chicago, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)—called out this dangerous, wasteful and unconstitutional abuse of the military against American cities. During Duckworth’s questioning at General Christopher J. Mahoney’s confirmation hearing to serve as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mahoney agreed that it wasn’t appropriate for troops to police their fellow Americans. Not only did Duckworth underscore that abusing our military this way was wholly unconstitutional, but that it is also a waste of resources and distracts our servicemembers from their core mission of keeping Americans safe from adversaries who wish us harm. Duckworth’s full remarks can be found on the Senator’s YouTube . “Our servicemembers did not sign up for Donald Trump’s war against

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Xavier was gunned down on Aug. 12, 2019, while playing in his backyard in the Hyde Park neighborhood. The killing outraged officials and enraged neighborhood parents.

CEC St. Louis is pleased to welcome Austin DeSain, P.L.S., as a Principal in our Survey/Geospatial practice. Austin is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Missouri with more than 25 years of experience in survey operations, construction management, and technology implementation. His background includes leading survey teams and managing a wide range of civil and […]

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks during today’s Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting where he spoke on President Trump’s extreme and unqualified judges. During his opening statement, Durbin first reflected on the anniversary of September 11th. The Committee voted on the nominations of Joshua Dunlap, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; Eric Tung, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; William Mercer, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana; and Stephen Chad Meredith, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. “This 24th anniversary brings to mind that fateful morning when I was in the Capitol building. I was in a meeting with then-Senator Daschle. We looked out the window, down the Mall, saw black smoke billowing from the Pentagon, realizing something

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When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public. Palantir Technologies, however, has attracted more and more attention over the past decade because of the size and scope of its contracts with the government. Palantir’s two main platforms are Foundry and Gotham. Each does different things. Foundry is […]

From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Sixteen students recently graduated from the Missouri Works Initiative’s (MWI) Apprentice Ready in Construction (ARC) program preparing them for a lifelong, rewarding career in the St. Louis building trades. The students celebrated their graduation at the IBEW Local 1 union hall Aug. 29 along with state officials, including Representative […]

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A Jackson County judge is weighing whether to keep in place two state regulations that Planned Parenthood says are preventing its providers from performing medication abortions in Missouri. Over the course of several hours Wednesday, attorneys for Planned Parenthood and the Missouri Attorney General’s Office argued before Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang over whether current regulations […]

ALTON - Myrtle Stiles walked away from her life on Tuesday, September 8, 1925: her 42nd birthday. Her husband, Elmore, reported her missing to the police the next day. He was very anxious to get in touch with anyone who could give him an update on his wife’s whereabouts. An article in the Alton Evening Telegraph on September 10, 1925, told of the disappearance and quoted Mr. Stiles as having said that for the past year or more, Mrs. Stiles had been in poor health and on several occasions threatened to leave her family. The Stiles family had lived in Alton for the past five years after moving to the area from Hardin (Calhoun County). They lived at 1209 ½ Belle Street. Elmore was at work at the Bluff City Brewery Company ice plant when his wife departed. She took many of her clothes with her. Their oldest daughter, Vera, came by the house on Tuesday evening and found the children (11, 6, and 4) in bed and her mother gone. Myrtle was still away almost a week later.

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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Republicans on Thursday advanced a plan to weaken a process used by voters to expand Medicaid, increase the minimum wage and legalize recreational marijuana and sports gambling in recent years.

Holland Construction Services is proud to announce the promotion of Nathan Munie to Director of Preconstruction. In this role, Nathan oversees all preconstruction efforts, including budgeting, estimating, trade partner relationships, and design-build strategy for Holland’s growing portfolio of commercial, multifamily, and institutional projects. Nathan brings more than 15 years of industry experience to the position, […]

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Holland Construction Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Greg Goette to Project Executive. In this role, Greg leads Holland’s Ops teams through project development, operational guidance and execution for the firm’s education and municipal market sectors, providing strategic guidance in preconstruction, value engineering, and risk mitigation. Greg brings more than two decades of […]

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