The Justice Department has released a transcript of Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur, and the Wall Street Journal has read it: Other news outlets basically agree, mostly opting to present their findings as "nuanced" or providing "context." But they fundamentally say the same thing: Biden was being Biden. He joked, he veered ...continue reading "Transcript shows Biden was fine during Hur interview"
After its budget proposal followed a recent appropriation and capped premerger filing fees for the agency, an administration spokesperson said it would work to reverse that.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have given fans an update on the planned biopic about their life and romance. News of the biopic, with Sony Pictures and Polygram, came out back in 2021. In…
O'Fallon, Mo., resident and former New York Mets and Yankees star Darryl Strawberry is recovering from a heart attack and is at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital.
From St. Louis Business Journal: Weber Fire and Safety, a fire protection business based in High Ridge, has a new owner. CertaSite, an Indianapolis-based commercial fire protection and life safety company, said it has acquired Weber Fire and Safety. Terms of the deal, which closed March 1 and was announced Thursday in a press release, […]
From West Newsmagazine: At a recent Creve Coeur City Council joint work session with the economic development committee, Emily Lohse-Busch, executive director of what’s now known as the 39 North AgTech Innovation District, offered a detailed progress review of the development. The development is an agricultural and biotech district mainly in the eastern part of […]
From Fox News: Darnell Jamison is a Construction Career Development Initiative alumnus. He’s now a successful journeyman carpenter. “I love it. Every day of it,” he said. From drywall demonstrations to electrical work and even painting, experts like Jamison showcased their skills as they inspired the next generation of tradespeople. “It gives them an opportunity […]
From Next City: Public service projects are the nuts and bolts of a community – they play a crucial role in holding it together. These projects, whether fixing roads, providing social services or other community-oriented efforts, are the glue that allows communities to thrive. They bring back “third spaces” as places where people can gather […]
From Leader Publications: A forensic crime lab in Jefferson County should be up and running sometime in 2025. The Jefferson County Council voted unanimously on Feb. 25 to approve spending up to $6.13 million to build the lab in Pevely. The council awarded the construction contract to the lowest of five bidders, K&S Construction of […]
After hearing consecutive FBI directors (James Comey, Chris Wray) drone on and on about how device and communication encryption are nudging us ever closer to the criminal apocalypse, it’s kind of refreshing to hear from someone else equally as misguided. An op-ed written by Steven Wasserman recently appeared at The Hill. Wasserman opens his piece […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis-based general contracting firm Integrate Construction Partners has started construction on a new $11.5 million government center for the City of Eureka, MO. The new facility, to be named the Michael A. Wiegand Justice Center after the city’s police chief, will house Eureka’s police department, municipal court and city offices. […]
An East St. Louis, Illinois, man was tied to multiple armed carjackings because he wore the same sweatshirt and targeted victims at one location in Downtown St. Louis.
Peter Sagal is no stranger to St. Louis. The host of NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” has hosted the show here — and he’s also run through the streets of downtown St. Louis in his underwear and feathered wings while holding a bow and arrow. Sagal returns to St. Louis this Friday for a solo show at the Sheldon. In this episode, he discusses his experiences as the longtime host of “Wait Wait,” what his solo show entails and how he’s come to love St. Louis.