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Jack Flaherty fans 14 but Cardinals rally to beat Tigers 2-1

2 years ago
Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to open a game and struck out a career-high 14 before the St. Louis Cardinals rallied against a usually reliable bullpen with a two-run ninth inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in a doubleheader opener Tuesday.
LARRY LAGE

ASA Midwest Council Celebrates Red Carpet Gala Nominees & Winners

2 years ago
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Midwest Council celebrated the winners of its Red-Carpet Awards Gala on April 20th, 2024. The ASA Midwest Council hosted 420 people, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown St. Louis, for the 31st annual event. The award categories included General Contractor of the Year, Outstanding MEP Subcontractors, Outstanding Specialty Subcontractors, […]
Dede Hance

Biden administration to greatly ease marijuana regulations

2 years ago

The Biden administration plans to remove marijuana from a list of the most dangerous and highly regulated drugs, the Department of Justice said Tuesday night. The Drug Enforcement Administration will propose moving the drug from a Schedule I substance, which also includes heroin and methamphetamine, to Schedule III, which is the category for regulated-but-legal drugs […]

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Jacob Fischler

Black Cop Beaten By White Cops Awarded More Than $23 Million In Damages

2 years ago
Cops will apparently beat their own, especially if they’re bigoted cops and willing to beat the next black person they see. St. Louis police officer was working undercover during protests following the acquittal of Officer Jason Stockley, who had been charged with murder for the killing of a black St. Louis resident, Anthony Lamar Smith. […]
Tim Cushing

AGC of Missouri Awards $82,000 in Scholarships

2 years ago
The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) has awarded a record $82,000 in scholarships to 30 students across the Midwest. Included in the 2024 scholarship class are eight trade apprentices, seven graduating high school seniors, and 15 college/university students. “These students represent the future of our industry,” said Leonard Toenjes, AGCMO president. “From future engineers […]
Dede Hance

Legal Roundtable: What to know about the First Amendment at Wash U and other college campus protests

2 years ago
Washington University arrested about 100 pro-Palestinian protesters over the weekend. Is there any question as to whether the private university had that right? Does it matter if the people protesting were students or staff? Attorneys Sarah Swatosh, Javad Khazaeli and Liz Lenivy discussed that issue on the Legal Roundtable. Also discussed was a motion to vacate the conviction of Marcellus Williams, whether a juvenile who beat up a fellow minor near Hazelwood East High School should be tried as an adult, and a lawsuit against 3M and Scott Technologies filed by the family of a St. Louis firefighter who died because of what they say was faulty equipment.