A man from the Detroit, Michigan, area appeared in federal court on Tuesday and admitted stealing tens of thousands of dollars' worth of watches from an Ellisville, Missouri, jewelry store, approximately six weeks after a co-defendant pleaded guilty to the same crime.
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Democratic committee members have chosen Marla Smith, a former Pagedale alderwoman, as the party's new nominee for state Rep. Kevin Windham's House seat. Windham withdrew as a candidate for re-election.
GRAFTON - The Jersey Community Hospital (JCH) Foundation’s Lucky Duck Derby is making a splash in Grafton on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 at Raging Rivers Waterpark. This year’s event will see one lucky duck take home a $1,000 cash grand prize in a “race for the rescue” supporting the JCH Foundation. The 2024 Lucky Duck Derby will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m., with the race itself kicking off at 6:45 p.m. Participants can purchase rubber ducks for a chance to win over 20 prizes, including the grand prize of $1,000 for the first duck to float across the 30 finish line. If you can’t make it to this year’s event, JCH Foundation Director Charity Roth said on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com that you can still win any of the available prizes. Ducks are available for $10 each, $25 for three ducks, or a “quacker's dozen” of 13 ducks for $100. “The event itself hosts several different activities, but if you purchase ducks,
Missouri residents who purchased canned or pouched tuna between June 1, 2011 and July 1, 2015 may be eligible to receive cash from a $152.2 million class action settlement due to alleged price fixing by Starkist and Lion Companies.
A business group previously touted installation of the "smart" lights, but now says in a lawsuit that the work wasn't completed and that the city can't completely control them.
Investigators have accused Susan Warner, 38, of repeatedly denying her daughter needed medical and dental care and allowing her to miss hundreds of days of school for years.
ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Botanical Garden announced on Monday their first female president in the garden's history. International botanist and conservationist, Dr. Lúcia G. Lohmann, was announced as the garden's eighth president and will take on her new role Jan. 2, 2025. Garden President Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson has served as the garden's president [...]
Editor’s Note: Luke Schuette, founder and CEO of structural bamboo manufacturer ReNüTeq, will be on the Forum’s Future of Construction discussion panel set for 7:30-9:30 AM Sept. 26th at Gateway South Advanced Building Collaboration District (GSABCD). The panel will be preceded by networking and followed by an exhibition of componentized/modularized construction technology and tours of […]
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