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Ahead of Thanksgiving, local food pantries see surging demand and step up to feed hundreds
Best Option on the Hill
Police searching for Manchester Peeping Tom
The Pasta House Company revives Bastiano's pizza, honoring its origins
Man charged in fatal Spanish Lake bus stop shooting
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St. Louis crews work fast to finish holiday light displays
City of St. Louis Invites Community to Zoning Upgrade “ZOUP” Open House
The City of St. Louis is inviting residents, business owners, developers, and other stakeholders to weigh in on the next phase of its Zoning Upgrade Project — known as ZOUP — during a public open house on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 4:00PM to 7:00PM at the O’Fallon Park Rec Complex (4343 W. Florissant Ave.). The […]
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Carlyle Police Chief Suspended During FBI Investigation
Immigration agents claim routine reporting violates federal law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Independent news outlet Status Coup reported yesterday that federal immigration agents threatened its reporter, Jon Farina, with arrest for following and filming them, despite well-established First Amendment protections for newsgathering and, specifically, for recording law enforcement.
Border Patrol officers cited a federal statute barring impeding or interference with law enforcement operations, which is entirely inapplicable to Farina filming from a distance. It’s the latest in a series of worrying incidents where politicians and federal agents claim that routine reporting on immigration enforcement is somehow illegal.
Freedom of the Press Foundation’s Director of Advocacy Seth Stern said:
“Americans have a constitutional right to record law enforcement doing their jobs in public and are fully entitled to follow police in order to exercise that right. That right is by no means exclusive to reporters, but it’s especially egregious for law enforcement officers not to recognize that journalists are allowed to document what they’re up to.
“Video of the incident makes clear that the reporters were not in any way obstructing or impeding officers in violation of federal law. They were recording from a distance. It looks like these officers believe transparency itself is obstructive to their operations, which is a pretty good indicator that their operations are in need of obstruction. We’ve repeatedly seen video footage expose misconduct and lies by federal agents. The First Amendment is intended to obstruct government abuses.
“Immigration officers are placing themselves at the center of a major national controversy. Their colleagues have killed and injured people, and held them in inhumane dungeons. If they’re too thin-skinned for the public scrutiny that comes with being a part of that, they can go find a job that doesn’t involve abducting people for an authoritarian regime.”
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City leaders determined to avoid repeat of last year’s snow plowing fiasco
Developer Plans $21.6M Redevelopment of Jesuit Hall into 182 Apartments, Restaurants
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new developer is taking a shot at redeveloping a historic Grand Center building. Developer Jassen Johnson plans to redevelop the former Jesuit Hall, at 3601 Lindell Blvd., into a mixed-use property slated to include 182 apartments, restaurants and space for artists. It’s a second chance for the property to […]
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Woman Welder’s Workplace Murder Prompts Calls for Change
From Construction Dive: At 6 a.m. on Nov. 11, Amber Czech was found dead at her work station at Advanced Process Technologies, in Cokato, Minnesota. She was 20. Czech, who had finished a 10-month welding program in Spring 2024, was still new to the trades. She was working at the facility for the mechanical and […]
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Judge erupts over courtroom clash following retaliation claims
The Paley Museum to hold special screening of ‘The Beatles Anthology episode 1’
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Events This Weekend
Saturday, November 22 marks International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day — a global moment of connection, reflection, and healing for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Known as “Survivor Day,” the annual observance brings people together in local communities to share stories, explore their grief, and learn what has helped others navigate […]
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New $45 Million Clement Ford Dealership Opens in Wentzville
Clement Auto Group opened a new full-service Ford dealership in Wentzville today that is the first dealership in the United States and abroad to incorporate Ford’s new Signature 2.0 design standards offering customers a seamless, flexible experience of online and in-person shopping and service options that meet today’s customer retail preferences. The new design, a […]
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