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There won't be a government shutdown this month. Republicans supported Mike Johnson's continuing resolution only barely, 127-93, but Democrats joined up with the non-insane Republicans to give the CR a bipartisan 336-95 victory in the House. It's expected to pass the Senate later this week. The CR lasts through late January, which means that at ...continue reading "Government shutdown avoided yet again"

Jeff Hanus performed the Heimlich maneuver on the woman, twice thrusting his fists into her abdomen before whatever was choking her dislodged.

Among the findings in a 62-page report Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released Monday to KSDK: 25,000 cases dismissed. 2,735 cases dismissed by judges for failure to prosecute. $351,500 in taxpayer money paid to an unlicensed attorney providing legal advice. Countless violations of the Crime Victims' Rights Act. A resignation just hours before a judge was to order potentially damaging records be turned over and a deposition be scheduled. The report summarizes what his office found within…

A number of departments and centers at Washington University in St. Louis have partnered with the River City Journalism Fund, which nurtures minority journalists, to found the Heartland Journalism Fellowships at the university. Its two fellows – one based in…

Here's the latest YouGov poll showing Democratic preferences in the Gaza war: Every age group is more sympathetic to the Israelis than the Palestinians with the exception of the youngest cohort, which is slightly more sympathetic to the Palestinians. Overall, Democrats approve of Joe Biden's handling of the war by 62-21%.

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown, sending the unconventional two-step continuing resolution to the Senate and marking the first major hurdle Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has cleared since winning the gavel. The chamber approved the short-term funding measure in a 336-95 vote, days before Friday night's shutdown deadline. Two [...]

The board of the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority approved 10 years of tax abatement, worth $7.3 million, for Midas Hospitality's project.

For the twelfth year in a row, the City of St. Louis scored a 100 -- the highest ranking possible.

One day after releasing the report, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey spoke one-on-one with FOX 2, further explaining the actions that led up to his efforts to remove Gardner from office.

Tyson Blanks pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the killing of Levante Falls.

St. Louis gastrointestinal health startup Geneoscopy Inc. has partnered with a major health care diagnostics firm to distribute the screening test for colorectal cancer it soon plans to begin commercializing.

One man was shot Tuesday afternoon in St. Louis near an intersection within proximity of the Enterprise Center, police say.

From KMOV:  The contractor tasked with building a new city hall and community event center for the City of Jennings has terminated the agreement. On Thursday, lawyers on behalf of Hankins Construction sent a letter to the City of Jennings outlining damages owed to Hankins Construction and termination of the contract due a stop work […]

From Construction Dive:  Contractor employer groups have sued the federal government over a recent final rule change to the Davis-Bacon Act, which went into effect Oct. 23. On Tuesday, Associated Builders and Contractors and its Southeast Texas chapter filed suit against the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas […]

The marathon hat trick is a goal that some committed distance runners aim for but few have achieved. To accomplish this feat runners must complete 100 marathons, a marathon in all 50 U.S. states, and a marathon on all seven continents. Fewer than 60 runners have completed the marathon hat trick and only three of them are Black. Two of those three are from St. Louis: Tony Reed and Lisa Davis. A documentary, “We Are Distance Runners: The Marathon Hat Trick,” is about their story and it screens Wednesday evening as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Core & Main Inc., the Maryland Heights-based distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, has agreed to buy the assets of a Minnesota-based drainage products business. Core & Main said it plans to buy substantially all the assets of Granite Water Works Inc., a provider of water, […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Nine years ago, I visited a group home — cottages, really — for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The headline for the resultant column was, “Storm clouds gathering over man’s home of 46 years.” The man was Terry Paridy. He was 71, and he lived in a cottage with five […]

The Major Case Squad is following up on several leads in a murder that’s shaken the Clayton community.

From Construction Dive:  Infrastructure and capital projects are being hit hard by rising financing costs, inflation and expensive lawsuits, but the latter issue is one builders have some power to mitigate. Contractors can empower themselves by understanding the causes of cost disputes and overruns, and curb the losses of money and time these conflicts routinely […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The company that touted plans to remake wine country here is selling another property in its redevelopment vision, causing some area officials to worry the company is further scaling back its ambitious plans. The Florida-based Hoffmann Family of Cos. has listed 10 acres for sale in Warren County near the Washington […]