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Missouri beats Utah St. for 1st March Madness win since 2010

2 years 7 months ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Missouri used a second-half scoring spurt from Kobe Brown to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years, beating Utah State 76-65 on Thursday. Brown hit three 3-pointers in a span of just over three minutes to fuel a 13-2 run that turned a two-point deficit into a 62-53 lead. [...]
JOSH DUBOW, Associated Press

Mia Rose Holdings Adds New Director of Construction Role

2 years 7 months ago
Growing St. Louis-based developer Mia Rose Holdings (MRH) continues to expand its leadership team with the addition of Zac Deets in the new role of Director of Construction. Deets brings 18 years of construction superintendent experience and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of construction projects, including ensuring budget and schedule alignment. The firm has […]
Dede Hance

White House Anonymously Throws Gigi Sohn Under The Bus After Screwing Up Her FCC Nomination

2 years 7 months ago
Earlier this month we noted how a sleazy telecom and media giant smear campaign successfully derailed the FCC nomination of popular reformer Gigi Sohn, keeping the agency gridlocked (quite intentionally) without the voting majority to do much of anything deemed “controversial” by industry. While the GOP and telecom giants deserve the lion’s share of the […]
Karl Bode

A Life Of Service: David Eichen's Contributions With AFD For Nearly 30 Years Will Not Be Forgotten

2 years 7 months ago
ALTON - David Eichen lived a life of service for nearly 30 years with the Alton Fire Department where he retired in November as a battalion chief, and he walked away with many memories of his days in uniform. Right after he retired, he said he hated to walk away and that it was very difficult, but he was ready for the next chapter of his life. David is also known for his ability to grow giant pumpkins and has been featured in multiple stories over the years with his late father, Howard. There is a photo that still circulates of a 200-pound whopper pumpkin the pair grew in 2013. He always gives away free pumpkins in his Alton neighborhood each year, again one of his many acts of service. He said since he retired, he made himself more available for his mother, who is in her 90s, and for friends. On David’s last day with the Alton Fire Department, Hit 'n Run had a serious fire in Alton, so he didn’t have any breaks before he closed his career on Nov. 21, 2022. Now, David

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SLIDESHOW: Clayco, Forum Emerging Leaders Hold Women in Construction Week

2 years 7 months ago
Last Thursday (March 9), Clayco Network of Women (NOW) and Construction Forum Emerging Leaders hosted a Women in Construction Week event at Clayco St. Louis headquarters. Robyn Artis, leader of Clayco NOW spoke about her company and about Clayco’s culture of inclusion. Artis serves as the company’s construction and design integrator, as the key communication […]
Tom Finan

U.S. Senate moves toward repealing authority for military force against Iraq

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote Thursday to advance legislation that would end the 32-year-old and the 20-year-old Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq. The 68-27 vote moves the measure past the chamber’s 60-vote legislative filibuster and towards a final passage vote as soon as next week. House Republican leaders, some […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Husch Blackwell Strategies lobbyist, former SSM Health exec Jessica Pabst dies

2 years 7 months ago
A Husch Blackwell Strategies lobbyist who previously worked for SSM Health and a Centene Corp. subsidiary has died. Jessica Pabst, of Lake Saint Louis, unexpectedly died Wednesday, HBS said. It didn't give a cause and didn't immediately have her age. "Jessica walked through life with a loving kindness that left everyone she encountered feeling more loved, appreciated, and cared for," HBS said. "She was smart in the office, relentless in the pursuit of her objectives and she leaves an unfillable…
Jacob Kirn

St. Louis-based Procure to open Tampa retail shop featuring local, women-owned brands

2 years 7 months ago
St. Louis-based Procure by The Women’s Creative is opening its first Florida location, in Tampa's Hyde Park Village open-air mall. The shop will create opportunities for Tampa-area women-owned, product-based businesses to showcase their products in this retail space, featuring a collection of gifts, accessories, home goods and skincare primarily from Florida-based companies. Procure will collaborate with more than three dozen women-owned businesses to bring awareness to their brands and products…
Devonta Davis

Smoke from Wright City building fire over I-70

2 years 7 months ago
WRIGHT CITY, Mo. - Firefighters are working to put out a commercial structure fire in the 15000 block of Veterans Memorial Pkwy. The Scott’s Company building has been heavily damaged by a fire. Smoke from the building can be seen over I-70, which is located nearby.
Joe Millitzer

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 7 months ago
This is a silhouette of a tree in Modjeska Canyon late in the day. And, um, that's about all I have to say about it.
Kevin Drum