Office of Public Affairs | Court Rejects Challenge to Army Corps Permit for Johnson Tract Mineral Exploration Project
Yesterday, The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska rejected a challenge to a Clean Water Act permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Johnson…
Symphony Sleep Expands Lake St. Louis Headquarters
LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO – September 15, 2026 (STL.News) A privately held St. Louis-area sleep-technology company is expanding its local corporate headquarters while simultaneously adding distribution capacity elsewhere in the…
Office of Public Affairs | Repeat Felon Arrested and Charged in $4.75M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging Emory Matthews, 62, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, with conspiring to bill Medicare for psychotherapy services that…
Office of Public Affairs | Five Defendants Charged with Defrauding and Exploiting H-2A Visa Program to Smuggle Aliens into the United States
A superseding indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Georgia charging five defendants for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa worker program to fraudulently…
Office of Public Affairs | Dual Resident of California and Virginia Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material
Scott Keith Baldwin Jr., 58, a dual resident of San Jose, California, and Reston, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court…
Armory Data Center Deal Advances in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 15, 2026 (STL.News) Armory Data Center – One of the largest proposed private development projects in St. Louis history moved another step forward Tuesday when…
Roberto’s Trattoria Is a South County Hidden Gem
SAPPINGTON, MO – September 15, 2026 (STL.News) Roberto’s Trattoria – St. Louis has no shortage of Italian restaurants. The Hill remains nationally recognized for Italian dining, while restaurants throughout Clayton,…
Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Announces Settlement Ending Discrimination Against Jewish Students at Lincoln Memorial University
This week the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights entered a voluntary settlement agreement…
Office of Public Affairs | Twelve Individuals Charged in $10M Home Daycare Fraud Schemes
Twelve individuals are facing federal fraud charges after an investigation revealed that more than $10 million intended to help low-income families pay for childcare was instead funneled to bogus daycare…
Office of Public Affairs | Former Church Elder in Alaska Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Dwight Chris John, 74, a former church elder in Ketchikan, Alaska, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting a minor under the age of 12. “Dwight Chris…