Stephen Herzog

1 month ago | columbiatribune.com | Stephen Herzog

Grain Belt Express, an 800-mile transmission line project, awarded contracts totaling nearly $1.7 billion to Quanta Service and Kiewit Energy Group. The project, spanning Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, aims to increase energy delivery capacity by 5,000 megawatts and save consumers $52 billion over 15 years. Phase 1, connecting Kansas and Missouri, is set to begin construction next year, creating over 4,000 jobs and utilizing locally sourced materials.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Stephen Herzog

A documentary set in the heart of one of Missouri's prisons will be available for streaming later this month. "The Quilters," a 33-minute film about a group of men in the South Central Correctional Center in Licking will be on Netflix beginning May 16. According to a synopsis, the film "follows the daily lives of several men, spending most of its screen time inside the sewing room at South Central Correctional Center, a Level 5 maximum security prison in a small town two hours south of St. Louis.

1 month ago | news-leader.com | Stephen Herzog

A 33-minute documentary, "The Quilters," profiles a group of men quilting in a Missouri maximum security prison. "The Quilters" will be available on Netflix starting May 16. The South Central Correctional Center, where the film is set, recently underwent leadership changes due to contraband allegations. A documentary set in the heart of one of Missouri's prisons will be available for streaming later this month.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Stephen Herzog

More than 35 years after the death of a Springfield woman, police have arrested a suspect. On Sept. 8, 1989, at approximately 10:30 p.m., 18-year-old Jennifer Williams left work and was dropped off at her home at 710 N. Kansas Expressway. She told a friend she was going to walk to her husband's business but never arrived. Williams' husband reported her missing on Sept. 11, 1989. Thursday, April 17, the Springfield Police Department arrested Paul E.

2 months ago | columbiatribune.com | Stephen Herzog

Missouri legislators are attempting to reverse voter-approved Amendment 3, which legalized abortion, and Proposition A, which raised minimum wage and mandated sick leave. A House-approved amendment seeks to reinstate Missouri's abortion ban with added exceptions, requiring voter approval if passed by the Senate. A bill challenging Proposition A aims to modify the minimum wage aspect by removing future inflation-based increases and is currently under Senate review.