GPGI Faces Securities Class Action Over Husky Deal

NEW YORK — Sept. 8, 2026 (STL.News) GPGI, Inc., formerly known as CompoSecure, Inc. (NYSE: GPGI; formerly NYSE: CMPO), is facing a federal securities class-action lawsuit alleging the company and certain executives and directors made materially false or misleading statements concerning the acquisition and financial prospects of Husky Technologies Limited. The lawsuit, City of Warren Police and Fire Retirement System v. GPGI, Inc., No. 1:26-cv-05951, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and seeks to represent investors who purchased or otherwise acquired GPGI Class A common stock between Nov. 3, 2025, and

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St. Louis Jury Commits Sexually Predator Herrell Birts

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 7, 2026 (STL.News) — A St. Louis jury has found a repeat sexual offender to be a Sexually Violent Predator under Missouri law, resulting in his civil commitment to the Missouri Department of Mental Health for control, care and treatment. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced September 4 that the office’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit secured the civil commitment of Herrell Birts following a jury trial in the City of St. Louis. The jury determined that Birts met Missouri’s legal requirements for classification as a Sexually Violent Predator, commonly referred to as an SVP.

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EOrderSTL Expands Restaurant Marketing Reach

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 7, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) St. Louis Restaurant Review is expanding the services and promotional reach available to local restaurants through its growing relationship with affiliated news publication STL.News and its restaurant-focused online ordering platform, eOrderSTL. All three platforms operate within the St. Louis Media LLC network, creating an integrated system designed to help restaurants do more than accept online orders. The strategy combines restaurant news coverage, online ordering, digital marketing, mobile technology, and broader news distribution to help participating restaurants increase their visibility throughout the St. Louis region and beyond. Unlike traditional third-party ordering and

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ICE Raid at Memphis Nightclub Leads to 121 Arrests

MEMPHIS, TN – September 7, 2026 (STL.News) A large-scale immigration enforcement operation at a Memphis nightclub resulted in 121 arrests after federal and state authorities descended on El Corralón as part of an operation that began with an investigation involving suspected illegal gambling and drug activity. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement‘s New Orleans field office arrested 121 people during the August 30 multiagency operation, dubbed Operation Corral Light. The raid has since become one of the most significant immigration enforcement actions in Memphis this year. It has generated sharply different accounts

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AI and Automation Reshape Operations Across the Legal Industry

(STL.News) The legal industry has always been built around expertise. Clients hire lawyers because they need people who can understand complicated situations, interpret the law, negotiate on their behalf, and make sound decisions when the stakes are high. But behind that expertise is a significant amount of operational work. Law firms deal with client intake, case files, document preparation, scheduling, billing, correspondence, reporting, deadlines, and countless other administrative responsibilities every day. As firms grow, those responsibilities can become increasingly difficult to manage. That is where artificial intelligence and automation are beginning to make a noticeable difference. Rather than changing

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Motorcyclist Killed in Hazelwood, MO, Crash

HAZELWOOD, MO – September 7, 2026 (STL.News) A 45-year-old St. Louis man was killed late Sunday night when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by a 17-year-old at an intersection in Hazelwood, according to preliminary information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 11:31 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, on northbound U.S. Highway 67, commonly known as North Lindbergh Boulevard, at Elm Grove Avenue in St. Louis County. The Highway Patrol lists the 45-year-old motorcyclist as having suffered fatal injuries. According to information from the crash report cited by First Alert 4, the

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St. Louis Crime Crisis Demands Accountability

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 7, 2026 (STL.News) A massive street takeover in south St. Louis, another violent holiday weekend, children caught up in shootings and repeated emergency police operations are forcing St. Louis to confront a difficult question: At what point does declining crime on paper stop being an adequate answer to what residents are experiencing on the streets? Earlier Monday, STL.News published “St. Louis Violence Exposes a Deeper Crisis,” examining a Labor Day weekend in which at least 10 people were shot and five killed across the broader St. Louis region based on confirmed incidents tracked

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America Needs Workers as College Costs Soar

WASHINGTON, DC – September 7, 2026 (STL.News) America faces an unusual economic challenge. The country is working to expand domestic manufacturing and create skilled jobs; at the same time, families are facing rapidly rising college costs, and employers are searching for qualified people to fill technical positions. The United States added 162,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Manufacturing employment continued to trend higher, adding about 16,000 jobs during the month. Machinery manufacturing added about 6,000 positions, while fabricated metal product manufacturing added another 6,000. Those numbers are

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Asian Stocks Surge as Oil and Rate Risks Rise

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 7, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas stock markets delivered a sharply divided message Monday as semiconductor stocks powered major rallies in Japan and South Korea, while rising oil prices, escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, and renewed expectations for higher interest rates weighed on other global markets. South Korea produced the strongest performance among major Asian markets, with the KOSPI soaring 4.61% to 6,995.39, bringing the benchmark within striking distance of the 7,000 level. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 2.12% to 66,399.84. The strength was not universal. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 0.93%, India’s Nifty

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St. Louis Crime Numbers Clash With Weekend Reality

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 7, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis officials have spent years pointing to declining homicide and crime statistics as evidence that public safety is improving. The numbers deserve acknowledgment. Crime has declined from the extraordinary levels St. Louis experienced earlier in the decade. But statistics tell only part of the story. For residents awakened by gunfire, families receiving calls that their children have been shot, businesses dealing with crime, and neighborhoods watching hundreds of people take over major streets. At the same time, police resources are committed elsewhere; statistical improvement can seem far removed from everyday

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