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Local emergency responders remember, honor 9/11

Participants climbed the equivalent of 110 flights of stairs, the same number found in the World Trade Center.
Kyle Schmidt | News-Press NOW
Participants climbed the equivalent of 110 flights of stairs, the same number found in the World Trade Center.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- 24 years ago, tragedy struck New York City and the United States of America as a whole.

To this day, the terror attack on the World Trade Centers is not forgotten, and the heroes who risked their lives saving others are forever recognized.

"It is truly a brotherhood, sisterhood," Emergency Manager Bill Lamar said. "If one of us anywhere throughout the country gets hurt or killed, it's impactful for us just because we know pretty much exactly what they are going through."

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Kyle Schmidt joined News-Press NOW as a morning news anchor and reporter in November 2023.

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