New mural is eye-catching public safety reminder
DOWNTOWN – Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist with the beetle brows, wears a face mask with the image of the…
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Change laws that shield police, County prosecutor says
CLAYTON (AP) — After a third review failed to uncover enough evidence to charge the officer who fatally shot Black…
County prosecutor won’t charge Wilson in Brown’s death
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he would not charge the former police officer who fatally…
Circuit attorney contest mirrors U.S. debate on crime, reform
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor may rest with which side city voters choose in…
City students will start on Aug. 31, but not in schools
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Public Schools are going all online. In a meeting Tuesday of the Board of Education,…
Redevelopment roadmap, or retread? New plan in works
CITY HALL – St. Louis may be taking a new path to economic development. On Tuesday, the St. Louis Development…
Firefighters save kitten from beam under overpass
ST. LOUIS – There was no tree, and the ladder was too short. So saving one kitten took two teams…
Shutdown looms for businesses ignoring COVID-19 rules
CITY HALL – Businesses that flout public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic are going to be shut down, city…
‘Whitening’ creams undergo makeover, but colorism persists
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes…
U.S. going in wrong direction, Americans say in poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong…
COVID-19 joins heat, humidity in making city a hot spot
ST. LOUIS – Blazing heat, humidity and COVID-19 are making the St. Louis area a hot spot. Even the White…
Batter Up! Baseball, soundtrack of summer, is back – sort of
Herb Vincent closes his eyes and drifts back a half-century, to his boyhood bedroom in North Little Rock, Ark. He’s…
Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation got another dose of bad economic news Thursday as the number of laid-off workers seeking…
Armed U.S. agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration of President Donald Trump’s deployment of agents with tactical gear to confront protesters in downtown…
U.S. House votes to remove statues of Dred Scott judge, others
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bill to remove a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the…
Clubs, bars that flout public safety mandates draw rebuke
CITY HALL – Young adults are the powerhouse now driving the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and their hangouts –…