1,000 government workers moving to downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — More than 1,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture employees in St. Louis will move from a contaminated…
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Nearly all in U.S. back criminal justice reform, poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for officers who…
Coronavirus cases spiking in southwestern Missouri
(AP) — A rural area of Missouri’s far southwestern corner is seeing a big spike in coronavirus cases, driving a…
Blacks, Hispanics falling behind in census response
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Halfway through the extended effort to count every U.S. resident, civil rights leaders worry that members…
Trump wants virus testing slowed to avoid bad statistics
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing…
Juneteenth likely to be city holiday starting next year
CITY HALL – Riding on the current momentum toward racial equity, the Board of Aldermen and Mayor Lyda Krewson have…
March here begins where Dred Scott slavery case was heard
DOWNTOWN (AP) — A march Friday commemorating Juneteenth in St. Louis began at the most appropriate of places — the…
Dream on: Court upholds young immigrants’ protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected on Thursday President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young…
Workhouse budget cuts will help make up for $67M shortfall
CITY HALL – Even as the number of area COVID-19 cases continues to fall, the coronavirus is taking a ever-greater…
Parking enforcement contract award disputed
CITY HALL – In a sharp rebuke, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorialized that St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones gave out…
Goodbye, Columbus: Tower Grove Park removes statue
(AP) — The statue of Christopher Columbus that stood in Tower Grove Park for 134 years was removed Tuesday amid…
Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers protected by law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people…
Circuit attorney defends her methods to aldermen
CITY HALL – Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner gave a spirited defense of her controversial approach to running her office, in…
Bill would toughen city policy on police use of force
CITY HALL – Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed wants to make sure that city police can’t use the kind…
Young people turn out to protest; will they vote?
CHICAGO (AP) — Young adults have filled streets across the country on a scale not seen since the 1960s to…
Latest virus numbers ‘excellent’; SLMPD honors Dorn
CITY HALL – St. Louis’ latest COVID-19 numbers are “really excellent,” Mayor Lyda Krewson said Wednesday in her press conference…