With Obamacare in danger, Missouri GOP push pre-existing conditions shield
It’s been nearly three months since Missouri Rep. Brenda Shields was diagnosed with COVID-19, but her lung issues persist. Shields…
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Black aldermen oppose eased-up asbestos bill
CITY HALL – An eased-up asbestos regulation bill meant in part to deal with complaints by Black contractors received initial…
Heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali…
Inmates at city jail set fires, break out windows
ST. LOUIS – Inmates at the city’s Justice Center set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a…
Central Baptist Church in Midtown moves toward landmark status
CITY HALL – Legislation passed Friday by the Board of Aldermen would grant a special historic status to a Midtown…
Committee wants vaccinations for elderly, at-risk and unreached
CITY HALL – After a three-day vaccination clinic, members of a Board of Aldermen committee want the city Health Department…
911 callers will find better procedures, police say
ST. LOUIS – People who call 911 in the city will find a few changes to the system as of…
New head of International Institute brings personal experience, vision
TOWER GROVE EAST – When Arrey Obenson came to St. Louis in 2002, he had an experience that still influences him:…
Retiring alderman boosted 17th Ward with tax breaks
CENTRAL WEST END – Being a numbers guy, 17th Ward Alderman Joseph D. Roddy uses numbers to show what he…
New, nonbinding vote on workhouse may be on April ballot
CITY HALL – A proposal to ask the public what it thinks about having an election on whether to close…
Vaccaro, Tyus clash over board seniority rules
CITY HALL – An attempt to take a proposed change in rules out of committee quickly deteriorated into a battle…
Krewson vetoes bill for new vote on ward reduction
CITY HALL – Some worry the mayor’s veto of a bill calling for an election to keep the number of wards…
Missouri moves to tighten police accountability
Brian Williams grew up in Ferguson, where Michael Brown Jr.’s shooting death sparked a national movement for police accountability in…
Aerial surveillance plan gets initial OK from aldermen
CITY HALL – A four-hour debate Friday over a proposed eye in the sky to catch lawbreakers pitted aldermen demanding…
Aldermen advance bill on firefighters’ pensions
CITY HALL – A change in the way two firefighters pension programs are administered has received initial approval of the…
City clamps down on bars cited for flouting COVID-19 rules
ST. LOUIS – The city is cracking down on establishments accused of violating restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of…