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…
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Ferguson-Florissant superintendent leads march
FERGUSON (AP) — Hundreds marched Saturday throughout the St. Louis area to protest the death of George Floyd. One of…
Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed…
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…
U.S. police ‘woefully undertrained’ on using force, experts say
BURIEN, Wash. (AP) — Seattle officers hold down a protester, and one repeatedly punches him in the face. In another…
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…
Officials urge caution when Missouri virus order lifts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor lauded on Thursday the end of a statewide social distancing order next week, even…
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…
City prepares to receive $64 million for COVID-19 relief
CITY HALL – More help is on the way to fight COVID-19, once the Board of Aldermen finishes work on…
As U.S. faces racial issues, Trump becomes bystander
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a moment of national reckoning over racism in America, President Donald Trump is increasingly becoming a…
New St. Louis Archbishop Rozanski pledges healing
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The newly appointed head of the Archdiocese of St. Louis vowed Wednesday to be an agent…
St. Louis sheriff to outfit some deputies with body cameras
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least 30 St. Louis deputies whose work is to evict tenants and serve court papers…
Missouri sees another triple-digit jump in COVID-19 cases
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri health officials reported 179 new confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday, as the state continues to see…
Hundreds gather for slain ex-police captain
LEWIS PLACE (AP) — Hundreds of people waited in line outside a St. Louis church on Tuesday to attend the…
Three area hotels cut, furlough more than 900 workers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three major hotels in the St. Louis metropolitan area have told the state they are laying…
Protesters heartened by swift reform but vow broader change
ATLANTA (AP) — In the two weeks since George Floyd’s killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen…