Prosecutor, police at odds again over traffic stop
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police internal affairs investigators are looking into a traffic stop involving the city’s elected…
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Police residency rules are topic at Missouri capitol
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Lawmakers are considering whether to allow police in all Missouri municipalities to reside outside the cities…
ESOP alleges lying, bias, lack of action by police union
ST. LOUIS – Black city residents are not the only ones with gripes about race relations with the St. Louis…
State lawmakers spar over how to handle spike in violence
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker pitching a tough-on-crime bill Tuesday directed blame for a surge in violence in…
Cinema St. Louis wins $15,000 NEA grant for film festival
ST. LOUIS — Cinema St. Louis has won a $15,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts…
Disney program features teen who started book club for black children
ST. LOUIS (AP) — When a black student from St. Louis created a book club because didn’t find books at…
Mayor orders $15 minimum wage for city civil service workers
CITY HALL – Starting in the middle of February, all civil service employees working for the city of St. Louis…
Report on mass incarceration underlines need for reform
ST. LOUIS – A new report about mass incarceration of blacks in the U.S., and Missouri in particular, supports the…
Churches, nonprofit cure medical debt for 11,108 Missouri families
ST. LOUIS – Millions in medical bill debt for 11,108 Missouri families have been cured by The Deaconess Foundation, area…
Rollback proposed for Michelle Obama’s school lunch guidelines
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has taken another step toward dismantling Michelle Obama’s school nutrition guidelines, proposing a…
City officially grounds airport privatization effort
CITY HALL – The Board of Estimate and Apportionment met for less than three minutes on Wednesday, long enough to…
Police chief, aldermen clash in committee meeting
CITY HALL – Questions about reorganizing the city police department brought sharp clashes Wednesday between police Chief John Hayden and…
Racist rant attacks circuit attorney’s backers as ESOP supports federal lawsuit
ST. LOUIS – One day after six fellow reform-minded black female lead prosecuting attorneys converged on St. Louis to rally for…
Governor pitches plan to address violent crime
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson used his State of the State speech on Wednesday to reaffirm his support…
Planned Parenthood affiliates challenge Missouri Medicaid cutoff
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Planned Parenthood is challenging Missouri’s denial of claims for Medicaid payments for a second time in…
Biometric screening at airport could speed up check-in
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Passengers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport could soon be able to speed up their check-in…