Aldermen give initial approval to bill banning conversion therapy for minors
CITY HALL – St. Louis aldermen spent an hour on Friday in emotional condemnations of a therapy that attempts to…
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City adds beds, warming buses for homeless this winter
ST. LOUIS – Passengers boarding a bus early each evening at a downtown street corner aren’t heading for a place…
IRS taxpayer advocate service is best-kept secret in town
ST. LOUIS – With tax season peeping around the corner, St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green invited the public to learn…
Bill would keep handguns out of the hands of minors
CITY HALL – Backers of a bill now before the Board of Aldermen say they hope to take advantage of…
Loop Trolley to stop running Dec. 29; may reopen later
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The financially strapped Loop streetcar line will shut down Dec. 29 but might reopen later under…
Ex-priest sues over inclusion on list of alleged abusers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former priest has sued the Archdiocese of St. Louis, alleging it libeled and slandered him…
New state office will promote apprenticeships, work-based learning
ST. LOUIS – Gov. Mike Parson recently inaugurated a new way to help Missourians train for and get jobs. His Executive…
Roberts endorses Gray for state House seat
ST. LOUIS – State Rep. Steven Roberts, who is vacating his seat for a Senate run, publicly endorsed community activist and…
Racial divide shrinks in U.S. criminal justice system, report says
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Racial disparities have narrowed across the U.S. criminal justice system over 16 years, though black people…
Interest in medical marijuana use exceeds Missouri estimates
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Interest in medical marijuana use has far outpaced expectations only five months into Missouri’s new program.…
Big Brothers Big Sisters needs (more than) a few good men
ST. LOUIS – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri launched its second annual campaign to recruit 90 men in…
St. Louis wins national praise for LGBTQ inclusion, equality
ST. LOUIS – LGBTQ inclusion and equality are AOK in the STL. That’s according to a report released recently by…
Few Missouri agencies tracking police shooting data
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri became a national focal point for officer-involved shootings after Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson five…
St. Louis mulls returning red light cameras to city streets
CITY HALL – Red light cameras may be returning to St. Louis city streets, but with a different face. Or,…
Calling on higher power at aldermanic meetings pleases some, ruffles others
CITY HALL – Most of the time, the Rev. John Watson Jr. is co-pastor of the Maple Temple Church of…
Electric buses are heading for Grand Boulevard Metro route
ST. LOUIS – In a little more than a year, some travelers on the busiest route in the area’s bus…