James Buford dies; former Urban League president
ST. LOUIS – James H. Buford, the former president and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, died…
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Dart gun, sweet slime among toys cited as safety risks
BOSTON (AP) — A Nerf dart gun, ice cream-scented Nickelodeon slime and a plastic Power Rangers claw are among the…
2020 trial set for city officer in colleague’s death
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer will go on trial next year in the fatal shooting of…
New temporary license plate tags will help fight fraud
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri is trying to crack down on drivers who use expired or fake temporary license plates.…
Buder Elementary looks forward to its second 100 years
SOUTHAMPTON – Stepping spryly with a cane, white goatee and plenty of gusto, Bob Clark, out in front of his wife,…
Downtown parade brightens Thanksgiving Day
DOWNTOWN – The annual Ameren Thanksgiving Day Parade had some of us walking on air – some literally and some…
Got greens on your table? Be thankful for them
Turkey and dressing (or “stuffing”; however you roll) are the usual star eats of a Thanksgiving feast. But greens, especially…
Dignitaries break ground on new NGA campus
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Work is beginning on a $1.7 billion National Geospatial Intelligence Agency campus in north St. Louis.…
New online option for reporting adult abuse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri health officials are offering an online option for reporting adult abuse and neglect after an…
‘Mighty Mississippi’ exhibit opens at history museum
FOREST PARK – “The Mighty Mississippi,” a 6,000-square-foot exhibit that explores the cultures and legacies that grew and prospered around…
Video in Richmond Heights killing condemns police, activists say
WEST END – Family members of Terry Tillman, the 23-year-old black man fatally shot by a Richmond Heights Police officer in…
Glitch in Medicare drug plan finder could cost consumers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A glitch in Medicare’s revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting older adults to coverage that costs…
Muhammad delays criminal history bill for more work
CITY HALL – By all indications, the Board of Aldermen is solidly behind 21st Ward Alderman John Collins-Muhammad’s bill prohibiting…
Missouri leaders hope to keep minors, abusers from guns
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson, city leaders and police chiefs proposed on Monday a three-pronged plan to fight…
Hawley wants investigation of public housing complaints
KANSAS CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is pushing for federal investigations into uninhabitable conditions at some public…
St. Mary Magdalen Church celebrates a century of service
SOUTHAMPTON – In the second decade of the 20th century, the city of St. Louis was growing to the southwest.…