Reed to bump up funding request for public safety
CITY HALL – Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed plans to seek an additional $11.5 million for body cameras and…
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School officials ponder public’s safety concerns, suggestions
JEFF-VANDER-LOU – St. Louis Public Schools officials and the superintendent have about one week before they have to turn in…
With pride, 28 new officers join shorthanded city police department
MIDTOWN – The 28 graduates of Class 2019-01 of the St. Louis Police Academy are more than new police officers.…
Children struggle as violence hits close to home, experts warn
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts say the violence in St. Louis, and especially the recent killings of 12 children, is…
St. Louis officer pleads guilty to covering up attack on undercover colleague
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal crime for covering up an…
Schnucks bans open carrying of guns
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis’ largest grocery chain is asking customers to leave their guns at home. Schnucks, the family-owned…
Hundreds of street artists brighten riverfront in Paint Louis
DOWNTOWN – Every year during Labor Day Weekend, hundreds of street artists flock to the streets of St. Louis to…
Carr Square celebrates 1969 rent strike for public housing
CARR SQUARE – Hundreds of current and former Carr Square Village residents came together Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary…
Opioid walk boosts awareness along with a natural high
FOREST PARK – The high that people experience when they intake heroin and other opiates is very similar to the…
Cannabis club will offer education, wellness and entertainment
BENTON PARK WEST – If you’ve ever wanted to participate in a social cannabis experience in St. Louis, south St.…
Parson meets here on gun violence, offers help but no change to laws
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson pledged on Thursday more resources and help from the Missouri State Highway…
St. Louis police kill man suspected of having marijuana
Early Thursday morning, a St. Louis police officer shot and killed a man suspected of possessing marijuana when, they say,…
SLPS tightens security after shootings near Soldan
DOWNTOWN – Metal detectors, clear bags, and no re-entry. They sound like the rules for most pro sports venues, but…
Jaco Report: Innovative free program helps violence victims but is largely unknown
CENTRAL WEST END – For the past year, an innovative program designed to provide young victims of violence and their…
1915 accident puts focus on improvements in worker safety
ST. LOUIS – When Marie Moentmann left her home in far south St. Louis on the morning of Nov. 5,…
Group spreads TLC for budding trees
GRAVOIS PARK – Some budding arborists set out from Cherokee Street on Tuesday night, intent on saving struggling saplings and…