St. Louis officer killed by another officer in “accidental shooting”
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer “mishandled” a gun and accidentally shot and killed a colleague early…
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Educator to open new learning center in Bevo Mill
BEVO MILL – When educator and writer Andrea Scott was growing up in north St. Louis, the school of thought,…
The weed business is coming to Missouri? Will minorities benefit?
Activists claim stringent requirements attached to Missouri’s new legal medical cannabis business mean poor, black communities the most affected by…
Reed calls for ‘Ceasefire’ at Tower Grove meeting
SHAW – Statistics say a small percentage of the population commits most of the homicides. If you can find the…
MLK III joins SLU celebration of MLK
MIDTOWN – For the citizens, civic leaders and activists in attendance, the 2019 MLK Memorial Tribute was more than an…
Undercover officer: Colleagues beat him ‘like Rodney King’
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An undercover St. Louis police officer reported that his colleagues beat him “like Rodney King” when…
Bill on public airport vote dies in committee
DOWNTOWN – A bill requiring a public vote on any plan to privatize the St. Louis Lambert International Airport failed…
Clay makes appeal on behalf of workers impacted by shutdown
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Congressman Lacy Clay is urging utility and service providers in the region to take measures to…
Freed from jail, trapped by monitoring fees
DOWNTOWN — Local legal organizations such as the Arch City Defenders, the St. Louis Public Defender’s Office, The Bail Project…
Aldermen introduce 32 bills to start off 2019 session
DOWNTOWN — Members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen went back to work after the holidays on Friday and…
Bill seeks to improve conditions of pregnant inmates
DOWNTOWN — A jail cell is never a good place for a woman to be when she’s pregnant. But Sixth…
Battle for the Board
DOWNTOWN—The Jan. 4 filing deadline for the St. Louis aldermanic races ended with 42 candidates in the running for positions…
Yeyo Arts Collective Coming North
GREATER VILLE — Yeyo Arts Collective has been empowering women and families through the arts across the St. Louis region…
Heroin overdoses on the rise in Missouri, blacks die at higher rates
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, heroin use and deaths from heroin overdoses have been increasing in Missouri…
New Year’s Eve vigil honors St. Louis homicide victims
KINGSWAY WEST— “This country needs love right now.” Those were the words that community activist and vice president of community…
New prosecutor makes changes first day in office
ST. LOUIS (AP)— St. Louis County’s new prosecuting attorney is shaking up his staff and instituting new policies just two…