Opponents of ‘critical race theory’ urge Missouri lawmakers to take action
A handful of parents pleaded with state lawmakers to take action on critical race theory in schools — an academic…
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Can Biden’s plan to remove urban highways improve cities’ health?
Mandela Parkway, a four-lane boulevard enhanced by a median with trees and a curving footpath, stretches along a 24-block section…
Few earthquake-insured Missouri homes amid rising costs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The percentage of homes with earthquake insurance in Missouri’s highest-risk areas is at a historic low…
Jobs and community resource fair will be held in Greater Ville
ST. LOUIS – More than 60 employers looking to hire will be at a fair in the Greater Ville on…
State officials urge CDC to waive $25 limit for vaccine incentives
Missouri requested Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reconsider its rejection of the state’s vaccine incentive plan.…
‘The surge is coming,’ Springfield mayor warns other Missouri cities
With hospitals swamped and hundreds of cases daily from a Delta variant surge of infection, Springfield is a warning of what is…
Take recycling to drop-off sites, city asks residents
ST. LOUIS – The city is asking people to gather up their recyclable items and take them to collection sites,…
Missouri’s new Poet Laureate is Maryfrances Wagner of Independence
ST. LOUIS – Maryfrances Wagner, a poet, teacher and community leader from Independence, Mo., has been named as Missouri’s sixth…
Betty Thompson, Hazel Erby were matriarchs of Black politics in St. Louis
The neighborhood children would affectionately call them “Mama Erby” and “Mama Thompson.” For decades, Former St. Louis County Councilwoman Hazel…
After ruling halts DACA immigration program, Biden vows appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intended to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal a program enacted…
Belleville bishop talks of Catholic church’s ‘racial divide’
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, one of the few African American bishops in the Roman…
Missouri reports 1,771 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The summer surge in COVID-19 cases continued Saturday in Missouri, with the state health department reporting…
SLPS student wins top honors in global robotics competition
ST. LOUIS – Gateway STEM High School student Obike Anwisye has been selected as a 2021 FIRST Robotics Competition Dean’s List Award…
Labor Secretary visits St. Louis to assess workforce sustainability
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was in St. Louis on Thursday to discuss health care and…
Commission wants to speed payouts for low-income housing tax credits
Significant changes are being considered for Missouri’s low income housing tax credits, one of the state’s most expensive and controversial…
$168 million for COVID-19 relief stalls over wording
CITY HALL – Two key city officials failed to reach agreement Friday on changes that would have allowed distribution of…