Retiring alderman boosted 17th Ward with tax breaks
CENTRAL WEST END – Being a numbers guy, 17th Ward Alderman Joseph D. Roddy uses numbers to show what he…
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Biden could change course of high court health care case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pending Supreme Court case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act could give President Joe Biden’s administration its…
New, nonbinding vote on workhouse may be on April ballot
CITY HALL – A proposal to ask the public what it thinks about having an election on whether to close…
Push to reopen schools could leave out millions
President Joe Biden says he wants most K-8 schools to reopen by late April, but even if that happens, it…
Vaccaro, Tyus clash over board seniority rules
CITY HALL – An attempt to take a proposed change in rules out of committee quickly deteriorated into a battle…
Krewson vetoes bill for new vote on ward reduction
CITY HALL – Some worry the mayor’s veto of a bill calling for an election to keep the number of wards…
Missouri moves to tighten police accountability
Brian Williams grew up in Ferguson, where Michael Brown Jr.’s shooting death sparked a national movement for police accountability in…
Missouri man charged in storming of U.S. Capitol
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Missouri man has been arrested on charges accusing him of taking part in the storming…
Mass vaccination sites aim for 18,000 shots in a day
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nine mass vaccination sites operated by the Missouri National Guard were aiming to inoculate at least…
Murdered children and the selfishness of St. Louis
Say their names. Dmyah Fleming was 7. She liked to help her grandmother make cookies, especially with pink frosting. Kevin…
Raise for Missouri elected officials close to kicking in
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A 5 percent pay raise for Missouri elected officials and lawmakers will take effect unless state…
As virus strikes legislators, Parson set to deliver annual address
When Gov. Mike Parson delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Missouri Legislature…
Bidens bring family pets back to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again with the arrival of President…
Missouri ranks last in residents vaccinated
Out of the 50 states, Missouri ranks last in the nation in terms of the percentage of its residents who…
Housing advocates hope for extended federal eviction freeze
Freezing rain was pouring down when sheriff deputies knocked on Anthony Stinson’s apartment door in Kansas City. It was 2:15 p.m.…
Missouri House Democrats expel Price from caucus
Missouri Rep. Wiley Price, a St. Louis Democrat accused of having sex with an intern and then threatening an employee…