Parking enforcement contract award disputed
CITY HALL – In a sharp rebuke, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorialized that St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones gave out…
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Second man charged in death of retired police captain
(AP) — A second man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of retired St. Louis police Capt.…
`Stop fighting!’ Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly
ATLANTA (AP) — One minute, Rayshard Brooks was chatting cooperatively with Atlanta police, saying he’d had a couple of drinks…
Ferguson-Florissant superintendent leads march
FERGUSON (AP) — Hundreds marched Saturday throughout the St. Louis area to protest the death of George Floyd. One of…
Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed…
Young people turn out to protest; will they vote?
CHICAGO (AP) — Young adults have filled streets across the country on a scale not seen since the 1960s to…
City prepares to receive $64 million for COVID-19 relief
CITY HALL – More help is on the way to fight COVID-19, once the Board of Aldermen finishes work on…
St. Louis sheriff to outfit some deputies with body cameras
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least 30 St. Louis deputies whose work is to evict tenants and serve court papers…
Hundreds gather for slain ex-police captain
LEWIS PLACE (AP) — Hundreds of people waited in line outside a St. Louis church on Tuesday to attend the…
Protesters heartened by swift reform but vow broader change
ATLANTA (AP) — In the two weeks since George Floyd’s killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen…
Mayor lifts curfew, reports COVID-19 cases down
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson had good news on Monday about COVID-19 and the 9 p.m. curfew she imposed…
2020 uprisings join long river of struggle in America
A river was the metaphor that best captured “the long, continuous movement” of the black freedom struggle for theologian, historian…
Man charged in slaying of retired St. Louis police captain
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 24-year-old St. Louis man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of…
No more free parking: Meter enforcement resumes
ST. LOUIS — Feed that parking meter before you walk away from your car on Monday. During the coronavirus pandemic,…
Chief pushes back on police union’s call for outside support
ST. LOUIS – After a violent night on June 1-2, the business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association…
New Missouri law expands absentee voting during pandemic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Thursday a bill that will allow people to…