Speakers, marchers honor MLK
ST. LOUIS – Blacks and whites together braved frigid temperatures Monday to celebrate the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…
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Reed pushes for breakthrough on freeholders board
CITY HALL – Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed plans to spend the week turning up the heat to get…
Report on mass incarceration underlines need for reform
ST. LOUIS – A new report about mass incarceration of blacks in the U.S., and Missouri in particular, supports the…
Churches, nonprofit cure medical debt for 11,108 Missouri families
ST. LOUIS – Millions in medical bill debt for 11,108 Missouri families have been cured by The Deaconess Foundation, area…
Resolution seeks to close city workhouse
CITY HALL – A resolution now before the Board of Aldermen outlines a plan to use pressure to force the…
Racist rant attacks circuit attorney’s backers as ESOP supports federal lawsuit
ST. LOUIS – One day after six fellow reform-minded black female lead prosecuting attorneys converged on St. Louis to rally for…
King’s ideals, statue will be focus of Freedom March, Peace Walk
FOUNTAIN PARK – The bells have sounded, beginning the official statewide Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations. The Martin…
Gardner files federal lawsuit, claims racist conspiracy
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed on Monday what she called an unprecedented federal civil…
Documentary on Franks is nominated for Oscar
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A documentary about Missouri activist and former state representative Bruce Franks Jr. was nominated Monday for…
Officials’ struggles with mental health put focus on suicide rate
ST. LOUIS – Suicides are on the rise in the U.S. and in St. Louis, where high-profile individuals underscore the…
Aldermen OK bill to ban employers from asking applicants about criminal history
CITY HALL – Backers of legislation just passed by the Board of Aldermen say it should help those who have…
Bill to rework police divisions changes to put more officers on street
CITY HALL – To put more police officers on the streets, 21st Ward Alderman John Collins-Muhammad says he wants to…
North-south MetroLink line should go further north, Muhammad says
CITY HALL – A discussion at a Board of Aldermen committee meeting about plans for a MetroLink line to connect…
Recycle Christmas trees at three city parks
ST. LOUIS – When your colorful Christmas tree is once again bare and plain green, let it play a new role:…
Family fun night brings year to a close, safely
THE VILLE – Children celebrated the New Year safely by playing games, running around and spending the night at the…
Library writes ‘The End’ to fines on overdue books
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Public Library will no longer charge fines on overdue materials. Mayor Lyda Krewson attended a…