Roberts endorses Gray for state House seat
ST. LOUIS – State Rep. Steven Roberts, who is vacating his seat for a Senate run, publicly endorsed community activist and…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters needs (more than) a few good men
ST. LOUIS – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri launched its second annual campaign to recruit 90 men in…
St. Louis wins national praise for LGBTQ inclusion, equality
ST. LOUIS – LGBTQ inclusion and equality are AOK in the STL. That’s according to a report released recently by…
Few Missouri agencies tracking police shooting data
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri became a national focal point for officer-involved shootings after Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson five…
St. Louis mulls returning red light cameras to city streets
CITY HALL – Red light cameras may be returning to St. Louis city streets, but with a different face. Or,…
Calling on higher power at aldermanic meetings pleases some, ruffles others
CITY HALL – Most of the time, the Rev. John Watson Jr. is co-pastor of the Maple Temple Church of…
Electric buses are heading for Grand Boulevard Metro route
ST. LOUIS – In a little more than a year, some travelers on the busiest route in the area’s bus…
Got greens on your table? Be thankful for them
Turkey and dressing (or “stuffing”; however you roll) are the usual star eats of a Thanksgiving feast. But greens, especially…
Dignitaries break ground on new NGA campus
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Work is beginning on a $1.7 billion National Geospatial Intelligence Agency campus in north St. Louis.…
‘Mighty Mississippi’ exhibit opens at history museum
FOREST PARK – “The Mighty Mississippi,” a 6,000-square-foot exhibit that explores the cultures and legacies that grew and prospered around…
Video in Richmond Heights killing condemns police, activists say
WEST END – Family members of Terry Tillman, the 23-year-old black man fatally shot by a Richmond Heights Police officer in…
Muhammad delays criminal history bill for more work
CITY HALL – By all indications, the Board of Aldermen is solidly behind 21st Ward Alderman John Collins-Muhammad’s bill prohibiting…
Committee wants yet more changes to freeholders slate
CITY HALL – To overcome a committee’s failure to approve Mayor Lyda Krewson’s list of nine potential members of the…
Giving thanks, turkeys, dinners – and coats
SHAW – ‘Tis the season for giving thanks, turkeys, dinners and, well, coats. On Wednesday, 2,000 students were thankful as they…
Closed Cabanne Library awaits renovation, better security
ACADEMY – The Cabanne branch of the St. Louis Public Library is closed. That’s something that can be agreed upon.…
Committee delays action on new freeholders nominees
CITY HALL – With four new black nominees, an aldermanic committee seemed ready Tuesday to break a logjam and approve…