Ban on ‘conversion therapy’ sought in St. Louis
CITY HALL – A move is on in the Board of Aldermen to ban a form of therapy meant to…
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Missourians compete with out-of-state marijuana businesses
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some Missouri business owners looking to profit from the state’s burgeoning marijuana industry worry that they’ll…
Freeholders start meeting on Tuesday, with no city members
CITY HALL – The new Freeholders Board for the city and county meets for the first time Tuesday in the…
Bill seeks distribution of syringes for drug users
CITY HALL – As a step toward cutting the spread of infectious diseases, the city of St. Louis may be…
St. Louis officer admits to beating undercover colleague
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer has admitted attacking an undercover colleague who he believed was a…
Airport drop-off procedure changes at Terminal 2
ST. LOUIS – Drivers dropping off passengers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport’s Terminal 2 have a new procedure to…
No evidence St. Louis prosecutor was threatened, report says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A special prosecutor tasked with determining if attorneys for former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens threatened St.…
Bill would prohibit asking most job applicants about criminal history
CITY HALL – John Collins-Muhammad thinks it’s time to make it easier for people who have run afoul of the…
Sumner students plant flower garden against crime
THE VILLE – Students at Sumner High School are planting seeds they hope will germinate into a drop in youth…
Municipal courts’ warrants target African-Americans, expert says
ST. LOUIS – It’s one thing to suspect that St. Louis municipal courts target African-Americans when they issue warrants. It’s…
City, county team up to fight lead poisoning, other home health risks
ST. LOUIS – Black youths in St. Louis are 2.4 times more likely than their white counterparts to have an…
Committeeman, boxing coach wants to help those who carjacked him
WEST END — The very group of people whose lives and livelihoods public servant Joseph Palm is most concerned about…
Aldridge takes 78th Missouri House seat in special election
ST. LOUIS – A special election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the city has designated 5th Ward Democratic committeeman Rasheen…
Bereaved mother ‘Looking for an Angel’ shares her journey
ST. LOUIS — Losing a child – no matter the cause or method – is horrific. Maintaining sanity can be an…
Missouri police, prosecutor disagree on how to fight crime
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri police and prosecutors disagreed Monday over how to curb gun violence in a state rocked…
North side groups pitch their projects to banks through Fed program
COVENANT BLU-GRAND CENTER – Organizations in north St. Louis that are perceived to be doing good in the neighborhood got a…