GRAND CENTER – Best-selling author Minda Harts stands at the back of the room, dressed in a black blazer, a pair of black fitted jeans and a pair of powder-blue…
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State sending troopers to help fight St. Louis crime
DOWNTOWN – Gov. Mike Parson announced on Thursday a wide-reaching plan to use state resources to ease the epidemic of violence in St. Louis. In a news conference at his…
Tiny houses are big idea for homeless, plus city students
JEFF-VANDER-LOU – Two St. Louis nonprofits are taking a big step toward curbing area homelessness, with tiny houses. For good measure, they want city school students to be a part…
Works of noted St. Louis artist provide lessons for Washington U. educators
ST. LOUIS – Artist Spencer Thornton Banks may not be among the most famous alumni of Sumner High School. But perhaps he should be. Banks, who graduated from Sumner in…
$1.5 million allocated for anti-violence programs
CITY HALL – The city now has least $2 million to spend on programs to fight violence, perhaps including the popular Cure Violence model. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment…
Police haven't improved much since Ferguson, report says
GRAND CENTER – When a man allegedly stole a Spire truck and took it on a joy ride from Shrewsbury to Collinsville and back to St. Louis on Monday, it…
Mother 2 Mother gets tough on societal hazards facing black children
FOREST PARK — Eight mothers sat on stage Sunday at the Missouri History Museum to discuss “the talk” black mothers have with their sons about dealing with police officers. In…
Longtime activist Norman R. Seay dies at 87
Norman R. Seay, a longtime civil rights activist, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, at his home in north St. Louis. He was 87. Mr. Seay was born on Feb. 18, 1932,…
Quest for clean water from muddy river gives St. Louis its odd shape
ST. LOUIS — Ever wonder why St. Louis is shaped like a teardrop, with a long, narrow neck stretching miles northward from the north side to the Chain of Rocks…
Tall grass on city-owned property sparks new complaints
CITY HALL – North St. Louis residents are once again complaining about the lack of lawn and brush upkeep on the city’s Land Reutilization Authority properties. The city cuts the…
African-American police detective sues city over beating allegedly at hands of white officers
DOWNTOWN – An African-American St. Louis police detective who says he was beaten by white officers while he was undercover has sued the city. Luther Hall claims the officers who…
'It still hurts': Mothers march in protest against gun violence
FAIRGROUND PARK – The sun shone down brightly on a group of mothers in Fairground Park Saturday as they marched together in solidarity. For many of these women, the hurt…