Police Chief Hayden to retire in February
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden will resign on Feb. 23, which is the 35th anniversary…
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Parson pardons gun-waving McCloskey couple
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who…
Virus casts long shadow, one year since city’s first case
CITY HALL – After a devastating year of living with COVID-19, officials hope the deaths and hospitalizations the disease brought…
Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer head for mayoral runoff
CITY HALL – A four-way mayoral race is now down to two candidates. Following the first nonpartisan election in St.…
Krewson moves city toward all-electric vehicle fleet
ST. LOUIS – Mayor Lyda Krewson took major steps toward shifting to an all-electric city fleet when she showed…
Corrections task force will scrutinize jail concerns
CITY HALL – A new corrections task force will examine conditions and operations at the City Justice Center and will…
Krewson vetoes bill for new vote on ward reduction
CITY HALL – Some worry the mayor’s veto of a bill calling for an election to keep the number of wards…
Appeals court rejects Gardner’s appeal in McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri appeals court denied on Wednesday a second challenge from St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly…
Aldermen approve bill on election to stop ward reduction
CITY HALL – By a narrow vote, the Board of Alderman approved last week a measure seeking an election on…
Tiny house village near downtown gets first residents
DOWNTOWN WEST – The first residents have moved into the tiny “village” being built near downtown for otherwise homeless people,…
Four candidates to vie for mayor; three others fall short
ST. LOUIS – Following the close of filing Monday, three local political veterans and at least one newcomer will compete in…
Local officials hope, worry as virus strains health system
ST. LOUIS – Officials entered 2021 with the hope that vaccines will eventually eliminate the scourge of COVID-19, but also…
The year that was: 2020 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – It looked as if St. Louis was starting just another year, when news came that a mysterious…
Election board gets $75,000 more to aid spring voting
CITY HALL – the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, the city’s top fiscal body, has agreed to spend an additional…
First tiny houses roll in for ‘village’ on north side
CITY HALL (AP) — The first tiny houses of what will form a village for otherwise homeless people rolled into…
Krewson leans against tightening occupancy for restaurants, bars
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson is pondering a recommendation by a city health advisory panel that the allowable occupancy…