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A judge Friday granted city officials request to buy downtown's troubled Railway Exchange, a major step in St. Louis' effort to eliminate a public safety hazard and revitalize downtown streets.

City officials counter that they have been steadily making improvements to conditions at the downtown jail.

State health officials collected samples from Andre's Banquet and Catering, and on Friday a spokeswoman confirmed that the unopened package of iceberg lettuce collected was not infected with the bacteria.

Jason Lewis will be an associate circuit judge.

We want our diversity contained to sparkly festivals and tasty foods. — not introduced in our boardrooms or our classrooms.

Logic Systems is partnering with the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, which will set up a program to train workers in the staging and production industry at the new building.

The company's longtime leader and family patriarch, Kelly Klamen, will retire at the end of 2024 after 43 years and will hand over the firm to his three sons.

GOP lawmakers in Missouri have pushed unsuccessfully for work requirements repeatedly in recent years.

“All we want is reassurance that the case isn’t being pushed aside.”

Each company will receive $75,000, in addition to networking opportunities, workshops and other business resources.

Fontbonne’s enrollment has dropped by more than half since the school announced it would close by fall 2025 and accept no new students.

The review of the North Side grant program comes after reports of winners in vacant buildings and a call from St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green for a reboot.

Plus: Students leave Fontbonne University as it nears closure

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Michelle Hampton was abducted Wednesday morning by men wearing masks outside her apartment complex in Clayton.

Former Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. said he sought nearly $2 million — about $1.1 million for community enhancement and about $900,000 for renovation and expansion. “We got nothing near that.”

A civil rights lawyer and a local attorney said Thursday they were filing suit on behalf of more than 30 women who say they were abused by Craig Spiegel.

Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell's office will continue its investigation but has withdrawn its petition seeking Councilman Dennis Hancock's removal for now.

Paul Berry III, a Republican who has since run for and lost bids for Congress and lieutenant governor, agreed that he will pay $5,829 as penalty.

"There's been some false narratives created based on past history," the county health director said. "That's not me. That's not my leadership. That's not the direction I'm telling my team."