Two inmates lured a guard into their cell, jumped him and took his keys. This was the beginning of what would be the worst riot ever at the Missouri penitentiary.
A child-sex offender was captured Thursday night after escaping from a St. Louis County hospital and causing a manhunt that transfixed much of the region.
By Kim Bell and Dana Rieck St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Greater St. Louis Inc. launched STL 2030 Progress, a website that measures area growth, tracks initiatives and maps investments, with hopes that it will act as a tool for economic growth and regional collaboration.
The group, Neighborhoods Are For Neighbors, wants only city residents to be allowed to operate such lodging and says that bills pending at the Board of Aldermen aren't strict enough.
The St. Louis police department's understaffed communication center operated with about half the dispatchers it needed during at least 18 shifts this summer. Officers were told to limit public interactions.
In the lawsuit against Amy Harms, Roberts said her accusations that he assaulted her were untrue and violated a settlement agreement the two reached in 2019.
City is still arguing over whether it can be held liable for former St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed blocking a local activist on Twitter three years ago.
Despite their obvious differences, the incumbent U.S. senator and St. Louis mayor are acting now like they know who they'll need to beat to keep their jobs.