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Presiding Judge Elizabeth Hogan sent a letter to Sheriff Vernon Betts this week informing him that the court is requesting to hire its own bailiffs to oversee courtrooms, juries, juvenile courtrooms and treatment courts.

A new male elephant will arrive shortly after the popular Raja leaves. Jade will give birth at about the same time.

Cities have often robbed Peter to pay Paul. The unholy use of "blight" to spur tax incentives is a big part of the problem.

County Executive Steve Ehlmann says the legal industry is trying to twist the law, while the industry says it is fighting an unlawful money grab.

It is likely the last piece of major legislation Congress will consider before leaving for the holiday break.

Three other people, including a 7-year-old boy, were injured in the crash about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jamestown Bay Drive and Highway 67.

The legislation is a sign that conservatives targeting LGBTQ issues are emboldened and will look to build upon last session.

Proposition W, on the April 2 ballot, would fund an estimated $12 million renovation of the 19-year-old aquatic center and $10 million in other parks projects.

Efforts to institute the plan are still playing out, and only a handful of county parties have adopted the system, according to a state party official.

Content by Ponce Health Sciences University. At Ponce Health Sciences University, graduate PsyD (doctor of psychology) students are equipped with the clinical skills and social sensitivity needed to help those in need.

Council Chair Shalonda Webb, who proposed the $14 million in budget cuts, said Tuesday departments could come back to the council next spring if they need more money.

Also Wednesday, one of the jail’s harshest critics resigned their post on the jail's civilian oversight board.

In a letter, Janis Mensah, who served as the board’s vice chair, said the jail’s commissioner should resign, the jail should close, that Mayor Tishaura O. Jones should be “ashamed.”

Without advertising job opening or hiring search firm, council votes 5-1 to hire Amber Withycombe, a friend and political ally of Mayor Nikalyn Knapper.

Taleb Rebhi Ali-Jawher shot and killed Christopher Simmons when he believed Simmons was stealing a $1.10 candy bar from a gas station in Old North St. Louis.

A Chesterfield man was told by a homeowners association that he couldn't add solar panels to his house. Why are solar fights breaking out in the county?

Indoor soccer, the cult, began on Dec. 14, 1979, when 18,005 fans, then a league record, jammed The Arena to watch the Hartford Hellions defeat the St. Louis Steamers 5-4.

According to data from the Illinois State Police, 6,141 people have disclosed owning 12,086 firearms and 6,254 accessories covered under the ban. Deadline to register is Jan. 1.

A 15-year-old boy was charged as an adult Thursday with murder in the January shooting death of a woman during a 48-hour crime spree.