Boyd was sentenced alongside former Aldermanic President Lewis Reed and ex-Alderman John Collins-Muhammad for taking bribes from the co-owner of gas stations in north St. Louis and St. Louis County.
“The Catholic Church and all the dioceses are united in opposing this initiative petition. They don’t want to see it on the ballot. And if it gets on the ballot, they want it to be defeated.”
A former city police officer was found not guilty of assault on Friday by a judge who ruled the officer acted in self-defense when he shot a man suspected of a carjacking in 2018.
Last year, Williams was considered to be the prime challenger to incumbent Bush. D-St. Louis, who is now opposed by Wesley Bell and Maria Chappelle-Nadal.
Jeffrey Lumzy was convicted of killing another man after an argument over child support. The shooting happened at the home of Lumzy's ex-girlfriend, the mother of 3 of his 15 kids.
Businesses and buildings downtown reported power flickering at about the same time. At City Hall, the Board of Aldermen, for instance, lost its livestream, forcing officials to recess until workers could reboot.
The trouble started as a relatively simple roof repair. But construction has now dragged on for so long that nearly all the businesses here are affected.
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