Democrat Nikki Budzinski is bring a young union electrician as her special guest, while Republican Mary Miller is skipping speech because of president’s “lies.”
Ferguson will hold a recall election on a city council member Tuesday, while Maplewood will fill a vacancy on its council. St. Charles voters will reduce the field of mayoral candidates to three from two in a primary Tuesday.
Missouri’s newest U.S. senator was one of 47 Republicans who co-sponsored legislation that would establish a permanent ban on federal funding for abortions.
Brandon Campbell, 32, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two weapons charges in exchange for a 15-year prison sentence in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Randy Moore.
Two former Flordell Hills city officials pleaded guilty this week to federal charges of embezzling $663,000 over six years, far more than the city's annual budget of about $400,000.
Metro Transit plans a new fare collection system allowing customers to access buses and trains by tapping with a smart phone or credit card. Smart cards and paper tickets also will still be used.
In 2018, a tiny home was stolen from St. Louis and later recovered roughly 30 miles away in Jefferson County with the help of an anonymous tipster who saw social media and news reports about the theft days earlier.
People scrambled across the Mississippi on Feb. 7, 1936, at Gasconade Street in south St. Louis and, a few days later, near the Municipal (now MacArthur) Bridge downtown.
Republican and Democratic party officials in St. Louis County have named the people they want to serve on a newly created commission that will recommend how much council members should be paid. One appointee is no stranger to the county.