Smith represents southeast Missouri, including some area counties, in the House of Representatives. The Salem native is first state lawmaker to head powerful committee since 1859.
The bill specifically targets major thoroughfares such as Kingshighway, Grand and Jefferson Avenue, as well as the city's most dangerous intersections.
The suggestion will be reviewed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which will make the final decision about what actions the state must take and whether it must make any refunds.
Richard Boyd Jr., 19, of St. Louis was a Carnahan High School graduate, a voter registration organizer and a recent hire to a union construction crew alongside his father Richard Boyd Sr. The father and son shared a birthday.
St. Louis City SC officials said they want CityPark and the excitement around the new soccer team to be catalysts for change: lure development, generate civic pride and, hopefully, usher in a new era for St. Louis.
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
A push to widen the east-west artery has been discussed for years as heavy truck and car traffic have frustrated motorists and affected the transport of goods.
Three Kansas City police officers were shot and wounded while executing a search warrant, prompting a standoff at a home early Wednesday, authorities said.