UMSLβs Richard Rosenfeld: βWeβre seeing a continuing decline in homicides, but most cities are not back to levels that prevailed prior to the pandemic.β
"I am trying to contain my emotions," said St. Louis County Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, whose district includes the mall. "It has been a long time coming."
Metro and the union representing bus drivers and train operators have been negotiating for more than a year on a new three-year contract. The old one expired in June 2022.
Mary Anne Curtis has been charged in the overdose deaths of two children a year apart. Prosecutors say she's also linked to the deaths of her newborn twins.
A Chesterfield board on Thursday delayed a decision on whether a plan to replace the Chesterfield Mall with thousands of apartments, shops and businesses should move forward.
SSM Health is reducing the trauma services provided at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton. The move will leave north St. Louis County without a designated trauma center.