A Congressional committee held hearings on the riot and blamed manipulative industrialists, a corrupt city government and the "savagery" of the white mob on July 2, 1917.
Storms swept through the metro area Saturday afternoon, mixing heavy rains with lightning and gusting winds to topple trees, utility poles and knock out power in spots.
A man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree trespassing after being arrested Friday after a police officer fired several shots at him on the border of the city's DeBaliviere Place and West End neighborhoods.
The lawsuit argues Ashcroft's wording is “argumentative against adoption” and “misleading as to the initiative’s probable effects, and prejudicial to (the) initiative.”
Students at Wash U, SLU and UMSL students express concerns about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to block President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.