St. Louis County Council will consider changing its rules Tuesday night for public speakers after years of listening to topics largely unrelated to county business.
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.