St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for the 1st District Congressional seat on Tuesday, capping a showdown between the highest profile political figures to emerge from the Ferguson uprising 10 years ago.
The Associated Press called the at 10 p.m. with Bell holding 51% of the vote, Bush at 46% and former state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal at 3%.
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Missouri Republicans ratified Gov. Mike Parson’s choice of successor Tuesday by nominating Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, rejecting the scion of a veteran political family and the disruptive tactics of the GOP’s most vocal faction.
Kehoe trailed Ashcroft in most polls until this summer, when the $16 million campaign warchest he amassed in his campaign fund and joint fundraising PAC enabled Kehoe to fill the airwaves, overwhelming opponents and surviving a late onslaught of outside spending.
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Crystal Quade won the Democratic primary for governor Tuesday, defeating Mike Hamra by 19 percentage points when the race was called by the Associated Press shortly before 9:45 p.m.
Quade has represented her Springfield legislative district for the last 8 years, becoming House minority leader in 2019.
Though Missouri voters haven’t elected a Democrat for statewide office since 2018, Quade believes she has a strong chance at winning because of the ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights…
State Treasurer Vivek Malek defeated multiple challengers Tuesday to hold on to his party’s nomination to keep his job this fall.
The Associated Press called the race for Malek at 9 p.m. He will face Democrat Mark Osmack and Libertarian John A. Hartwig Jr. in November.
“I want to thank my family and everyone who gave their time and energy to this campaign,” Malek said in a statement posted on social media. “I am humbled to receive the Republican nomination for State Treasurer. It…
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey survived a tough primary challenge from a member of former president Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday to win the GOP nomination for a full term in office.
His opponent, Will Scharf, conceded the race shortly before 8:30 p.m. with Bailey leading 62% to 37%.
Bailey was appointed attorney general by Gov. Mike Parson in November 2022. At the time Bailey was Parson’s general counsel and had no experience in elected office.
An Army veteran and former…
The Regional Arts Commission is administering a mural project, to place two in each of St. Louis' 14 wards. Our photographer captured one that's finished in Southwest Garden.
The Missouri Housing Development Commission awarded millions of dollars in public funds and tax credits without notice or public votes, a former employee alleged in a lawsuit filed last week.
The lawsuit, filed in Jackson County, claims the commission regularly violated the state’s Sunshine Law and the law governing its actions, which requires an “affirmative vote of at least six of the members.”
The lawsuit was filed by Jesse Mofle, who was employed by the MHDC from March 2021 until October…
A drug maker has reached agreement to sell a subsidiary with its principal place of business in the St. Louis area for $925 million, and plans to use the net proceeds to cut its debt by more than 50%.
Saint Louis Public Schools students will return to class exactly two weeks from Monday, as the district deals with multiple issues, from leadership concerns to transportation troubles.
Local leaders are also calling for a state audit of the district.
In response, Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick will hold a press conference Aug. 8 at 1 p.m.
In a news advisory, his office said, "...To respond to the mounting requests to audit the St. Louis Public School District. (Scott) Fitzpatrick will…
(The Center Square) – A judge ordered the city of St. Louis to indefinitely stop its guaranteed basic income program, possibly marking the first time a court granted an injunction to stop payments.
St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Joseph Whyte late Friday ordered St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green, Treasurer Adam Layne and Mayor Tishaura Jones to immediately stop making any deposits to financial institutions for funding the project, except for administrative costs, and stop all payments to private…
The Creve Coeur-based metal recycling company, one of the St. Louis region's largest privately held companies, has expanded its Western operations with an acquisition.
In an interview, Jamie Dimon said the Midwest is faring “better than people think, other than the bottom 20% of the income scale – and a lot of that is inner city, certain rural areas; they have been left behind and for decades.”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s efforts to delay sentencing in former President Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York were rejected Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The decision comes a day before Bailey will face off in the Aug. 6 primary election against Will Scharf, a member of Trump’s legal team.
In a one-page order, the court refused to intervene in the case, meaning a gag order against Trump will remain in place and sentencing on his 34 felony convictions will move…
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