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Wesley Bell announces run against Cori Bush for Congress

1 year 5 months ago
Fresh from a campaign trip to Kansas City, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell is ditching his long-shot Democratic primary bid for the U.S. Senate and pivoting to run for Congress against two-term incumbent Congresswoman Cori Bush. Bell announced Monday he is dropping out of the race to challenge Republican Sen. Josh Hawley to go after Missouri’s 1st Congressional District. That district includes the city of St. Louis and most of northern St. Louis County. Bell’s retreat from a statewide…
Christine Byers and Mark Maxwell

Match 1 results: St. Louis City SC loses 1st playoff match to Sporting Kansas City 1-4

1 year 5 months ago
In the first postseason match in franchise history, St. Louis City SC lost to Sporting Kansas City 1-4. The cold rain didn't keep fans from turning out for the team's first playoff in the franchise's brief history. The match began at 9:25 p.m. Sunday at CityPark in Downtown West, and ended about 11:15 p.m. Despite being the No. 1 seed in the western conference, the team allowed four goals in a surprisingly harsh loss. The referees were busy with multiple yellow cards. Logan Ndenbe, Kansas City’s…
Alli Hebel

First week of Illinois veto session wraps up with little legislative movement

1 year 5 months ago
Illinois lawmakers are heading back to their districts after three days of legislative session in Springfield this week that saw little movement on several major initiatives. They will have a week off before returning to Springfield on Nov. 7 for the second of their annual two-week veto session during which they consider bills the governor vetoed since they last met in the spring. When they return, they’ll consider measures including reforms to the state’s nuclear policy and a potential extension…
Andrew Adams

'It's frustrating': New downtown hotel adding security measures after dozens of car break-ins

1 year 5 months ago
St. Louis police are investigating dozens of recent car break-ins downtown. Customers of a new downtown hotel committed to revitalization are among the victims. St. Louis police say dozens of vehicles were broken into starting Oct. 21. Over the past four days, more than two dozen cars were broken into outside the 21c Museum Hotel, which opened in August at 1528 Locust St. in Downtown West, in the converted former downtown YMCA building. J.P. Roberts, general manager of the 21c Museum Hotel, said…
Alex Fees