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In a statehouse short on space, Dean Plocher converted an office into a liquor ‘pantry’

1 year 6 months ago
For four years, state Rep. Mike Stephens occupied prime real estate on the third floor of the Missouri Capitol. His office in room 306B certainly wasn’t the biggest in the space-starved statehouse, where staff often work out of musty, windowless rooms, and many lawmakers are stacked on top of each other in non-ADA compliant mezzanines. But Stephens’ office was steps away from the House chamber. And it was the only one besides the speaker’s with direct access to the House Lounge — a room…
Jason Hancock

St. Louis City SC releases 2024 regular season schedule

1 year 6 months ago
Major League Soccer franchise St. Louis City SC is looking to build off its record-setting first season, and on Wednesday, the team released its regular-season schedule for 2024. The season kicks off with dual home openers, a CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) Champions League match at home against Houston on Feb. 20 and a regular-season match against Real Salt Lake on Feb. 24. City will have just one matchup with Inter Miami CF and superstar Lionel…
Sam Clancy

St. Louis police answer some questions about police SUV that slammed into bar, arrest of bar owner

1 year 6 months ago
The officers who slammed into a locally-owned bar while driving a police SUV early Monday were not given toxicology tests. They were wearing body cameras, but the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is not releasing the footage because it is part of a criminal investigation into whether one of the bar owners shoved an officer. Those are some of the answers Lt. Col. Renee Kriesmann gave during a weekly meeting with reporters Wednesday in which police leaders typically give updates on major…
Christine Byers

Former workers, lawmakers look for accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home

1 year 6 months ago
Political leaders and former employees of a St. Louis nursing home called for its operators to be held accountable after it abruptly shut down Friday, saying at a rally Tuesday that 170 residents were sent to other care centers with just the clothes on their backs, the Associated Press reported. After Northview Village Nursing Home closed down Friday, shuttle buses carried residents to some 14 other St. Louis-area care centers, and some relatives said that, days later, they hadn't yet found out…
Justina Coronel

Missouri legislative leader files bill targeting time-of-use utility pricing plans

1 year 6 months ago
One of Missouri’s highest-ranking lawmakers hopes to stop state regulators from forcing electric utilities to charge a premium for power used at times of high demand. The legislation filed by Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin was inspired by Evergy’s roll out of time-of-use pricing plans to its customers last summer, which included a plan that would have quadrupled customers’ charges for energy used at times of high demand. The new rates were mandated by the Public Service Commission,…
Allison Kite

Bar K acquisition deal falls through

1 year 6 months ago
A release announcing the deal expressed the buyer's interest in taking the Bar K concept nationwide and into Canada. This included moving the headquarters from Kansas City to Arizona.
Leslie Collins

Missouri Supreme Court strikes down law banning sleeping on public land

1 year 6 months ago
A wide-ranging bill passed by the state legislature last year banning sleeping on public land was struck down on Tuesday by the Missouri Supreme Court for violating the constitution’s single subject requirement. Missouri lawmakers last year made sleeping on state-owned land a Class C misdemeanor and restricted state funds for combating homelessness. The legislation was passed as an amendment in a broader bill relating to political subdivisions just before the end of the 2022 session. Critics…
Clara Bates