Mound City Messenger

The 2025 ACFR details city finances, showing an improved net position and revenue growth, along with a spending increase on public safety and healthier pensions.

A poem from local podcaster Mathieu Paul. Mound City Messenger welcomes poetry and short story submissions from our readers.

The Missouri Senate passed a law defining "antisemitism" and restricting student speech on Israel, while ignoring public opposition and failing to address concerns about Palestinian rights.

Student activism in K-12 schools is rising, prompting debates on safety, supervision, and policies during protests, as educators seek to balance civic engagement and academic focus.

Civil court filings reveal details of the controversy that has rocked the longstanding community nonprofit.

Columnist Michael Allen reflects on youth curfews, a controversial public safety tactic employed by numerous St. Louis mayors.

After failing to follow through with a promise to make requested documents publicly available, the Spencer administration again promises to undo changes to the "Sunshine Portal".

Twelve of fourteen aldermen use an uncommon accounting practice to have their $5000 annual work expense allowances added directly to their paychecks.

Former congresswoman Cori Bush joined Dr. Ibram X. Kendi for a discussion of his latest book and authoritarian politics.

Ben West further explores the "urban heat island effect" that will be worsened by the proposed Midtown data center development.

Dan Pate contemplates the social impacts of St. Louis's urban planning traditions, examining how current decisions will influence our lives and how they echo past choices.

The event was scheduled to feature the launch of the activist organization's digitized archive collection in collaboration with the university's Museum Department.

The city's Civil Rights Enforcement Agency continues to languish under the Spencer administration.

The Show-Me Institute's David Stokes reflects on the news of massive layoffs at Block and the $12 million TIF that the city granted the company to relocate to the old Post-Dispatch building.

Within hours of the joint US/Israeli attack beginning, St. Louisans gathered in Forest Park to express their opposition to the war.

Following its merger with St. Luke's in western Missouri, BJC Health boasts that it is the state's largest private employer. It is now moving forward with pay structure changes that local staff say will cost them thousands of dollars annually.

Mark Loehrer looks back at highlights from his experience helping organize the Missouri History Museum's current Mill Creek: Black Metropolis exhibit.

The Missouri House of Representatives passed HB 2061, a law banning most speech critical of Israel in Missouri's public schools. It is now headed to the state Senate.

Glory Pro returns to Cherokee St.'s Casa Loma Ballroom this weekend. Erik Carlson previews this weekend's event and catches you up on last month's action.

Ben West takes a look at the potential "heat island" effect that could be generated by the proposed Armory data center development in Midtown.