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Another wave of vehicle break-ins in the Central West End has BJC Hospital workers on edge.

Mentioning Rwanda rewinds the mind to 1994 and one of the worst genocides in history. Many of the more than 800,000 people killed during the 100-day massacre are remembered inside the Genocide Memorial in Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali. 30 years later, reconciling the atrocities that occurred—with a focus on unity and progress—has turned Kigali into one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.

As February’s first snowfall approaches, St. Louis residents are making sure they’re prepared and learning from last month’s sudden winter storms that left many scrambling for supplies.

One teen girl was shot in the Glasgow Village neighborhood Monday afternoon.

WASHINGTON — A coalition of faith groups who provide refugee services Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court over the Trump administration’s executive order suspending refugee resettlement as well as withholding funds for those services appropriated by Congress. Linda Evarts, the International Refugee Assistance Project’s lead attorney on the suit, is urging the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to issue a temporary restraining order; an injunction on the suspension…

WASHINGTON — A federal judge told the Trump administration on Monday that it must comply with a previous ruling that required the government to unfreeze funding on grants and loans. Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island issued the new five-page ruling just days after Democratic attorneys general filed an emergency motion, alleging the Trump administration wasn’t following a temporary restraining order the judge issued in late January.  McConnell…

Bayer’s push to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer brought dozens of protesters to the Iowa Capitol on Monday.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday prevented the National Institutes of Health from changing the percentage that universities and medical schools pay in facilities and administrative costs in 22 states that filed a lawsuit, partially blocking a decision that was rebuked by academic institutions throughout the country and members of Congress. Illinois is a plaintiff; Missouri is not. Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts entered the brief, two-page order, which “shall…

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis continues to help families in need in the St. Louis region.

About Magic City Hippies MCH initially floated onto the scene as Robby Hunter Band, yet once their album titled Magic City Hippies dropped, it became clear they had accidentally found […]

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ALTON – Alton Public Works Director Mike Parsons defended his department’s progress improving city streets at Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Alderwoman Carolyn MacAfee, citing several calls from her constituents, asked when Ward 2 residents will start to see street improvements in the area, noting she found at least 10 “undriveable” roads in her ward. “I understand that we have a $7 million surplus in the city. I’ve had several people ask me, ‘Why are our streets not being fixed?’ Or at least subcontracting this out if it’s us that can’t do it?” MacAfee asked. “What’s the problem here? If we’ve got all this money, why aren’t we using it?” Parsons responded that his department has, in fact, been using the funding it receives. Under Goins’ administration – and with $800,000 in equipment funding from the City Council – he said Public Works has made unprecedented

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The city of St. Louis' revenue collector has sued a Massachusetts firm, alleging the government paid it $10 million for tax software it was never given access to.