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Festival of Nations' future in St. Louis unclear; International Institute furloughs 60% of staff

1 year 4 months ago
A St. Louis tradition for over 100 years may come to an end. The Festival of Nations, an event held by the International Institute of St. Louis since 1920, announced Saturday that it has been impacted by "unprecedented actions by the federal administration." "The International Institute announces a temporary staff furlough, affecting more than 60% of our staff across the state as of February 1," a statement from the institute said. "This difficult decision comes in direct response to recent and…
Hunter Bassler, Osama Ayyad, Justina Coronel

International Institute furloughs workers, delays Festival of Nations

1 year 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The International Institute has announced a temporary staff furlough that they say is affecting more than 60% of their staff across the state. The Festival of Nations will be impacted. They say the review of artist applications and release of the vendor application are delayed as well as other preparations. According to [...]
Jaime Travers

Planned Parenthood asks judge to block remaining Missouri abortion regulations

1 year 4 months ago
Nearly two months after a voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing abortion went into effect, the procedure remains inaccessible in Missouri.  On Friday, a Jackson County judge heard arguments over whether to grant an injunction requested by Planned Parenthood that would permit the organization to offer abortion services almost immediately.  Last month, Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang struck down a number of “targeted regulation of abortion provider” statutes, better known…
Anna Spoerre

Fatal fire in occupied St. Louis residence leaves one dead

1 year 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis City Fire Department reported a fatal fire Saturday morning in the 4700 block of Nebraska. They said fire was showing on the second floor of an occupied two story four family dwelling. There were reports of people trapped. Battalion 4 reports one fatality. The fire has been extinguished. Fire [...]
Jaime Travers

Jury awards $18.75M in wrongful death lawsuit for St. Louis man shot by police

1 year 4 months ago
A jury has awarded millions of dollars to the family of a St. Louis man shot and killed by police 10 years ago. In 2015, Mansur Ball-Bey, 18, was fatally shot by two SLMPD officers while conducting a search warrant in the Fountain Park neighborhood. Then-Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce's office did not issue criminal charges against the officers, saying "there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the two officers didn’t shoot in self-defense." The investigation found…
Jonathan Fong