St. Louis’ juvenile justice system is supposed to rehabilitate youth but it often makes things worse. That’s the topic of a recently published article written by Taylor Tiamoyo Harris and commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund. Taylor is a St. Louis-based journalist and recently began a job as investigative fellow for the New York Times. Harris discusses her recent reporting on juvenile justice.
Business chamber Greater St. Louis Inc. will work with the city's development agency to address deteriorating conditions at the Railway Exchange building and the Millennium Hotel.
Austin Huguelet and Steph Kukuljan St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Voters in both Colorado and South Dakota will have a say on abortion rights this fall after supporters collected enough valid signatures to put measures on the ballot, part of a national push to pose abortion rights questions to voters since the U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion. South Dakota's top election [...]
GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Associated Press
The U.S. job market and life itself have proved challenging for young adults in recent years, a tale of two economies according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Every cop with a dog swears it can detect all sorts of contraband. Literally swears. In court. On the stand. But are drug dogs miraculous wonders of law enforcement due to their training? Or is it due to the domesticated dog’s innate desire to please, especially when it knows it will be rewarded for doing […]
Bills sent to the governor include an education package expanding Missouri’s school voucher program and a prohibition on Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood.
Soundgarden has shared a Facebook post marking the anniversary of frontman Chris Cornell's death."We remember and honor the life and legacy of Chris Cornell, a voice that defined a generation…
Award-winning actress Jennifer Coolidge shopped and dined her way through St. Louis this week after receiving an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at Washington University on Monday.
A St. Louis-based network of ophthalmology and optometry practices recently closed on refinancing deals and named two new executives, including a new CFO.
More than 300 images from Elton John and his husband David Furnish's extensive photography collection are currently on display at London's Victoria & Albert Museum. Elton is one of the…
The least productive — and most chaotic — legislative session in living memory came to a close Friday, when the Missouri Senate, mired in factional infighting, threw in the towel eight hours early and the House scrambled to get whatever bills it could salvage across the finish line before the 6 p.m. deadline for adjournment. […]
The university operates seven total schools, including a dental school in St. Louis, the Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, at 1500 Park Ave.
Mayor Tishaura Jones held a press conference this morning with Greater St. Louis Inc. and the St. Louis Development Corporation asking them to create a plan to address two troubled downtown buildings: the Railway Exchange Building and Millenium Hotel. In a post to X (formerly Twitter) Jones said she asked the two organizations “to deliver a plan for bold action” to address the buildings, which she says have been neglected for far too long. “We want downtown to be [a] place where you can feel safe doing something or nothing,” Jones added.
The Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday when it adjourned minutes after reconvening, effectively killing efforts to send voters a ballot measure changing the majority needed to pass constitutional amendments.
The decision to quit almost eight hours before the constitutional deadline shows how little tolerance Republican leadership had for remaining in the same room with their factional foes in the Missouri Freedom Caucus.
The motion to adjourn was made by Senate…
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