SAINT LOUIS – Crime continues to decline in the City of St. Louis. Today Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, joined by Public Safety officials and Community Violence Intervention partners, highlighted the significant progress on the state of public safety since the administration took office in April of 2021. With targeted investments in crime prevention, intervention, and enforcement, St. Louis experienced a 21 percent reduction in homicides (158 in 2023 compared to 200 in 2022), the lowest murder rate in a decade and one of the biggest year-over-year reductions in violent crime in 90 years. Total Part 1 crimes, consisting of murder, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, felony theft and auto theft, are down a total 22 percent. “I am encouraged by our continued progress to make St. Louis safer,” said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. “But now is not the time to celebrate. One life lost to gun violence is one too many, and in 2024 we will continue to stick
Why has illegal immigration skyrocketed over the past few years? Steven Camarota provides a common explanation: Once it became clear that the administration was not going to detain people, send them home quickly, or require them to wait in Mexico, the number of people coming to the border skyrocketed. Here are total border encounters over ...continue reading "Why did illegal immigration surge after 2020?"
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around another top GOP concern — voter fraud. In the final stretch before Iowa’s caucuses next Monday, the former Republican president has repeatedly suggested that Democrats are [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Rockhurst University has announced the dean's list for the fall 2023 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. Rockhurst University, founded in 1910 and located in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri, is a Catholic university in the Jesuit tradition committed to providing inclusive, innovative and transformative education. As a comprehensive university and supportive community of nearly 4,000 students, its mission is to form lifelong learners in the liberal arts tradition who engage the complexities of our world and serve others as compassionate, thoughtful leaders. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Rockhurst among the top Midwest Regional Universities. Rockhurst has held the community engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching since 2010. Learn more at www.rockhurst.edu. The following students earned a place on the list: HOMETOWN, NAME Glen
Like its three predecessors, the new company assists attorneys and corporations with electronic data involved in lawsuits such as Microsoft files, emails, text messages and social media. The niche is referred to as “e-discovery."
One of the nation's largest publicly traded natural gas companies, based in St. Louis, has filled its vacant chief operating officer post with an experienced utility industry executive.
More than $3 billion in new capital improvement construction project opportunities in the St. Louis region will be introduced to 700+ local construction industry contractors and other partners on February 20, 2024 at the 8th Annual Investment in Infrastructure Expo sponsored by the SITE Improvement Association. Officials from a record number 28 government agencies, municipalities, […]
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