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On the heels of Kim Gardner's resignation announcement, St. Louis prosecutors are unsure who can possibly handle a big murder case set for this month. It’s a case that’s already five years old.

On a special edition of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum talks with Attorney General Andrew Bailey about whether his office, and regional prosecutors, can help stabilize the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office. He also talked about why he's not ready to drop his quo warranto case against Kim Gardner, who announced her resignation earlier this week.

There have always been panics. And those panics are often the result of government entities deciding now is the time to be alarmed by things someone claimed they saw on social media. All panics are overblown. What government officials declare to be the next threat to public safety is often something most social media users […]

Some Washington Park residents are wanting to know when the village will be able to replace its municipal building, which was destroyed by fire in October 2021. 

Two people have died, and two others are hurt from recent Downtown St. Louis shootings.

The $50 billion plan will go into effect July 1 pending approval by Gov. Mike Parson.

Early May is the start of the fruit crop seasons here at our local farms, many which are gearing up for people to pick their own strawberries as soon as this weekend. 

Missouri's Interstate 70 will be expanded to three lanes across the state as part of a roughly $50 billion state budget approved Friday by lawmakers.

The union that represents St. Louis-area nursing home workers has reached a labor agreement for three local facilities, after more than a year of negotiations.

The money for the new cars is coming from the massive federal infrastructure bill passed by Congress in 2021.

Because of ongoing maintenance work, crews at 9 p.m. Friday will shut down the ramp from eastbound I-270/255 to Lemay Ferry Road and I-55.

One man was fatally shot Friday morning in the parking lot of a north St. Louis County business.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner out of office immediately.

With just about an hour to spare before the constitutional deadline, Missouri lawmakers on Friday approved a record state budget of almost $51 billion that increases pay for highway patrol troopers and direct care workers and one of the biggest boosts in years for higher education. The $50.7 billion spending plan headed to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk is $1.3 billion more than he proposed in January and $2.2 billion more than the House-approved budget. It exceeds the budget approved in last year’s…

The hyperbolic rhetoric that is a feature of the copyright industry, which tries absurdly to characterize making an additional digital copy as “theft”, can lead to some serious legislative harm. For example, Germany is currently aiming to bring in a new law against “digital violence” – things like bullying and stalking, but also identity abuse […]

With just about an hour to spare before the constitutional deadline, Missouri lawmakers on Friday approved a record state budget of almost $51 billion that increases pay for highway patrol troopers and direct care workers and one of the biggest boosts in years for higher education. The $50.7 billion spending plan headed to Gov. Mike […]

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