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Missouri Democrats argued Thursday that restrictive language barring the state from spending tax dollars on diversity and inclusion initiatives threatens to close charter schools, interrupt delivery of medical services and could even force the Capitol Building to go dark.

The upcoming mayoral election here between an incumbent and a perennial candidate is sparking debate about what it will take for Ferguson to accelerate, the impact of leadership and what progress has been made over the past decade.

Fans filled up downtown St. Louis Thursday afternoon, enjoying the baseball season opening at home for the Cardinals.

Troy Doyle is now in command of a police force thrust into an international spotlight after the a former Ferguson Police officer shot and killed unarmed Michael Brown in August 2014.

Baseball is not the only game in town this weekend. Soccer and football fans will keep Downtown St. Louis busy and raucous all weekend. Businesses say all the sports teams have been great for their bottom lines.

Within a few hours of what was supposed to be the start of his trial this afternoon, the Circuit Attorney's Office dismissed multiple charges against Elijah Graham. Graham, 20, had been facing charges of assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with a motor vehicle stemming from a February 2022 incident in which, according to a probable cause statement, Graham and another individual shot at a third man from a Toyota Highlander in the Columbus Square neighborhood. The victim was struck by the gunfire, sustaining serious but nonfatal wounds.

Announced cuts to Metro's Call-A-Ride service could be harmful the region's disabled population. Amy Wehmeier of Paraquad is calling for a delay in the changes "while people of goodwill from many sectors meet to find a solution that works for all of us."

Earlier today I came across a tweet from Kristen Soltis Anderson about a Pew Research poll asking people which federal agencies they viewed favorably.¹ Her primary takeaway is that between 2019 and 2023 Republican views of nearly every federal agency have cratered. I was noodling around with this, and finally decided that much of it ...continue reading "Raw data: What Democrats and Republicans think of federal agencies"

Women make up only a quarter of the meteorology workforce, even less in lead roles. This Metro East woman is in training for rare position.

In a statement, Lohmar wrote he is going into private practice because he can no longer devote the time and energy to the elected position.

The incident happened in the 5200 block of Lucas and Hunt Road in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 24, 2020.

It’s not as though we really need any more evidence that client-side scanning is a bad idea. Apple decided to be a pioneer and immediately discovered the world wasn’t exactly waiting for it to become a market leader in privacy invasion. We don’t need more information. We know breaking encryption results in broken encryption — […]

Tim Lohmar is retiring; right in the middle of his current term. The top prosecutor in St. Charles County said Thursday would be his last day on the job. The sudden decision came via written statement, in which the county said it would not take questions.

A Florissant man was indicted Wednesday in federal court in connection with a fatal shooting at a local gas station earlier this year.

Supporters of the spending restrictions face a wall in the GOP-led Senate, where the powerful Appropriations Committee chairman has said he plans to remove it.

WASHINGTON — A New York criminal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed following news reports. A former president has never been indicted before. Trump is also a Republican candidate in the 2024 race for the presidency. “This evening we contacted Mr. Trump’s attorney to coordinate his surrender […]

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