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St. Louis County Medical Examiner's Office needs more space for bodies

2 years 8 months ago
St. Louis County is paying extra to store bodies at funeral homes and in a trailer outside the County Medical Examiner’s Office. Some county officials are trying to get money to fix this issue. County Executive Sam Page called on the County Council to let them use $300,000 of federal pandemic money as a solution. They want this money to look into the practicality of replacing the health center and the medical examiner’s building. This storage problem has been an issue for years. The Medical…
Elyse Schoenig, KSDK

Metro estimates months before return to normal service following flooding

2 years 8 months ago
Metro Transit is estimating it will be several months before it can fully restore service on its red and blue lines in St. Louis and St. Louis County following last month's historic flooding. Metro released an update Tuesday on its efforts to restore MetroLink to normal service after the flooding caused millions in estimated damage. "We know you are tired of having to catch bus shuttles so you can transfer between the blue line and the red line," the organization said in an update posted to its…
Kelsi Anderson and Robert Townsend, KSDK

Editor's note: Time to talk about where we're going and how we get there

2 years 8 months ago
St. Louis is an interesting place with unusual challenges. I'm not breaking any news here, of course. It can also be a frustrating place that stumbles when taking a step forward. It's also remarkable place with unlimited potential. Hard to find anyone who will deny any of those points. But part of what makes this region so unusual is in how it's structured. You all know this already, but let me repeat it for the few of you don't: Our biggest population center, St. Louis County, includes 91 different…
Erik Siemers

Newly Announced: Ani DiFranco, Sloppy Seconds, Emperor X, BLK JKS and More

2 years 8 months ago
Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! Click through and start planning ahead. And as always, here's your obligatory COVID safety warning: Be sure to check with the venues before you make plans to head to any of these shows, as the virus is still circulating and safety measures vary from venue to venue.
Daniel Hill

Kansas City mayor sues to block Missouri law requiring higher police spending

2 years 8 months ago

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced Wednesday that he will file a lawsuit against the state of Missouri arguing a new law requiring the city to spend more on police is unconstitutional.  The law, approved by the legislature and signed by Gov. Mike Parson this year, raises the portion of Kansas City’s budget that must […]

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Jason Hancock