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Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Proposes at Least $40 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Make Streets Safer Following Extensive Community Input

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - In an op-ed, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones proposes using at least $40 million in American Rescue Plan funds to improve street safety through traffic calming measures and a citywide mobility and transportation plan. The proposal comes after multiple community town halls, more than 5,000 survey responses as well as roundtables with community stakeholders and leaders. An excerpt is below: “Aldermen are responsible on a ward-by-ward basis for determining infrastructure needs and can use ward capital funds to fund these improvements, but when people do not feel safe traveling on our roads, it’s clear the current fragmented system isn’t working. Think about Kingshighway, which runs nearly the entire length of St. Louis across 11 wards. Grand touches even more wards at 12. Piecemeal solutions to a crisis that touches our entire city sets us up to fail time and time again. “St. Louis needs a mobility and transportation master plan that takes our entire city int

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Local Nonprofit Hosting Dance Fundraiser at Do Drop Inn

2 years 8 months ago
DOW - Local nonprofit Givin’ It All For Guts is hosting a fundraising event at the Do Drop Inn and is inviting the public to dance for a good cause to live music from The Steve Ewing Band. The organization helps fund research into Crohn’s Disease, colitis, and IBD illnesses. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and music/dancing from 7-10 p.m. Entry is free with an optional donation. Angela Richards, president of Givin’ It All For Guts, said there will also be a cash bar and 50/50 raffle at the event. Steve Ewing is the former frontman of The Urge, an STL-based band that gained a large following locally and beyond. Richards added that his band was originally booked for other events that were canceled during the pandemic, so she’s looking forward to this performance. “We’re just wanting everyone to enjoy them get the word out about our organization,” she said. Proceeds from the event will

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Convicted Murderer Stephan Cannon To Receive Life In Prison For Killing Long-Time Police Captain

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS – Convicted murderer Stephan Cannon will receive life in prison for the killing of David Dorn, a long-time St. Louis Police Department captain. Dorn had a 43-year law enforcement career and was the Moline Acres Police Department chief late in his career. Cannon, 26, shot and killed Dorn, who was 77 at the time, in June 2020. Dorn responded to a burglar alarm at Lee's Pawn and Jewelry on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. When he arrived he confronted burglars who had broken into the store. The break-in occurred in the aftermath of a George Floyd protest in St. Louis. Cannon was convicted of first-degree murder and received a combined 15 years in prison for three counts of armed criminal action, 10 years in prison for first-degree robbery, and five years in prison for first-degree burglary. The sentences for Cannon will run consecutively.

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