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A 66-page indictment, unsealed Thursday, states that the three men accepted cash payments and other donations in exchange for support on property tax abatements.

After 34 years with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Blue Arrow President Dan Howard made the unlikely move from law enforcement to the cannabis industry.

A man from Chicago has the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the State of Illinois, according to health officials.

A gunman shot three people and killed one person Thursday during an interrupted burglary in southern Illinois.

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A federal grand jury indicted three St. Louis aldermen, including the board’s president and longest-serving member, on charges of accepting bribes in exchange for the aldermen’s support on property tax abatements. Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed, Ward 22 Alderman Jeffrey Boyd and former Ward 21 Alderman John Collins-Muhammad, who resigned last month, were indicted […]

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Democratic members of a House committee accused Amazon of “obstructing” a probe into its labor practices during weather events such as the Edwardsville tornado.

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This story has been updated. Three high-ranking St. Louis city officials have been indicted for federal corruption charges relating to tax abatements. Former 21st Ward Representative John Collins-Muhammad, Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed and Ward 22 Alderman Jeffrey Boyd all face charges stemming from corruption and bribery schemes.

The Lagosian Apartments at 2300 LaSalle in the Lafayette Square neighborhood took another step forward after a couples years of inaction. A $3M building permit application was submitted for the five story building west of Missouri Ave. Planned are 34 apartments, each two stories, a pretty unique configuration. Surface parking would be located behind. This […]

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St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, as well as current and former aldermen Jeffrey Boyd and John Collins-Muhammad, have been indicted on federal bribery and corruption charges linked to pay-to-play schemes.