Month: January 2019
Jeffrey Boyd challenged by Finley-McCaw in 22nd Ward
Politics
January 31, 2019
Jeffrey Boyd challenged by Finley-McCaw in 22nd Ward
HAMILTON HEIGHTS – The race for alderman in the 22nd Ward features a ward-newcomer challenging a longtime incumbent in an…
Two relative newcomers battling to lead the 2nd Ward
Politics
January 31, 2019
Two relative newcomers battling to lead the 2nd Ward
RIVERVIEW — Two business owners, both relatively new to politics, are facing each other in the race for 2nd Ward…
Charles Jaco: Time for St. Louisans to Stop and Think
Opinion
January 30, 2019
Charles Jaco: Time for St. Louisans to Stop and Think
Stan Kroenke is a greedy, grasping, lying megalomaniac with the moral center of a Trump family member and the imperious…
Hayden, Edwards remain blind to corruption in their department
Crime
January 30, 2019
Hayden, Edwards remain blind to corruption in their department
Within the last 60 days, four St. Louis police officers were indicted for beating another officer who was black, on-duty…
Hickey challenges Vollmer for king of The Hill
News
January 29, 2019
Hickey challenges Vollmer for king of The Hill
THE HILL – Veteran 10th Ward Alderman Joe Vollmer depends on his customers at Milo’s on the Hill to get…
Candidates Clash at First Debate
News
January 29, 2019
Candidates Clash at First Debate
GRAND CENTER — Things got heated Saturday at the first debate of the candidates running for President of the Board…
Region’s prosecutors discuss public safety
Crime
January 29, 2019
Region’s prosecutors discuss public safety
FOREST PARK— Moving St. Louis in a more harmonious direction requires hard work from the entire St. Louis region. During…
Howard being challenged by labor activist in 14th Ward
News
January 29, 2019
Howard being challenged by labor activist in 14th Ward
BEVO MILL – A retired city educator and eight-year veteran of the Board of Alderman is vying with a labor…
Arnowitz faces two newcomers in the 12th Ward
People
January 29, 2019
Arnowitz faces two newcomers in the 12th Ward
PRINCETON HEIGHTS – Incumbent Alderman Larry Arnowitz is facing opposition from two residents of his 12th Ward, Cassandra L. DeClue,…
St. Louis officer charged with killing another officer
Crime
January 26, 2019
St. Louis officer charged with killing another officer
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A male St. Louis police officer was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death…
Election Coverage
News
January 25, 2019
Election Coverage
The NorthSider and The SouthSider will be bringing you complete coverage of the March 5th local elections, including profiles of…
City “should be embarrassed” about level of violence
Crime
January 25, 2019
City “should be embarrassed” about level of violence
HAMILTON HEIGHTS — James Clark, vice president of Better Family Life, shared his thoughts with The NorthSider on what it…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 4: St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell says his focus is on reform, violent crimes
The Jaco Report
January 24, 2019
The Jaco Report, Ep. 4: St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell says his focus is on reform, violent crimes
St. Louis County’s reform-minded new chief prosecutor says he has little interest in convening a new grand jury in the…
St. Louis officer killed by another officer in “accidental shooting”
Crime
January 24, 2019
St. Louis officer killed by another officer in “accidental shooting”
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer “mishandled” a gun and accidentally shot and killed a colleague early…
Educator to open new learning center in Bevo Mill
Business
January 23, 2019
Educator to open new learning center in Bevo Mill
BEVO MILL – When educator and writer Andrea Scott was growing up in north St. Louis, the school of thought,…
The weed business is coming to Missouri? Will minorities benefit?
News
January 22, 2019
The weed business is coming to Missouri? Will minorities benefit?
Activists claim stringent requirements attached to Missouri’s new legal medical cannabis business mean poor, black communities the most affected by…
Reed calls for ‘Ceasefire’ at Tower Grove meeting
Featured
January 22, 2019
Reed calls for ‘Ceasefire’ at Tower Grove meeting
SHAW – Statistics say a small percentage of the population commits most of the homicides. If you can find the…
MLK III joins SLU celebration of MLK
Education
January 22, 2019
MLK III joins SLU celebration of MLK
MIDTOWN – For the citizens, civic leaders and activists in attendance, the 2019 MLK Memorial Tribute was more than an…
Undercover officer: Colleagues beat him ‘like Rodney King’
Crime
January 22, 2019
Undercover officer: Colleagues beat him ‘like Rodney King’
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An undercover St. Louis police officer reported that his colleagues beat him “like Rodney King” when…
Bill on public airport vote dies in committee
Airport
January 22, 2019
Bill on public airport vote dies in committee
DOWNTOWN – A bill requiring a public vote on any plan to privatize the St. Louis Lambert International Airport failed…
Partnership aims to reduce violent crime in St. Louis
Crime
January 22, 2019
Partnership aims to reduce violent crime in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri attorney general’s office is partnering with the U.S. attorney’s office in St. Louis to…
Clay makes appeal on behalf of workers impacted by shutdown
News
January 22, 2019
Clay makes appeal on behalf of workers impacted by shutdown
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Congressman Lacy Clay is urging utility and service providers in the region to take measures to…
Bringing justice to victims of sex trafficking
Crime
January 18, 2019
Bringing justice to victims of sex trafficking
DOWNTOWN — January is Sex Trafficking Awareness month in St. Louis, and during the month local organizations, charities, advocates and…
Freed from jail, trapped by monitoring fees
Crime
January 18, 2019
Freed from jail, trapped by monitoring fees
DOWNTOWN — Local legal organizations such as the Arch City Defenders, the St. Louis Public Defender’s Office, The Bail Project…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 3: Missouri’s first Cannabis Trade Show
The Jaco Report
January 17, 2019
The Jaco Report, Ep. 3: Missouri’s first Cannabis Trade Show
Missouri’s first medical marijuana trade show and expo comes to Union Station in March, despite concerns that stringent state rules…
Aldermen introduce 32 bills to start off 2019 session
News
January 15, 2019
Aldermen introduce 32 bills to start off 2019 session
DOWNTOWN — Members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen went back to work after the holidays on Friday and…
Bill seeks to improve conditions of pregnant inmates
Crime
January 15, 2019
Bill seeks to improve conditions of pregnant inmates
DOWNTOWN — A jail cell is never a good place for a woman to be when she’s pregnant. But Sixth…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 2: Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says city police department has culture of lying, cover-ups
The Jaco Report
January 10, 2019
The Jaco Report, Ep. 2: Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says city police department has culture of lying, cover-ups
St. Louis’s first African-American Circuit Attorney tells the Jaco Report that a culture of lying and cover-ups inside the city…
Battle for the Board
Featured
January 10, 2019
Battle for the Board
DOWNTOWN—The Jan. 4 filing deadline for the St. Louis aldermanic races ended with 42 candidates in the running for positions…
Yeyo Arts Collective Coming North
Art
January 10, 2019
Yeyo Arts Collective Coming North
GREATER VILLE — Yeyo Arts Collective has been empowering women and families through the arts across the St. Louis region…