ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri appeals court will decide if St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has the authority to request a new trial for a man who has…
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Gun show ad prompts concern from city residents, alderman
FOUNTAIN PARK – There it was for everybody – good guys, bad guys – to see and be enticed to buy a gun. It was an ad for a St.…
Two St. Louis police officers fired over Facebook posts
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two of nearly two dozen St. Louis police officers accused this summer by a watchdog group of posting objectionable Facebook messages have been fired. Sgt. Ronald…
Missouri, Planned Parenthood in court over funding
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Government funding for Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics is at stake in a lawsuit argued before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. State attorneys asked Supreme Court…
Accidental shootings by police in U.S. hint at training shortfalls
SEATTLE (AP) — When a woman in Iowa tried to take her child from her husband during an argument on a snowy sidewalk in 2015, an officer stepped in to…
Holiday giveaways in Fox Park, O'Fallon Park
FOX PARK – A “Sixth Ward Santa” gift giveaway for all ages will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 17 at 2631 Gravois Ave. Both children and parents can pick…
Bill declaring parks gun-free zones passes Board of Aldermen
CITY HALL – People should be able to play in a park in peace. That’s the idea behind a bill officially declaring city parks as gun-free zones that passed the…
Inmate's supporters petition Missouri for his release
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Advocates for a Missouri man imprisoned for nearly 25 years for a murder he claims he didn’t commit are stepping up their efforts to free him,…
Aldermen give initial approval to bill banning conversion therapy for minors
CITY HALL – St. Louis aldermen spent an hour on Friday in emotional condemnations of a therapy that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation. Then, in the first of…
City adds beds, warming buses for homeless this winter
ST. LOUIS – Passengers boarding a bus early each evening at a downtown street corner aren’t heading for a place to shop or work or a trip home. They don’t…
IRS taxpayer advocate service is best-kept secret in town
ST. LOUIS – With tax season peeping around the corner, St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green invited the public to learn about the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) at a seminar…
Bill would keep handguns out of the hands of minors
CITY HALL – Backers of a bill now before the Board of Aldermen say they hope to take advantage of a loophole in state legislation to keep handguns away from…