ST. LOUIS – If members of an online panel who spoke up Thursday night are right, the best way to cut the murder rate in north St. Louis may be…
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Murdered children and the selfishness of St. Louis
Say their names. Dmyah Fleming was 7. She liked to help her grandmother make cookies, especially with pink frosting. Kevin Barrett III was 5, with a gap-toothed smile. Ezell Johnson…
Committee questions effectiveness of Cure Violence
CITY HALL – When the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to give $5 million for a much-touted program to Cure Violence, the idea was that it would bring down shootings…
Parson calls special session to address violence
(AP) — Missouri lawmakers will reconvene later this month to consider ways to stem the escalating violence that has become especially deadly in St. Louis and Kansas City, Gov. Mike…