Wesley Bell
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Politics
Black Democrats say nonpartisan County elections would dilute political power
The cheers and ringing bells were deafening at Wesley Bell’s watch party for the August 2018 Democratic primary election in St. Louis…
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Politics
Pending law to correct wrongful convictions could depend on Missouri attorney general
If Missouri’s elected prosecutors have evidence that a person has languished in prison for decades wrongfully, they don’t have the…
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Coronavirus
Parade helps Ferguson cancer survivor celebrate 6th birthday
FERGUSON – Paydenn was turning 6 but couldn’t have a birthday party, between the coronavirus pandemic and the fact that…
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Coronavirus
County prosecutor Bell sets virus vaccine example
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell received his second injection of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. The prosecutor…
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Coronavirus
U.S. jail populations dropped, rose slightly in pandemic
(AP) — Jail populations across the U.S. dropped by nearly a quarter at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, before…
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Featured
Gathering marks 6th anniversary of Brown’s death
FERGUSON (AP) — Family and friends of Black teenager Michael Brown Jr. said his death after being shot by a…
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Crime
Change laws that shield police, County prosecutor says
CLAYTON (AP) — After a third review failed to uncover enough evidence to charge the officer who fatally shot Black…
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Crime
County prosecutor won’t charge Wilson in Brown’s death
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he would not charge the former police officer who fatally…
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More Than Ferguson
The Jaco Report, Ep. 32: The Ferguson Commission five years later
ST. LOUIS – Five years after “Ferguson” became both world-wide shorthand for often-deadly brutality against black people by white police…
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News
MetroSTL with Antonio French – Episode #1
In this episode, host Antonio French and reporters from The NorthSider and The SouthSider newspapers take a look at Wesley…
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