The move by Mayor Tishaura O. Jones sidesteps a bid by Rick Frank, a retired personnel director, to get his old job back.
The Post-Dispatch and the League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis present this guide to the candidates and races on the April 8 ballot.
Farm groups in Missouri are again pushing a plan to limit public access to a state database that records the trillions of gallons of water used by more than 1,400 major users.
Surveillance drones made in the U.S. are significantly more expensive than those produced in China, first responders told Missouri lawmakers.
A new lawsuit alleges the Maryland Heights-based tech company was given preferential treatment and a state employee was demoted for raising concerns about the arrangement.
Two school-choice priorities remain on new governor’s to-do list: an open-enrollment plan for public school students, along with $50 million in direct spending for the state’s private school voucher program.
The city can only afford repairs to a few streets a year, officials said.
A new veteran-specific program is starting up, as well as GED classes and partnerships with faith-based organizations.
St. Louis County stopped paying for costs such as meals, team outings and dog training. The Animal Protective Association quit soon after.
In a win for St. Louis, Boeing lands the contract to build the F-47, the nation’s next-gen fighter
The decision announced Friday by President Trump could secure St. Louis’ place in the defense aviation industry for decades to come and inject new jobs into the regional economy.
The city manager, who is Black, says her predecessor, who is white, discriminated against her when he reduced her salary while raising pay for several other male employees.
Some state lawmakers are responding to successful efforts by activists to get progressive measures passed by trying to make it harder to get initiatives on the ballot and tougher for voters to pass them.
The protests are the latest in a series of local demonstrations in recent weeks against unprecedented cuts to federal public services by Trump and his billionaire advisor Elon Musk.
The plan spells out numerous goals, including a de-escalation program for neighborhood conflicts, a youth advisory panel and sergeants tracking how much community engagement officers have each month.
Cortney Merritts, 46, of St. Louis, allegedly filed fraudulent applications that allowed him to collect more than $20,000 in funds through federal COVID relief programs.
A letter sent to the universities alleged that the Chinese government was embedding researchers in top American institutions to gain direct access to sensitive technologies.
St. Louis officials will spend up to $125,000 for security for downtown’s beleaguered Railway Exchange Building.Â
The Missouri anti-SLAPP legislation has had success in both the House and Senate in previous years but has never made it to the governor’s desk.
Jennings officials did not respond to requests for comment.Â
Coleman headed the St. Louis County Economic Council for 23 years and then a combined St. Louis-St. Louis County economic agency for two years before retiring in 2015.
The city’s personnel department has been without a leader since Thursday afternoon, when the mayor fired its director.Â
In what he calls “pro-labor and pro-family†legislation, Missouri’s senior GOP senator proposes bill that would eliminate income taxes on overtime pay.
A lawyer wanted to check on a landlord in St. Louis. He ended up in an absurd tug-of-the-war with the city over public records.
Beginning March 31, people will no longer be able to verify their identity to the SSA over the phone and those who cannot properly verify their identity over the agency’s “my Social Security†online service, will be required to visit an agency field office in person to complete the verification process,
Third book in planned five-part series from local author Jan Jacobi, “Lincoln and Douglas†deals with Lincoln's historic debates with rival Stephen A. Douglas.
Only 12 Missouri counties — none in the St. Louis metro area — met a federal standard that at least 35% of kids entering foster care should exit with a permanent living situation within one year.
The sound of metal meeting metal was a long-sought victory for activists who began calling for the closure of the old St. Louis jail a decade ago.
The long-vacant downtown building has been at the center of a dispute between a developer and city officials.
Ex-Superintendent Joseph Davis tells the Post-Dispatch his forced leave and subsequent termination was retaliation for filing a formal complaint against Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education President Kevin Martin.
Budzinski, who represents parts of Madison and St. Clair counties, reintroduced bill to extend time for veterans to seek financing for pursuing STEM careers
