On a recent cold morning at the Lemp Brewery complex, Ace, an Australian cattle dog, stood sentinel in a red sweater over a ridiculous stockpile of stage props. Try to imagine thousands of period pieces — anything from a gargoyle ...
Read More »St. Louis County prosecutor mum on reopening Ferguson case
New St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell is wasting no time implementing changes in how the county approaches crime. But so far he’s not ready to address his biggest issue: whether to reopen the investigation of the fatal police shooting ...
Read More »LGBTQ advocates see hope for non-discrimination ordinances
Advocates for LGBTQ Kansans say recent decisions by two Johnson County cities to pass anti-discrimination ordinances suggest support for such laws is growing and could spread beyond cities in northeast Kansas. Prairie Village and Mission city councils in December approved ...
Read More »Gun store courts women with department store approach
With a scent machine that wafts grapefruit and vanilla fragrances through the air, guns displayed in cases similar to those found in jewelry stores and a high-end women’s fashion boutique, the suburban Kansas City, Missouri, business that Bren and Mike ...
Read More »St. Louis Symphony’s In Unison Chorus begins 25th year
When the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra formed the In Unison Chorus, it was for a one-time performance. A quarter-century later, the 125-member chorus remains a popular fixture that has helped connect the symphony with the region’s black community. The chorus, ...
Read More »Family, city settle hidden-evidence claims in Stockley case
The daughter of a black man fatally shot by a white St. Louis police officer will be paid an additional $500,000 to settle claims that attorneys for city and Missouri officials hid evidence in an earlier civil case. Attorneys for ...
Read More »Historic 1920s Delta Queen riverboat can cruise again
After a decade in dock, the historic 1920s-era Delta Queen riverboat will cruise again. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday authorizing the 285-foot-long riverboat immortalized in poems and songs to cruise again along the Mississippi and several other rivers. ...
Read More »‘Hellholes’ list goads Missouri lawmakers to pass tort bills
The American Tort Reform Association still doesn’t think much of the courts in St. Louis, but this year it likes those in New York City even less. The city of St. Louis, a perennial target of the national business lobbying ...
Read More »Three legislators resign before end of term
Three Missouri lawmakers have resigned before a new constitutional amendment takes effect forcing lawmakers to wait longer to become lobbyists. Democratic Sen. Jake Hummel said in a statement Tuesday that he left office early because he wanted to preserve his ...
Read More »Prosecutor tapped to be Missouri Democratic Party leader
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will be the Missouri Democratic Party’s next leader. Democrats elected Baker Saturday. She will replace Stephen Webber as state party chairman. Baker is taking the reins of following major Democratic losses. Republican Josh Hawley ...
Read More »Business card led to arrest of Catholic-store attack suspect
A discarded business card led police to the man accused of killing a woman and sexually assaulting two others inside a religious-supplies store near St. Louis. Details provided by the surviving victims also helped lead investigators to Thomas Bruce, St. ...
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