The gunfire that has long haunted St. Louis streets has taken an even more disturbing turn, with a rash of shootings involving children that has left the city’s police chief angered and frustrated by the lack of cooperation of witnesses. ...

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St. Louis officials are asking for more time to determine which of the nearly 900 felony detainees should be freed from jail, citing concerns that a judge’s ruling could put potentially dangerous suspects back on the streets. U.S. District Judge ...

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Jordan Binnington’s storybook ride from fourth stringer to Stanley Cup-winning goaltender was fueled by a few free meals. The best came last weekend at Brio Tuscan Grille, one of his favorite spots as St. Louis began to feel like home. ...

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A St. Louis judge issued another order this week to keep Missouri’s only abortion clinic operating while a fight over the facility’s license plays out in court. Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer granted Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction, which ...

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A reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has been found in contempt of court for tweeting about a hearing after the hearing was closed to the public. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” ...

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Fingers of blame point in different directions after talks ground to a halt on oversight of St. Louis jails.

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Attorney General Chris Koster presents the 2009 Vehicle Stop Report, which gives demographic information on drivers pulled over by police, at a press conference at The Old Post Office in downtown St. Louis. Results from a 10th annual state report that analyzes racial trends in traffic stops found that blacks are 70 percent more likely to be pulled over by police than whites - and that the likelihood has consistently grown since the study's inception.

Click here and here to watch video from Koster's press conference.

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Call them dueling lawsuits. On Tuesday morning, Pinnacle Entertainment sued the city of St. Louis in federal court for its efforts to replace the soon-to-be-closed President Casino with another gambling establishment within the city limits. Also on Tuesday morning, St. ...

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Produce vendors at farmers’ markets in St. Charles County can breathe easy. The food police won’t start regulating their operations. Some vendors at the St. Charles Lions Club Farmers’ Market apparently were caught off guard a week ago last Saturday ...

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The effort to make St. Louis a hub for China’s Midwest trade may not pay dividends for St. Charles County for many years to come. But that hasn’t deterred the county from making the investment. Early this year a working ...

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Two men say the city of St. Louis violated their right to free speech when they were arrested for holding a sign questioning the federal government’s involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks. Donald E. Stahl and William Demsar maintain the ...

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