St. Louis City Hall will fly transgender pride flag next week
St. Louis will be the only the third city hall in the nation to fly the flag
Cell phone outages hit St. Louis area
(KTRS) – Many St. Louis area residents could be having problems with cell phone service today. The website DownDetector shows that there is a large AT&T outage in the Wentzville area, but some customers in St. Louis are also reporting problems. You can see a live and updating outage map here.
Better Together releases report on lack of regional unity
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A nonprofit group supporting consolidation of government in St. Louis city and St. Louis County has issued a final report, saying fragmentation has created an “us vs. them” mentality in the region. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Better Together St. Louis says the lack of unity has had three bad…
Riverview Gardens Accreditation Recommendation Postponed Until Fall
The Board of Education took no action on the Riverview Gardens School District’s request for reclassification as provisionally accredited. The Board acknowledged the district’s significant improvement efforts. “The students, teachers and leaders in Riverview Gardens have worked very hard to improve their schools and help students succeed,” said Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven. “The Board’s…
Security added for PrideFest event in St. Louis.
( KTRS ) St. Louis police plan to increase their presence at PrideFest events this month in the aftermath of the fatal shootings in Orlando, Florida. Fifty people died in the shooting early Sunday morning. In a statement, organizers of the St. Louis event say PrideFest will go on as planned June 24 through June…
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Saturday in Downtown St. Louis
( KTRS ) If you’re heading to downtown St. Louis this weekend, you may want to check your route for detours and pink ribbons. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure – event, will be taking place this Saturday at Poelker Park. Portions of Olive Street, Compton Avenue and Market Street will close Friday…
Developer moves ahead with plans for housing near NGA site
Paul McKee said he’s moving forward with the 500-unit residential housing plan
Corps: Giving it contaminated landfill would not speed fix
The EPA says the radioactive waste is contained and is no threat to residents
Police department’s crime reporting app results in first official arrest
The St. Louis Police Chief is defending the first arrest made from a tip submitted on the department’s new crime reporting app. Chief Sam Dotson tweeted about the arrest for panhandling Thursday and faced almost immediate backlash for focusing on panhandling. Dotson later clarified saying the suspect was also charged with trespassing. The department launched…
Officers not charged with fatal 2015 shooting
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ prosecutor says she won’t be charging two officers in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old last year, concluding that no evidence disproves police claims of self-defense. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce announced her findings Thursday in the August 2015 death of Mansur Ball-Bey. She called the case “a tragedy…