ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, who has been outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system’s “arrest and incarcerate” model, will take over leadership of a city in the midst of yet another wave of violent crime after winning election as mayor on Tuesday. Jones defeated Alderwoman Cara Spencer in…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health department has confirmed the first case of a new virus variant in the state. Health officials on Tuesday announced a Jackson County resident tested positive for a variant first identified in South Africa. The health department says there are also 35 active Missouri cases of a variant first identified…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Whichever candidate St. Louis voters pick in Tuesday’s mayoral election will face daunting tasks, including a declining population and one of the worst murder rates in the nation. City Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Alderwoman Cara Spencer, both Democrats, advanced to the general election by finishing 1-2 in a new nonpartisan primary…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inmates have broken windows, set a fire and thrown debris at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months. News outlets report the riot broke out Sunday night at the City Justice Center. Law enforcement has responded to bring the jail under control. It’s unclear whether…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Zoo announced Friday that a nearly 20-year-old Amur tiger named Kalista has died. The zoo said in a statement that Kalista had been under treatment for age-related degenerate joint disease for several years. She was euthanized last weekend when medical treatment was not sufficient to keep her comfortable…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Drops in coronavirus transmission rates in the St. Louis area are beginning to stall, raising concerns that residents are dropping their guard too soon and that caseloads could soon rise again. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the number of daily new coronavirus infections fell precipitously after a peak in January.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A state health official says the loss of up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to a manufacturing mistake should have no immediate impact in Missouri. Adam Crumbliss is director of the public health division of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. He…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis teenager is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy. St. Louis prosecutors said Thursday that 17-year-old Darryl Williams is suspected of shooting Caion Greene on March 7. Police say Caion was sitting in the family’s vehicle while they delivered food to his grandmother…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Democratic state representative from St. Louis County has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for misusing campaign money for personal expenses. A federal judge in St. Louis on Wednesday also ordered 39-year-old Courtney Curtis to repay nearly $48,000. He pleaded guilty in November to three counts of wire…
Funds will support a variety of programs to help local residents during pandemic COLLINSVILLE (MARCH 2021) – Children’s Home and Aid, Soup n Share Outreach and Good Samaritan House in Madison County each received a $10,000 grant from AmerenCares to support community members near the Granite City-Roxford reliability project. “We are thrilled to receive a…