ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden says he plans to retire in February. Hayden announced his resignation Wednesday after serving about four years as chief. He will retire Feb. 23, the 35th anniversary of his serving with the city’s police department. Former Mayor Lyde Krewson appointed Hayden to take over the…
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…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson is asking Missouri lawmakers to change state law to let her city and others require concealed weapon permits. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Krewson’s comments come a day after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson rejected a request from the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus that lawmakers take up gun…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) History has been made today as Lyda Krewson was sworn in as St. Louis’s first female mayor. The inauguration of the longtime Alderwoman of the 28th ward was held at noon at St. Louis City Hall. Krewson will serve as St. Louis’ 46th mayor, succeeding Mayor Francis Slay, St. Louis’ longest-serving mayor. Kansas…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) It’s the end of an era in St. Louis. Monday is Mayor Francis Slay’s last full day in office. To mark the occasion, staffers hung a portrait of Mayor Slay at City Hall during a ceremony Monday afternoon. Slay, who is St. Louis’s longest serving mayor, announced last year his decision not to seek another…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The polls are closed and voters across the region have had their say. Alderman Lyda Krewson has claimed victory as the next mayor of the city of St. Louis after defeating a field of candidates that included Republican Andrew Jones, Libertarian Robb Cuinningham, Green Party candidate Jonathan McFarland, and Independents Larry Rice and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Lyda Krewson could become St. Louis’ first new mayor since 2001 and St. Louis’ first female mayor. During Tuesday’s Primary Election, the alderwoman from St. Louis’ 28th Ward won the Democratic nomination, beating out six other candidates. During her victory speech, Krewson said she was humbled to win in a field…
(KTRS) – Alderwoman Lyda Krewson picked up the endorsement of the St. Louis Police Officers Association in her run for mayor. The union represents most of the city’s police officers. The other mayoral candidates are: City Treasurer Tishaura Jones, President of the Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed, Aldermen Jeffrey Boyd and Antonio French, as well as…
