St. Louis City and County at CDC’s COVID ‘Red’ level
The number of people fully vaccinated in St. Louis City is 178,828. More than 80,000 people have received their first booster.
Federal subpoenas sought tax abatement records for two properties in north St. Louis
In August 2020, an SLDC agency that processes tax abatement had recommended the tax break for a new gas station on the Von Phul Street site, a vacant parcel near an Interstate 70 ramp by O’Fallon Park in north St. Louis.
St. Louis Mayor Jones tests positive for COVID
She is working from home on Thursday. She is asymptomatic. Jones is fully vaccinated and received her first booster.
St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, two other aldermen, indicted on federal corruption charges
The charges are likely to send shock waves through the St. Louis political establishment, where Reed has held sway for over a decade.
St. Louis City church hopes to pick up and relocate physical building
But the church has faced many challenges over its 60 years. It was originally located at Pruitt-Igoe and then moved to a location on Cass Avenue.
Attempted break-in reported at Mayor Jones’ home
According to Jones’ office, an individual attempted to break a window, breaking through a screen, at her home around 3:30 a.m. The mayor then followed protocol and notified public safety officials. She has reportedly turned over her doorbell camera footage to investigators.
$150M plan for north St. Louis will zero in on commercial corridors, with a focus on MLK Drive
As the city backs projects, the mayor’s action plan discourages offering what she has called “unnecessary incentives” for projects in the central corridor.
Leaders aim for America Center to transform into ‘beacon of tourism in Midwest’
The last time the center was updated was in 1995. Post expansion, the AC Next Gen Project will be funded by existing hotel tax payments to increase direct spending on meetings and events to $394 million annually.
Complaints mount over homeless camp in south St. Louis
Re-post from Fox 2 Posted: Apr 25, 2022 / 10:50 PM CDT Updated: Apr 26, 2022 / 05:15 AM CDT Signs have been posted: the City of St. Louis is shutting down another homeless encampment. This one is just north of the Gateway Arch. At the same time, another tent village is growing about 8 miles away, near the River Des Peres in south St. Louis. The city will remove a long-standing tent village at the entrance to the old...
Gardner appears on ‘60 Minutes’ to discuss reform efforts, relationship with St. Louis police union
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s war of words with the St. Louis police union was featured on Sunday night’s episode of the CBS news program “60 Minutes.” CBS correspondent Bill Whitaker spoke with Gardner and Jeff Roorda, a spokesman for the St. Louis Police Officers Association, about the rocky relationship between the city’s top prosecutor and local law enforcement. Gardner, who was first elected in 2016 and later re-elected in 2020, said she was...
