Union Pacific’s Big Boy tour fun concealed a serious purpose
The giant locomotive wasn’t there just for fun, but to push for a merger where St. Louis has proven a key sticking point.
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Assault case against bedridden 85-year-old gets dismissed—for now
Attorneys for Norman Fishel, however, worry prosecutors may try to compel their elderly client back to Creve Coeur municipal court.
Peter Hoffman is fighting vacancy, one derelict house at a time
The Legal Services of Eastern Missouri attorney estimates his team has helped return 1,000 vacant houses to productive use.
First these highway signs didn’t fit. Then came the graffiti
MoDOT says new signs are coming soon.
Brentwood Democrat’s mileage reimbursements spur policy change in Missouri legislature
Ray Reed billed taxpayers for 31 trips to Jefferson City when the legislature was not in session.
City of St. Louis targets “Slow Flip” real estate company
The lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Bustling Funding of creating a “trap for unwary buyers.”
Jonathan Franzen endorses Webster Groves library tax
Franzen’s official endorsement of Prop L has its roots in a poorly attended literary event 38 years ago
Protestors sue Wesley Bell over raucous 2025 town hall
Plaintiffs in the suit say they came to protest the congressman, wound up “violently and aggressively physically” removed.
Martin O’Malley visits St. Louis to talk data-driven government with Mayor Spencer
The former Baltimore mayor (and later Maryland governor) helped inspire Spencer—and the city’s CityStat program.
Bogus applications plague city’s tornado relief program
St. Louis has received applications to assist with repairs on the Southside, outside city limits, and even for properties purchased after the May 16 tornado.
House candidate had messy split from job as Berkeley city manager
A countersuit filed by the North County municipality accuses Nathan Mai-Lombardo of failing to file key reports with the state and buying the city a Mustang and a Tahoe without authorization.