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Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, is sponsoring the bill, which he said the purpose of the bill is to ensure Missourians constitutional right to carry firearms when attending places of worship.

Missouri legislation seeks to allow guns in places of worship

By Brooke Muckerman, Columbia Missourian/Missouri Independent March 27, 2023

Missouri Republicans are making a push to allow firearms to be carried inside religious establishments and lessen restrictions on access to firearms. House Bill 485, heard in the House Emerging Issues...

Voters line up to vote in the 2020 general election at Rogers Elementary in Oakville in November 2020.

Absentee voting open in St. Louis County ahead of April 4 election

March 27, 2023

No-excuse, in-person absentee voting is currently open in St. Louis County ahead of the municipal elections next week. The municipal elections are Tuesday, April 4. No-excuse absentee voting opened in...

Marie Davis, left, and Ward 2 Alderman Christine Lieber.

Marie Davis, Christine Lieber vie for Sunset Hills Ward 2 alderman

By Staff Report March 27, 2023

Editor’s note: The following article appeared in the March 30 print edition of The Call. Read web-exclusive questions and answers from the candidates at the end of this article.  Marie Davis is challenging...

Green Park Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton, left, and Green Park Mayor Tim Thuston.

Incumbent Thuston faces Ward 1 Alderman Broughton for Green Park mayor

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 23, 2023

Editor's note: The following questions and answers appeared in the March 16 and March 23 print editions of The Call. See web-exclusive questions and answers at the end of this article.  Incumbent Green...

Dierbergs sets opening date for Crestwood location

Dierbergs sets opening date for Crestwood location

March 23, 2023

Diebergs has announced the opening date for its new Crestwood store at the former Crestwood mall site. The St. Louis-based grocery chain will open its 27th location in Crestwood on Tuesday, March 28,...

Then Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman during her 2018 campaign for the Missouri House. Coleman was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2022.

Proposals to eliminate Missouri sales tax on groceries in limbo

By Clara Bates, The Missouri Independent March 23, 2023

Missouri is one of just 13 states that levies a sales tax on grocery food items. Citing the hefty burden on low-income shoppers and rising cost of food, several other states have moved to reduce the...

Baumgarth, Hilmer vie for Mehlville Fire board

Baumgarth, Hilmer vie for Mehlville Fire board

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 23, 2023

Editor's note: The following article appeared in the March 23 print edition of The Call. Read web-exclusive questions and answers from the candidates at the end of this article.  Mehlville Fire Protection...

A rendering of the proposed townhomes at 1719/1725 Smizer Station Road.

Townhomes in Fenton recommended for approval by Planning Commission

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor March 21, 2023

The St. Louis County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a new multifamily complex in unincorporated Fenton at its executive session this month. The commission voted 6-2 at its March 6...

Citizens vote at the Sunset Hills Community Center April 2, 2019.

Use tax, marijuana sales tax among the propositions on April 4 ballot

By Staff Report March 21, 2023

Voters in South County will decide on a use tax, a proposition related to elections and a marijuana sales tax depending on where they live in the county in the election Tuesday, April 4. Fenton is asking...

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