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Effort to place St. Louis police under state control returns in Missouri legislature

Effort to place St. Louis police under state control returns in Missouri legislature

By Debra Chandler Landis, Missouri Independent February 19, 2024

Missourians voted in 2013 to return control of the St. Louis police department to local officials, ending more than 150 years of state oversight. And almost immediately, state lawmakers began pushing...

State Rep. Brad Christ, R-Sappington.

State Rep. Brad Christ holds town hall to review 2023’s legislative session

By Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter August 14, 2023

State Rep. Brad Christ, R-Sappington, and this year’s Freshman Legislator of the Year, held his second ever town hall meeting at Sunset Hills City Hall Aug. 8 to discuss the highs and lows of the year’s...

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...

Sappington man charged with custody interference, took children out of state

Sappington man charged with custody interference, took children out of state

December 15, 2022

A Sappington man is facing charges after police said he took his children, whom he does not have custody of, from their mother’s home in November and left the state with them. The St. Louis County...

UPDATE: Missing children from Sappington area located safely

UPDATE: Missing children from Sappington area located safely

November 29, 2022

Update: The advisory has been canceled after the two children were located safely. The suspect was also located.  The Missouri State Highway Patrol and St. Louis County Police Department have issued...

Donate used bikes at event this weekend

Donate used bikes at event this weekend

May 5, 2021

A local Scout is organizing a bicycle donation event this weekend in South County for St. Louis BWorks, which collects used bicycles and rehabs them to give to children through the Earn-A-Bike program....

Members of the board that funded the YMCA updates include, from left to right, CEO Tim Helm, Executive Director Jeni Koenigsfeld, Larry Felton, Tim Emert, Dan Pogue and Vice President Matt Clark.

South County YMCA facility renovations reinvest in community, adding amenities

April 28, 2021

The South County YMCA is celebrating $1.25 million in renovations, which were officially unveiled at a ribbon-cutting in March.  “The Y serves as a hub where non-profits, for-profits, schools,...

County sets a precedent for storage units to look better; Gravois up first

County sets a precedent for storage units to look better; Gravois up first

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 5, 2021

After a series of self-storage facilities have been opposed by neighbors across South County in recent years, one proposed along Gravois Road in Sappington is the first in unincorporated St. Louis County...

The St. Louis County Planning Commission showed this aerial view of the site proposed for the storage facility, fronting Gravois Road.

Gravois Road storage site OK’d for zoning by panel

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 24, 2021

After a series of self-storage facilities have been opposed by neighbors across South County in recent years, the St. Louis County Planning Commission is recommending one along Gravois Road. The county...

The pool at the Kennedy Recreation Center.

County eyes repairs and upgrades to Kennedy pool, at urging of Trakas

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 19, 2021

Repairs are being made to the Kennedy Recreation Complex’s pool in time to open for the summer, and the county is considering upgrades after Councilman Ernie Trakas urged the county parks department...

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