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Stanley Cup final bound. Courtesy of the St. Louis Blues.

St. Louis Blues headed to the Stanley Cup finals for first time in 49 years

May 22, 2019

The St. Louis Blues are headed to the NHL’s Stanley Cup finals for the first time in more than 40 years after defeating the San Jose Sharks 5-1 Tuesday night to win the Western Conference finals. With...

Former County Executive Steve Stenger, left, talks to then council Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, at the Aug. 1 council meeting. Page became county executive April 19, after Stenger resigned from the position and pled guilty to federal corruption charges. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Page does not support a merger through a statewide vote; view different from Stenger

May 22, 2019

Former County Executive Steve Stenger, left, talks to then council Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, at the Aug. 1 council meeting. Page became county executive April 19, after Stenger resigned from the...

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership CEO Sheila Sweeney speaks at the June 16, 2015 ribbon-cutting ceremony of The Pavilion at Lemay, the recreation center and aquatic center that opened in Lemay with casino money.

Sheila Sweeney, John Rallo also charged in Stenger corruption scandal

May 9, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Former County Executive Steve Stenger is not the only former county official that will plead guilty in a corruption scandal that has enveloped...

Rendering of the renovated and expanded Americas Center.

Council votes to spend $240 million of county taxes to expand America’s Center downtown

May 1, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis County Council last month approved funding the $175 million renovation of America’s Center convention center in downtown St....

St. Louis will host the 2020 U.S. gymnastics Olympic team trials

St. Louis will host the 2020 U.S. gymnastics Olympic team trials

April 24, 2019

St. Louis will host the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that they awarded the...

An incoming Kennerly kindergartener slides at Popsicles with the Principal in 2018 on the schools playground.  Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

DeAndre Thomas named new principal of Kennerly Elementary

March 14, 2019

Former Truman Elementary School educator DeAndre Thomas will return to Lindbergh Schools as the newest principal of Kennerly Elementary School, effective July 1. The Lindbergh Board of Education unanimously...

Above, some of the chief backers of the Better Together movement for one St. Louis and a city-county merger talk about the plan at its rollout at the Cheshire Inn Jan. 28, 2019, including, from left to right, Better Together Deputy Director of Community-Based Studies Marius Johnson-Malone, former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton, who led the campaign for a 2020 statewide vote on the merger. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Better Together provides answers at first town hall, but maybe not the ones crowd wanted

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 14, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Attendees at the first Better Together town hall last week got some answers about the proposed St. Louis city-county merger — but maybe not...

Better Together Deputy Director of Community-Based Studies Marius Johnson-Malone, left, answers questions about the merger alongside Stenger, Krewson and Washinton University Chancellor Mark Wrighton at a press conference after the  campaign kickoff. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Better Together says merger could save over $1 billion a year by 2032

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 26, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The backers of a city-county merger for St. Louis County and city are saying that the plan will save taxpayers across the region $55 million...

Dog euthanized by St. Louis County tests negative for rabies

Dog euthanized by St. Louis County tests negative for rabies

February 26, 2019

Faust, the dog that was euthanized Feb. 11 by St. Louis County after biting a veterinary technician at an animal hospital, did not have rabies after all. Faust was found two weeks ago by a postal worker,...

Missouri attorney general launches investigation into day care fight club

Missouri attorney general launches investigation into ‘day care fight club’

February 22, 2019

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that his office is investigating the teachers who allegedly led a “day care fight club” in the city of St. Louis after prosecutors claimed...

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