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Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioThe jail director, who reports to St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, was known to be at odds with the city's Detention Facility Oversight Board over the lack of transparency and conditions at the City Justice Center. -
Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioAfter Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 in November, enshrining the right to an abortion, Planned Parenthood sued to strike down several abortion restrictions in state law. A judge on Friday blocked some but not all of the restrictions.
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While city or state ordinances still could bar chicken ownership, homeowners associations, deed restrictions or similar agreements cannot. -
Melissa Price Smith, Gov. Mike Parson’s nominee for county prosecutor, made the claim during a question-and-answer session with members of the St. Louis County Council during a committee hearing on Tuesday. -
Homer G. Phillips Hospital, which has been in business for one year, is looking for additional funding and new blood supplies before it can reopen. -
The Rev. Darryl Gray said he is more hopeful for reform after a recent conversation with Commissioner of Corrections Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah. -
Circuit Judge Brian May said he will issue his decision promptly. His ruling will almost certainly be appealed. -
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“You have to get the foundation laid and then go from there,” said Lynn Cope, whose 29-year-old son, Clayton, was killed by an Edwardsville tornado in December 2021. -
Jessica Bax is the new director of the Missouri Department of Social Services. -
The post’s 104-acre property in the rural Freeburg that has been plagued by squatting and criminal activity in recent years. -
Robert Knodell has been hired to be the next city manager of Poplar Bluff after 3 years leading the Department of Social Services. -
About 250 community members gathered in Chesterfield on Sunday to celebrate the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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