Mary Pat Carl

The first Black woman to serve as prosecuting attorney in St. Louis is a step closer to winning another term in office. Kim Gardner defeated Mary Pat Carl, a former assistant prosecutor, 61% to 39% in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

The Aug. 4 Democratic primary for St. Louis circuit attorney will feature two familiar opponents sounding similar themes.

Mary Pat Carl returns to Politically Speaking to talk with St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann and Jason Rosenbaum about her bid for St. Louis circuit attorney.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where the Democratic official talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s…

What started out as a viral video exposing the poor conditions detainees were facing inside St. Louis’ Medium Security Institution — also known as the…

Four activist groups say they have found a way to close the St. Louis jail known as the Workhouse by the end of this year.The Close the Workhouse campaign…

Come January, there will be a new prosecutor in the city of St. Louis for the first time in 16 years.The election to replace Jennifer Joyce as circuit…

A two-hour debate about the root causes of crime and disparities in the system helped some St. Louis voters better understand the Democratic candidates…

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum, Jo Mannies and Rachel Lippmann welcome circuit…