St. Louis County

The pay increase is the first in 18 years.

The 911 system in the St. Louis area is inefficient and fragmented and uses outdated technology. That’s according to a new report by Forward Through Ferguson, which examined public safety and the 911 system in the region.

There are five little-known Black cities across the St. Louis region that were created before and after the end of the slavery — and only one still exists. The cities are included on an online map featuring Black townships across the nation that will be presented Thursday at the Missouri History Museum.

Doyle announced he would retire from the county’s police department earlier this month after serving more than 30 years.

The 5.6-mile rail corridor would run north and south between Natural Bridge and Chippewa, providing access to Union Station and the new soccer stadium, CityPark.

Highcroft Ridge Elementary School is the first school to implement new school building codes that will help first responders.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will appoint members to the nine-person task force. The announcement comes as state lawmakers prepare to pass several bills limiting freedoms for transgender kids and teens.

A professor says the quiet removal of a historical marker in Clayton was a missed opportunity for change.

The county's animal shelter in Olivette had been a source of controversy for years. The APA of Missouri took over its operations in December as part of a five-year, $16 million contract.

Missouri's large local and statewide increases in syphilis cases are dramatic, but not surprising, experts said. Decreased funding for prevention and the coronavirus pandemic could be contributing to the sexually transmitted infection spreading among demographics.