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Kratom industry leaders criticized a provision that potentially allows for highly potent synthetic products to stay on store shelves.

The old Broadview Hotel has been converted into a 110-unit apartment building for residents over 55 years old. East St. Louis leaders believe this project will anchor future economic development.

The provider announced Friday staff had begun offering some abortions, but the state had rejected a plan that would allow doctors to dispense abortion medications.

The city’s Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority paid about $2.6 million Friday for the 10 parcels that make up the vacant parking garage and surface lot that comprise the city block.

Rhonda Belics is alleging that Dr. Kanika Cunningham told her to lie in response to a Sunshine Law request seeking a secret proposal to euthanize animals at the St. Louis County animal shelter.

The visual arts nonprofit said its demise was caused by a series of armed confrontations in its old building, construction delays and cuts to grant funding.

St. Louis University postponed its formal apology for its role in slavery Wednesday because descendants of people enslaved by Jesuits say they couldn’t participate in it.

The Mississippi Valley Library District board of trustees has been caught up in culture war-like issues for the past two years. On Tuesday, three of its seven seats are open, and the winners will steer the board as it navigates issues including aging facilities and staff unionization.

Proposition B would allow members of the county council to fire department directors and the county counselor with five out of seven votes.

The law, which would penalize police for enforcing federal gun laws, was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in 2023.