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It wasn’t even close.

Before heading out to vote, the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners urges St. Louis residents to:

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Sheets of rain wrapped around the playground shelter in North St. Louis’ Fairground Park on July 9, where canvassers for Congresswoman Cori Bush’s re-election campaign huddled together.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and Congresswoman Cori Bush immediately acted after torrential rain caused widespread flood damage in the city and north St. Louis County.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is seeking his first full term in the position, while Democratic primary challenger Jane Dueker is seeking her first public office.

Yesterday afternoon, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones declared a state of emergency in the City of St. Louis following historic rainfall and flash flooding across the city. The disaster declaration will enable the State of Missouri, if granted, to request federal…

Tuesday began with historic rainfall totals and flash flooding in the St. Louis area. Keep track of the major closures and delays in the region, as rain continues to fall and flood waters rise.

"It looked like the end of the world. It looked like the Apocalypse," said 33-year-old Marisa Scott.

With a homicide rate of 50.64 per 100,000 residents in 2019, Missouri ranked the highest in the nation, according to a recently released study. Per capita, most victims in Missouri and the U.S. were Black.

U.S. Rep Cori Bush tell us that people meant to send me to Congress because sending me to Congress sent us to Congress.

Ahead of the Tuesday, August 2 Primary Election, the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners is reminding residents to make a plan before voting, which includes checking their polling location.

Quentin Alimayu paced a classroom in Clark Hall at the University of Missouri–St. Louis in bouts of excitement.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones signed Board Bill 61, creating a Reproductive Equity Fund to support St. Louisans at every stage of pregnancy. The Fund will support local providers by offering postpartum support, lactation help, doula assistance, and access to abortion…

The name “Homer G. Phillips Hospital” is still spoken with reverence, not only in St. Louis’ Black community, but across the country.