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‘We expect to be sued’

3 years ago
Hours after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt certified in a legal opinion that the state’s “trigger law” is now in effect, meaning that abortion procedures are illegal in the state of…
Sophie Hurwitz For the St. Louis American

Families can tap program that helps cover water, sewer bills

3 years ago
While water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface, its cost as a utility can be difficult for some residents to pay the monthly bill. Help could be flowing to eligible families through the federally funded Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program…
Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American

Rep. Cori Bush hosting app challenge

3 years ago
Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) announced that her office is hosting a 2022 Congressional App Challenge, a competition designed to encourage middle and high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The Challenge is designed to…
The St. Louis American Staff

Well grounded

3 years ago
If speaking to Daria McKelvey about horticulture and botany be prepared to be schooled because. She has the knowledge and skill down to a science.
Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American

A gateway to liberation

3 years ago
Etta Daniels stood out among the hundreds who braved the heat and humidity and gathered downtown in front of the Civil Courts Building early Monday evening. The courts were closed to commemorate the Juneteenth federal holiday.
Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American

North County Inc. celebrates new home on UMSL campus

3 years ago
A few dozen people gathered outside the Regional Center for Education and Work recently afternoon to mark the official opening of North County Incorporated’s new headquarters on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
The St. Louis American Staff

Passport to Music gets in tune at Transit Centers

3 years ago
The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD), in partnership with Citizens for Modern Transit, Metro Transit and AARP in St. Louis, will be hosting Passport to Music on Metro from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 2022, at both the Belleville…
The St. Louis American staff

St. Louis ‘Marches for Our Lives’

3 years ago
Joining nationwide demonstrations against gun violence, around 300 St. Louisans and gun violence survivors took to the street on Saturday, June 11, 2022, as part of a 'March for Our Lives.'
Isaiah Peters | The St. Louis American

A knockout

3 years ago
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones has put an end to use of “no-knock” warrants in St. Louis through an executive order. The practice is now banned, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is prohibited from requesting this type of…
St. Louis American staff