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The county council voted 4-3 along party lines to approve the mask requirement that takes effect Wednesday.

The first St. Louis County Council meeting of the year saw the approval of a mask mandate and the promise of a lawsuit from Attorney...

The “Dear Ray” email got right to the point. The subject line read, “The Fascist BLM mob.” And the outrage poured forth: “We were threatened...

Judge awards homeless man $150K in Missouri panhandling case May 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge says a Missouri county cannot enforce ordinances that target panhandlers and violate their free-speech rights, and has awarded $150,000 to a homeless man who was cited 31 times. Robert Fernandez has also been arrested four times in St. Louis County for soliciting without a license. “County police officers repeatedly arrested and detained (Fernandez) for engaging in...

Since the pandemic was declared last March, St. Louis and St. Louis County have enacted similar guidelines — but not always in tandem.

Curfew, capacity restrictions lifted at St. Louis area restaurants, but mask mandate stays Jacob Kuerth, Dori Olmos Replay Video UP NEXT Restaurants in St. Louis and St. Louis County will be able to reopen at full capacity beginning Monday after more than a year of coronavirus-related restrictions on capacity and hours of operation. But dont expect businesses to be crowded at the levels they were before the pandemic. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and St. Louis Mayor Tisha...

Our intention is to take legal action | Missouri attorney general locks horns with St. Louis County executive over COVID restrictions Letters exchanged between Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and St. Louis County officials show tension rising between Schmitt and Sam Page Author: Christine Byers (KSDK) Updated: 9:21 AM CDT April 30, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page are locking horns over COVID...

Our intention is to take legal action | Missouri attorney general locks horns with St. Louis County executive over COVID restrictions Christine Byers © Provided by KSDK-TV St. Louis Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page are locking horns over COVID-19 restrictions Schmitt is calling “the most stringent in the state that have encroached on personal and economic freedoms.” The I-Team obtained a 10-page letter Schmitt sent to Dr. Faisa...

The city wanted to use as much as $151 million in TIF subsidies to finance infrastructure and development in a levee-protected floodplain.

St. Louis County Circuit Judge Thomas Albus issued a ruling Tuesday in a county-funded lawsuit that divided County Council members over who was the rightfully elected council chair: 1st District Councilwoman Rita Days, D-Bel Nor, or 5th District Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, D-Maplewood. Albus sided with Days and the current bipartisan majority of the council and rejected the county’s legal arguments. Clancy, the council chair for 2020, appeared to be elected chair Jan. 5 on a 4-3 vote that inclu...