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Affordable Housing Awards to City of St. Louis Projects in Carr Square, Old North, Central West End, Bevo, Wells-Goodfellow, and Peabody-Darst-Webbe

The ban hurts tourism and businesses, and it is a greater hardship for those north of downtown than south

The shooting occurred in the area between North 16th Street and Cass Avenue and North 14th Street and Cass Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Friday.

So far this year, there have been 11 shootings in the Carr Square neighborhood. Five of them were fatal.

More than 9,100 households in the city received $500 in direct cash assistance as of Aug. 19. Top uses for the funds include food, utilities and gas.

Some districts are missing a high percentage of staff.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the woman was taken to a local hospital privately, where she was pronounced dead.

The teens' ages range from 14 to 17. One of them had escaped from a state-run youth center over the weekend, according to a police source.

This comes days after a 4-year-old girl was accidentally shot by her sister Author: Ryan Dean Updated: 7:16 AM CDT April 13, 2021 ST. LOUIS — A unique partnership in St. Louis is expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon. Mayor Lyda Krewson, Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson, Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed and others are scheduled to announce theyre joining forces with the campaign "Lock it for Love." The gun safety campaign is run by Womens Voices Raised fo...

"My heart is breaking for that little girl, her sisters, the entire family. If that gun had been unloaded and locked, this tragedy would never had happened," Cathy Gilbert said. Gilbert is a member of "Womens Voices Raised For Social Justice" and co-chairman of its Lock It For Love Program. "We have gun locks available now at the four branches of the City Library. All a person has to do is walk in and say I need a lock," Gilbert said. Credit: KSDK "My heart goes out to the family as well. Its a...