Tim Lloyd

Members of the military and city officials gathered on the steps of Soldiers’ Memorial to honor veterans this morning.  

At the ceremony before the 29th annual St. Louis Veterans Day Parade, Rear Admiral William Brown praised the region for its support of veterans.

“For over 74-years Soldiers’ Memorial has served as a strong symbol of St. Louis’s incredible respect for veterans,” Brown said.  “I thank all of those who have operated and preserved this memorial and who continue to serve and care for the memorial today.”   

"If it wasn't here, we wouldn't have anywhere to go."

About a dozen people mill around the small lobby of the Senate Theater in Elsberry, Mo., a little town about an hour north of St. Louis.

The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners began fielding comments from community members tonight about what qualifications they should look for in the next Chief of Police.

Some residents said he should have a master’s degree.

Other’s added that he needed the kind of street smarts it takes to effectively tackle crime.

And Janet Jones said that all sounds good, but with one addendum.

Libertarian Vice-Presidential Candidate Jim Gray rolled up to a Soulard bar and grill in a white minivan with a few hundred signatures from supporters on its exterior.

Before talking with a dozen or so supporters, he said if you want to fix the system, how about just getting rid of most of it.

“And by the way, we’re Libertarians, and we do believe in government, but government is the last resort, not the first resort,” Gray said.