The dispute over who will lead the St. Louis County Council this year continued Friday with the election of Democrat Rita Days as chairwoman and Republican Mark Harder as vice chairman.

Nat Thomas, David Kovaluk
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St. Louis Public Radio
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Ameren Missouri has purchased a northwestern Missouri wind energy facility that’s expected to provide clean energy to about 90,000 customers.
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Community members shared how their lives are beginning to change and what they’re looking forward to the most, now that they’ve received the vaccine. St. Louis Public Radio health reporter Sarah Fentem also fielded questions about the vaccine rollout.
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Years of unchecked rhetoric from President Donald Trump provided the seeds for violence at the U.S. Capitol, said Karen Aroesty, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League's Heartland office in St. Louis.
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The Missouri House of Representatives will not meet next week because of an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building, Republican leaders announced Thursday evening.
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At least 818 nursing home residents tested positive for the coronavirus in St. Louis County nursing homes in December. That’s about 200 fewer infections than were reported in November.
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The Rev. Derrick Perkins and Pastor Eric Stiller share the plans their St. Louis congregations and communities have for this weekend while reflecting on how the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy speaks to this current moment in American history.
"St. Louis on the Air" returns on Tuesday, following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. On Monday at noon, enjoy a special broadcast of “Selected Shorts” that celebrates the work of author James Baldwin, hosted by award-winning actor LeVar Burton.