Corruption

A second former alderman, Jeffrey Boyd, also says he will not file any motions ahead of trial. An attorney for Boyd would not clarify whether that meant his client had also reached a deal.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said Wednesday that recent federal public corruption indictments are “the tip of the iceberg.”

A former assistant to a county councilwoman and current jail administrator has been charged in an attempted COVID relief kickback plan.

Tim Lowry, an agent for Ackerman Insurance in Red Bud, faces up to five years in federal prison when he is sentenced on Nov. 22.

Kevin Hutchinson also received a $500 fine, and 40 hours of community service.

He will be sentenced in June by U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn.

The special meeting was quiet and somber and lasted only about four minutes.

Kevin Hutchinson leaves “with a heavy heart” after serving 20 years in Columbia as alderman and later mayor.

A group of longtime East St. Louis residents, most of them senior citizens, have united in their message to city and county leaders: They’re tired of the…

Updated 9:45 p.m. Tuesday with effort to strip pension from Steve Stenger — An insurance executive who received contracts with St. Louis County in…