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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that the legislation known as Senate Bill 5 was an unconstitutional special law, then reversed itself late last year in an unrelated case. Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who helped write SB5 as a state senator, had asked a lower court to apply that new logic to his legislation.
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Sonny and Bridgett Lewis’ eatery in Ferguson was just hitting its stride when the pandemic hit. Enter Restaurant: Impossible — with a plan to save this family business during the biggest crisis local restaurants have seen in a century. They joined "St. Louis on the Air" to share how Drake’s Place is faring today, and discuss the many hurdles facing businesses like theirs
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Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones has decided to make revitalizing the city through economic development a priority of her administration.
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A former Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown nearly six years ago will not face charges. St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell announced his decision Thursday, following a five-month review of the case.
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If you’ve followed the scores of Black Lives Matter protests that have filled St. Louis-area streets for nearly two months, you’ve likely seen their work in your social media feeds.Citizen journalists have livestreamed or live-tweeted nearly every demonstration following the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville this spring. Most have no formal journalism training and no newsroom team or subscriber base supporting them. But many people in the region’s Black community consider them credible news sources.
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Eden Theological Seminary is preparing to appoint its first-ever female president.Longtime Eden faculty member and former academic Dean Deborah Krause…
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James Knowles III was taking down tents with his father at the Ferguson Farmers Market on Aug. 9, 2014, the day one of his city’s police officers shot and…
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Last weekend, Rasheen Aldridge once again found himself with a bullhorn in hand, speaking to a crowd about a black man killed by police. Days earlier,…
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With protests surging throughout the country decrying police killings of African Americans, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt wants the Department of Justice to resume…
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Six summers ago, protests against police brutality and racism brought the eyes of the nation to Ferguson. Now the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis…