Lyda Krewson

In 2017, Lyda Krewson was elected the city’s top executive, making her the first woman to win the job. Four years later, she’s set to retire, marking an end to 24 years of public service.

Inmates at the St. Louis Justice Center on Sunday night broke out of their cells, broke windows and demanded court dates that have been delayed for months by the pandemic. It was the second time in two months that inmates hacked the jail's locks.

The increasing supply of the coronavirus vaccine could soon make it difficult for local health departments to get shots in the arms of people fast enough.

St. Louis, St. Paul, Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana are the first three cities that are part of an effort to better track the amount and types of plastic garbage in the Mississippi River.

Officials from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Tuesday announced that starting this week, the federal government will send doses of the coronavirus vaccine to 81 Walmart and Sam's Club pharmacies across the state. Critics say that leaves St. Louis, with no Walmarts within city limits, out of the distribution plans.

St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has formed a task force to investigate public health concerns in the city’s downtown jail. But advocates for inmates doubt the task force will accomplish much.

Last Friday, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen was prepared to vote on a plan that would have compelled the mayor’s office to contract with Persistent Surveillance Systems, an Ohio company that hopes to use planes equipped with high-resolution cameras to monitor the city in a bid to solve violent crimes. Alderwoman Annie Rice of the 8th Ward discusses what’s next for that proposal, as well as a plan she introduced that would provide some oversight to surveillance used by the city and its police department.

Applications are open for the pilot program, in which the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will train a small group of St. Louis residents to install solar panels. Other applicants will get general job skills training.

St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has announced she will not seek reelection and plans to retire in April. Krewson has been mayor for four years. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Krewson said that after 23 years as an elected official, she had decided to step away.

St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson is asking a city board to approve $600,000 in federal pandemic-relief funds to build 50 tiny houses for homeless people.