St. Louis

A St. Louis couple is trying to pick up the pieces after the tornado turned their lives and their literacy nonprofit, Urban Born, upside down.

Looking back, Burris says he wishes he had formed partnerships sooner and expressed pride in serving his staff amid challenging conditions at the jail.

The Trump administration proposed funding cuts for the early childhood education program earlier this year but later walked back the plan.

Outgoing Commissioner Doug Burris speaks highly of Ross despite controversy and leaves a staff of nearly 100 correctional officers at the troubled St. Louis Justice Center, where 20 detainees have died in custody since 2020.

Efforts are underway to make it easier to access the 24-page application online. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was expanded earlier this summer to include ZIP codes in St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County.

The collapse of a sewer line caused a nearly 15-foot hole to open on Olive Street in front of the restaurant.

New offers must be submitted by Sept. 3 to be considered at the Sept. 24 LRA board meeting.

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer paused the city's minority- and women-led business enterprise program this week. She said the city is feeling pressure from the federal government to change its diversity programs.

The St. Louis Local Development Company says organizations can each receive up to $5,000. The deadline to submit an application is Aug. 29.

City leaders say more than 13,400 residential accounts are past due, with $12.6 million in overdue funds.