St. Louis County

Dar AlJalal currently buries its members at the nondenominational Laurel Hill cemetery. But it now has more than 1,700 members, up from 500 in 2011, and is running out of space for new plots.

The Maplewood Democrat has represented the council's 5th District since 2019.

Voters in both Manchester and an unincorporated area of St. Louis County needed to approve the annexation plan for it to pass.

The issue is on the Nov. 7 ballot. If a majority of voters in both Manchester and the proposed annexation area vote yes, it would take effect May 7, 2024.

Boeing promises the project will create at least 500 jobs.

Three government-run health clinics in St. Louis County serve patients who can’t afford treatment elsewhere. But the health department has faced rising costs and staffing shortages. A new plan would garner the department millions more in federal funding each year.

The pay increase is the first in 18 years.

The 911 system in the St. Louis area is inefficient and fragmented and uses outdated technology. That’s according to a new report by Forward Through Ferguson, which examined public safety and the 911 system in the region.

There are five little-known Black cities across the St. Louis region that were created before and after the end of the slavery — and only one still exists. The cities are included on an online map featuring Black townships across the nation that will be presented Thursday at the Missouri History Museum.

Doyle announced he would retire from the county’s police department earlier this month after serving more than 30 years.