Property taxes are rising across the region, but nowhere more than in a handful of neighborhoods in southeastern St. Louis, where residents have been shocked to receive statements with eye-popping increases in bills. From @kelseylandis.bsky.social and me. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Rents across the #STL region are soaring, but nowhere more than neighborhoods that have become targets of real estate investors. Four of the ZIP codes with the top increases in rent since 2023 are in a swath of North County from the airport to the Mississippi. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Missouri’s system is so overloaded that even people accused of low-level crimes now wait years for mental health treatment.

Worries about where the next meal will come from weigh heavily on St. Louis-area residents as the federal government shutdown threatens SNAP and the Trump administration cuts food assistance. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

The new museum documents the history and evolution of midwifery as it started in Africa and spread across the globe. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

New data obtained by @stltoday.com indicates hundreds of the buildings mangled by the May 16 tornado in St. Louis were likely vacant before the storm even hit. That could hobble the city's efforts to rebuild the neighborhoods hit hardest by the storm. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Besides being an excellent coworker, Josh is a bicyclist, “antique” digital game enthusiast and a great person. Please consider a donation to honor his daughter.

In two court filings Wednesday, attorneys for Sam Page poked holes in the Missouri AG's criminal case against the county executive. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Having a newsroom across the street from the SLPS administrative building has its reporting perks. www.stltoday.com/news/local/e...

The planned stoppage has food banks across the state girding for a rise in need if food stamp recipients lose the benefit, which averages about $370 per household per month. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g... ✍️ Kurt Erickson

Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today issuu.com/idsnews/docs...

Illinois warned 3 other communities months ago that harmful “forever chemicals” had been detected in their municipal water supplies, long before the issue came out publicly at a Collinsville city council meeting last month www.stltoday.com/news/local/i...

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook) Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

The extended summer-like heat is part of a decades-long trend both in St. Louis and across the country.

I wrote about a similar measure introduced by a county councilman a few years ago. It failed amid free speech concerns. Now another councilman is trying again though a federal judge struck down St. Louis County's panhandling laws in 2021. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

The progress officials have long said would come with the new NGA campus has not arrived at everyone’s doorstep in north St. Louis. ✍️ @stephkukuljan.bsky.social www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

The "lost art" of handwritten notes is back. ✍️ @monicaobradovic.bsky.social www.stltoday.com/news/local/e...

I set out to determine how far our local sewer district has come in cleaning up our local waterways. 💩🚫💧 It has done a ton of work, but even after $7 billion in spending, the region's massive network of pipes will still spew untreated sewage into our area rivers. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

"These districts were drawn to withstand a political earthquake," one expert said. ✍️ @kirkman.bsky.social www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

@kgrumke.bsky.social and I delved into the documents on this one, revealing a network of shell companies that connect the stalled St. Charles project to the search giant. www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House launched a controversial special session Wednesday that could drastically alter the state’s congressional boundaries and make it harder for citizens to change the state Constitution.

The County Council first earmarked $11 million of federal pandemic relief money in fall 2022 for demolishing derelict properties.

Starting Friday, @stltoday.com will have NO PAYWALL Reading the paper makes you smarter 🧠, cooler 💅 and a good person 😇 (paywall returns Wednesday)

After her cellmate beat and tried to sexually assault her, Missouri prison officials kept Honesty in solitary confinement for SIX YEARS. Why? A little-known policy that allowed Missouri to keep incarcerated people living with HIV they deem sexually active in isolation. www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...

Some not so breaking news, I've started work as @stlpublicradio.bsky.social's new economic development reporter! Have a tip/story or just want to chat? Let's get to know each other. Drop me a line a [email protected]. www.stlpr.org/2025-08-18/s...

The fate of a controversial 440-acre data center is in doubt following allegations that the site is largely owned by a relative of St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer. ✍️ Ethan Colbert www.stltoday.com/news/local/s...

Good opportunity here to shift to using your local grocer's bulk section. Local Harvest in Tower Grove South has a bunch of products in bulk (maple syrup, olive oil, rice) and provides reusable containers. Any other places I should know about?? www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

3 months after tornado, St. Louis residents face a harsh reality. 'Not going to be rebuilt.' Nice work by Seth Nelson and Laurie Skrivan

"The district's long-term plans also do not address if/when the district will discontinue its deficit spending and use of budget reserves to meet planned expenditures." By FY 2031, the district will "not have sufficient funds to complete the school year."

The charges against Page could be a litmus test for a charge that has, until now, mostly been used by state ethics authorities to issue civil fines.

Three Republican County Council members said Page should resign. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Drug charges tied to federal probe of former St. Louis architect, ex-Mercy Health executive www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

Me & @kirkman.bsky.social spent months looking into a new firm called Truehold, now one of the largest real estate investors in #STL. Its biz model: Buys houses & offers to lease them back to sellers. It's a strategy that's faced scrutiny when used by other firms www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...

There is a lot of talk, post-tornado, about what will happen to St. Louis brick from heavily damaged homes. A few years ago reporter Jesse Bogan and I took a deep look at that brick - how it's harvested, what it's worth and where it ends up. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

"Within the span of four days, the Brown family faced the reality of two destroyed homes, as well as the loss of its matriarch and any semblance of a certain future." Important, in-depth, heart-rending local reporting on this ongoing crisis, by @monicaobradovic.bsky.social

Here's a look at the news two weeks after an EF-3 tornado hit areas of St. Louis on May 16, 2025. Video by Allie Schallert Read full coverage of the May 16 tornado here: https://go.stltoday.com/516tornado?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

St. Louis mayor vows to keep tornado-displaced residents in city www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Fine work by my colleagues who assessed home insurance rates in North City and shared the stories of those who don't have it. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

Spencer said "human failure" and confusing protocol kept the city's outdoor sirens from being deployed before Friday's tornado.

In north St. Louis, residents are staying in wrecked homes, keeping watch from their front yards and sleeping in their cars.

The incident appeared to be an unusual attempt by a government to compel a citizen — of another city and state — to testify about a comment he wrote on social media. ✍️ Nassim Benchaabane www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

After state takeover, St. Louis to charge police department for city services www.stltoday.com/news/local/g... via @stltoday.com @ahuguelet.bsky.social

“Never in my life did I think that someone that I knew was going to be the pope." ✍️ @stephkukuljan.bsky.social www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

The grants ranged from $10,000 to $45,000 and had been promised to 14 area organizations. www.stltoday.com/life-enterta...

A St. Louis nonprofit that provides nature-based education to city kids is losing almost half a million dollars in federal funding, prompted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.

Discrepancies, connections and secrecy led to the collapse of a plan to spend taxpayer money on fresh food in North County. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

A real loss for the STL journalism community. RIP Linda. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

Just a reminder that billionaires have never cared about journalism Wish my fellow reporters would get over this idea of a benevolent newspaper owner www.unothegateway.com/news/warren-...

For sickle cell disease patients with no sibling or donor match, the new therapy is their only chance at living a normal life.

Last week, the County Council approved a plan to give $3.2 million to farmers in North County to address fresh food shortages. By yesterday, half of the farmers had dropped out. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...