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Prop B Tax Hike Could Mean More Money for an Unrelated Cause: St. Louis Police

October 30, 2026

Backers of Prop B want St. Louis voters to approve a sales tax hike aimed at raising $22.4 million for early childhood education. But City Counselor Michael Garvin warns that police could claim one-quarter of those funds under the state law that put city police under a state-appointed Board of Police Commissioners — leaving early childhood programs with closer to $16.8 million. Prop B supporters say the measure's special trust fund structure protects the money and they are prepared to defend it in court.

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St. Louis Firefighters Demonstrate How Quickly House Fires Spread, Stress Importance of Working Smoke Alarms

October 26, 2026

5 On Your Side and the circuit attorney took part in a fire demonstration with St. Louis firefighters for smoke detector awareness. The demonstration showed how rapidly a house fire can spread and why working smoke alarms are critical to giving families enough time to escape safely.

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St. Louis' Top Judges on Retention: Read the Reviews, Not the Rulings

October 22, 2026

Missouri voters have removed only four judges since 1940. Ahead of this year's retention elections, the St. Louis area's two presiding judges explain what voters should actually look for on their ballots — and why the performance review process, not individual rulings, is the right place to start.

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How Missouri Could Hold Corporate Landlords Accountable

October 19, 2026

Two troubled St. Louis-area properties — Senate Square in Benton Park and Northern Village apartments in North County — share a common thread: opaque out-of-state LLCs that are difficult to hold accountable. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says the fix lies at the state level, calling for greater disclosure of LLC ownership so local officials know who to contact when code violations pile up. A state law that took effect this year requires property owners to identify a point of contact after two violations, but advocates say more is needed — including rental registries, tenant relocation assistance, and rules tying new rental permits to a landlord's code-violation track record.

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Push for Collaboration in Effort to Address Homelessness in St. Louis

October 15, 2026

Access to affordable housing remains the critical hurdle for organizations responding to unhoused people in St. Louis. At a town hall hosted by the St. Louis City Continuum of Care at Peter and Paul Community Services, advocates and service providers discussed obstacles, solutions, and preparations for the coming winter's Code Blue response. With 2,115 unhoused individuals counted in the city as of August — roughly 600 of them chronically homeless — speakers emphasized that no single agency can solve the crisis alone. "The only way we're going to do that is to pull our resources together," said Shanna Nieweg of Horizon Housing Development Company, citing rising rents, federal and state funding cuts, and growing demand. A Board of Aldermen bill to fund Code Blue was introduced Friday and referred to committee.

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St. Louis City Leaders Want to Switch Up Civil Service Rules

October 14, 2026

Mayor Cara Spencer, Aldermanic President Megan Green, and several aldermen introduced six bills Tuesday that would modernize the city's 1941 civil service system. The proposed changes — collectively dubbed Prop HR — would give the mayor and department directors more discretion in hiring and firing top deputies, currently protected as civil service employees. The Civil Service Commission would remain intact but be removed from day-to-day operations, with those responsibilities shifting to a renamed Department of Human Resources. The bills still need Board of Aldermen approval before going to city voters on the April 6 ballot.

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Blaring Train Horns Across the City of St. Louis on Track to Becoming FRA Compliant

October 13, 2026

City crews began installing signage this weekend as part of an effort to bring St. Louis railroad crossings into compliance with Federal Railroad Administration requirements. The installations are expected to be completed by the end of next week, a step that could eventually allow the city to establish quiet zones and reduce the frequency of train horn blasts in residential neighborhoods.

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