The Latest Breaking News from St. Louis

Operation Show Me Justice Is Over: 435 Arrests, 81 Kg of Drugs, and $1.25M Seized—What It Means for St. Louis

Operation Show Me Justice ended with 435 arrests, 81 kg of drugs, and 166 guns off St. Louis streets. Inside the 8-week federal crime surge.

Latin Times · 8h ago

Olympics: Dispersed Games to become increasingly common, says USOPC CEO Hirshland

IOC officials hailed the most recent Milano Cortina Games as a success, despite early concerns over the first spread-out Winter Olympics that had venues scattered over 22,000 kilometres. The upcoming LA28 Games are also expected to be spread out, with softball and canoe slalom set to take place in Oklahoma…

The Economic Times · Oct 16

MLS Goals of the Week: More Magic From Messi, Holse Fires in St. Louis

Matchday 29 was full of acrobatic finishes and playoffs-defining moments.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 12

St. Louis Fed Chief Jim Bullard Calls For More Aggressive Rate Hikes

St. Louis Federal Reserve President Jim Bullard is defending his dissenting opinion that the central bank did not go far enough in raising rates by stressing the need to achieve a “policy rate above 3% this year.”

Benzinga · Mar 18, 2022

Gun ownership and Black suicide rates

Having a gun in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide

Salon · Mar 18, 2022

More Black Americans are buying guns. Is it driving up Black suicide rates?

When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from their home in a suburb north of St. Louis to an indoor range called the SharpShooter on the city’s south side.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

Challenge to Jones principal’s Chicago residency bolstered by public records tying him to Missouri

The Local School Council has accused Principal Joseph Powers of breaking CPS residency rules. Records show he votes and owns property and cars in St. Louis — not in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 17, 2022

US office buildings face a $1.1 trillion obsolescence problem

One of the tallest office towers in St. Louis lost 96% of its appraised value. Denver’s former World Trade Center complex faces foreclosure. An oil company’s vacant Houston workplace sold this year at a $67.4 million loss to lenders.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022

Another ovretime loss for Blues, 4-3 to Jets

ST. LOUIS — The Blues just can’t get this overtime thing down. They have been a top 10 team all season long in the overall stands. But they remain near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to OT.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 14, 2022

Previewing tomorrow’s candidate filing deadlines

Welcome to the Thursday, March 10, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Mar 10, 2022