The Latest Breaking News from St. Louis

Electric bikes are booming (again)

The Pedego Electric Bike store in St. Louis normally closes for the month of February because there are not enough sales to justify keeping it open through the winter. This year, with an unusually large number of phone calls coming through, it re-opened early. February wound up being a “bonanza…

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022

Police: Man tried to carjack St. Louis police officers responding to shots fired call

ST. LOUIS — A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday after trying to carjack a marked patrol vehicle from two St. Louis officers, police said.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 20, 2022

Schmitt dismisses lawsuits against St. Louis, school districts where masks no longer required

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday dismissed his challenge to masking rules in the city of St. Louis, and his office also announced an end to dozens of lawsuits he filed against Missouri school districts this year.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 19, 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

St. Louis voters to decide Proposition R, a redistricting and election law initiative, at April 5 special election

On April 5, 2022, voters in St. Louis, Missouri, will decide a ballot initiative, Proposition R, at a special election. The citizen-initiated charter amendment addresses three policies – the city’s redistricting process, the laws governing conflicts of interest, and legislative changes to voting methods. It would also change the name…

Ballotpedia · Mar 9, 2022

WATCH: The four best Boston Celtics things from Jayson Tatum last week

The St. Louis native earned Player of the Week honors - and these are some of the reasons.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 9, 2022

Peabody's foray into renewables sparks surprise but also makes sense, coal experts say

ST. LOUIS — Coal giant Peabody surprised the industry last week with its announcement that it was getting into renewable energy. But as the shock faded, analysts said the move made a lot of sense.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 8, 2022