St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts had officers remove a St. Louis Public Radio photojournalist attempting to photograph a land tax sale auction held in front of the Civil Courts Building earlier this week.
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Scientists have uncovered surprisingly little about copperhead snakes. Until now.
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Voters approved the 3% tax in April 2023 with the intent to “address historic inequalities."
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Lack of money and respect as well as an increasing workload has teachers thinking about leaving the profession, the Illinois Education Association survey finds.
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Square Watson, chief operations officer for St. Louis Public Schools, said about 85% of students were getting to and from school on time. But the district’s efforts to address ongoing transportation issues could be hampered by the retirement of Transportation Director Toyin Akinola on Oct. 31.
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The budget deficit is largely due to a sharp drop in international student enrollment this year.
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A circuit court in May ruled that both a county and a local municipality can impose a 3% sales tax at dispensaries in their jurisdictions.
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This development comes after the St. Clair County Health Department announced last week it was investigating an outbreak of shigellosis among customers who'd eaten at the LongHorn Stakehouse.
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The Midwest Newsroom and its partners found that homeless students eligible for enrollment, transportation and academic support in most rural school districts are not getting these services because the districts are undercounting students without stable housing and not applying for available funds.
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The audit found flaws in 50 police shooting investigations in St. Louis.
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Monarchs are migrating through the St. Louis region now, but residents are seeing fewer of them than ever before.
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