Mayor Francis Slay has reiterated his support for a plan to assign bodyguards to Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and Comptroller Darlene Green.

As we reported on Monday, Slay was initially surprised at a budget insert that calls for the hiring of…

Looking for party powerbrokers holding court in the corner of a smoky tavern?

Forget about the Royale: the South Kingshigway bar, a favorite with the city’s political set, has announced it will go smoke-free on April 1. (No foolin’.)

Proprietor…

City Hall had a knockout visitor on Wednesday: Leon Spinks, patriarch of St. Louis’ first family of boxing.

The man who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 kept a low-profile, wearing a letterman-style jacket and Marine Corps. cap while hanging out…

Board of Aldermen prez Lewis Reed is inviting supporters to help celebrate his first-year in office - and maybe help pay the bills from a successful election.

Twelve months ago, Reed shocked much of City Hall with an upset victory over…

A State House hearing on a bill that would establish local control of the St. Louis Police Department seems ready to go for 2 p.m. today.

Seriously.

The hearing has already been postponed twice - once because of an apparent committee…

Alderman Sam Moore is standing by his testimony: The cops got the wrong man, he says.

Moore, whose ward includes the hardscrabble Ville neighborhood, testified last week at the murder trial of one his constituents, Ramell Dunn, 23, accused of gunning…

St. Louis is poised to become the latest city to target beggars who are too persistent.

Alderman Lyda Krewson has sponsored a bill that would prohibit “aggressive panhandling” in the city.

A number of cities have already passed such laws, from Atlanta to…

The city is poised to create a permanent memorial for a young police officer slain on duty.

Alderman Jeffrey Boyd is sponsoring a bill that would re-name Margaretta Avenue after Norvelle T. Brown, the rookie patrolman slain in August.

The street,…

Political friction in the city’s First Ward has exploded into a textbook St. Louis power struggle after a war of words earlier this month.

In one corner, there is Alderman Charles Q. Troupe, who served over 20 years in the State…