Adding to the intrigue in what has become an acrimonious State House primary in the area around Tower Grove Park, one of the five Democrats running announced today that he has effectively dropped out.

Chad Beffa — a vocal critic of the…

Locked in a tough political battle in the city’s near-south side, State House hopeful Joan Landmann announced today the support of State Sen. Maida Coleman.

Landmann, an attorney, is squaring off against four other Democrats in the primary race to replace term-limited State…

The pro-choice group NARAL was so concerned about State House hopeful Robert Stelzer that they endorsed not one, but three of his opponents.

But Stelzer, in a crowded winner-take-all Democratic primary in the district that includes the city’s Tower Grove section, said…

Earlier this week, State House hopeful Mike Colona burnished his liberal credentials with an endorsement from Missouri NARAL, the state affiliate of the national pro-choice advocacy group.

But, just a day later, another candidate in the primary contest, fellow St. Louis Democrat…