Jacob Kirn

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday appointed Vivek Malek as the next state treasurer.

St. Louis-area projects secured millions of dollars from the $1.7 trillion federal government funding package that passed Congress before Christmas.

Twenty of 57 rural hospitals in Missouri, or 35%, are at risk of closing, a nonprofit said, citing losses on patient services and low financial reserves in the category.

The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership last year quietly settled litigation with two former executives, documents show.

The Chinese ambassador to the U.S. is referencing a trip last year to St. Louis in a Washington Post op-ed saying that the planet’s future depends on a “healthy and stable China-U.S. relationship.”

The city’s mayor said it and another restaurant closure will “ultimately provide further opportunity for new development to enhance the community.”

Southwest Airlines has hired former St. Louis-area Congressman Jerry Costello as a federal lobbyist, as it deals with fallout from its scheduling meltdown last month.

It will take an additional $70 million to $80 million to finish the expansion of America’s Center, the downtown St. Louis convention center, as originally contemplated, an alderman representing the neighborhood said Tuesday.

St. Louis aldermen on Friday did not attempt an override of Mayor Tishaura Jones’ veto of legislation seeking to return pension board control to firefighter interests.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey in April plans to depose key staff members in St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office, as he also demands records involving Gardner and top city officials, including St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones.