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The Animal Care and Control facility in Olivette had failed three previous state Department of Agriculture inspections and was operating without a license.

More than 70,000 seniors have applied for the freeze, which applies only to the county’s portion of the real estate tax bill. Applications must be submitted by June 30.

The district will have to redraw boundaries to better distribute students across its remaining buildings before the 2026-27 school year.

The current deadline to apply for the tax relief is June 30, but the county council will introduce a bill Thursday that might extend it to mid- or late July.

English-speaking people who need emergency assistance anywhere in St. Louis County can now reach emergency services by texting 911.

Council member Lisa Clancy said Auditor Toni Jackson had not produced enough audits in the years since she was hired in 2021.

County officials will hold sign-up events during the remaining Saturdays in June.

Superintendent Tanya Patton made the recommendation to the Board of Education due to the building’s high remodeling cost and declining student enrollment.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is asking the county council to use $3 million of its NFL settlement funds for its animal shelter.

This week, HRSA granted the county’s three clinics status as federally qualified health center lookalikes, which means the county can be reimbursed for providing care to uninsured patients.