Julie O'Donoghue
St. Louis Public Radio
Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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St. Louis County Council At Odds Over Coronavirus Funding
The St. Louis County Council delayed spending millions of dollars on coronavirus testing and protective equipment Tuesday night because Republicans and → Read More
Having A Baby During Coronavirus Comes With Extra Challenges
Amanda Brown was nervous enough about being pregnant with her first child. She was washing her hands all winter — and that was before the coronavirus → Read More
Missouri Struggles To Keep Up With Unemployment Applications
Missouri is not yet able to process unemployment claims from independent contractors and people who are self-employed, even though the federal government → Read More
Former Gov. Eric Greitens, Sheena Greitens end their marriage
(St. Louis Public Radio) - Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and Sheena Greitens announced Saturday they are ending their marriage through a joint statement that appeared on social media. → Read More
Former Gov. Eric Greitens, Sheena Greitens End Their Marriage
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and Sheena Greitens announced they are ending their marriage Saturday through a joint statement that appeared on social → Read More
St. Louis County Expects Over $170 Million In Federal Coronavirus Aid
St. Louis County doesn’t know yet exactly how it will spend the $173.5 million it expects to receive from the federal government for coronavirus relief. → Read More
Politically Speaking: St. Charles County Executive Ehlmann Talks Coronavirus Response
St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann and the county’s public health director, Demetrius Cianci Chapman, talked about efforts to fight the coronavirus → Read More
Fewer Walks Down The Aisle: Coronavirus Is Sending Couples Scrambling
At the beginning of last week, when St. Charles County had capped social gatherings at just 50 people to slow the spread of coronavirus, Megan Prescott was → Read More
Politically Speaking: St. Louis County Executive Sam Page Talks Coronavirus
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Wednesday he expects coronavirus cases to reach their peak in the region in late April — a surge that could → Read More
Politically Speaking: Missouri State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer Talks Coronavirus, Violent Crime
Missouri State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, joins Julie O’Donoghue for Politically Speaking’s first official “work-from-home” podcast episode during → Read More
Child Care Could Be Coming To A St. Louis County Council Meeting
The St. Louis County Council is considering offering child care at its weekly Tuesday meetings next year in an effort to be more family-friendly. Council → Read More
Missouri Republicans Say Socialism Threatens Democracy
Updated at 10:40 p.m. with comments from Kellyanne Conway and U.S. Sen Josh Hawley SPRINGFIELD — The word “socialism” kept coming up at Missouri’s largest → Read More
Politically Speaking: Is Eric Greitens Coming Back Into The Political Fray?
On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking weekly news roundup, St. Louis Public Radio’s team of political reporters talk about the re-emergence of → Read More
More Than 60,000 Missourians On Probation Or Parole Can’t Vote — Some Want To Lift The Ban
Brandon Reid remembers watching Barack Obama win the presidential election from his living-room couch in 2008. Most of his friends had gone to the polls → Read More
St. Louis County Kicks Off Search For New Police Chief With Public Input
At a meeting in Florissant to get public comment on selecting a new St. Louis County police chief, residents said they want a leader with integrity and the → Read More
St. Louis County Inmate Tablet Contract On Hold While Council Reviews Bidding Process
The St. Louis County Council is taking more time to review a contract to provide tablets to inmates in its jail after a complaint from the jail’s current → Read More
Wildhaber Says He Won't Leave St. Louis County Police Despite $10.25 Million Settlement
Lt. Keith Wildhaber has no plans to leave the St. Louis County Police Department anytime soon, even though the county is going to pay him millions of → Read More
St. Louis County to pay $10.25M to settle Wildhaber's gay discrimination suit
(St. Louis Public Radio) - St. Louis County has agreed to pay a gay police officer $10.25 million to settle a workplace discrimination verdict. → Read More
St. Louis County To Pay $10.2 Million To Settle Wildhaber's Gay Discrimination Suit
St. Louis County has reached a $10.25 million settlement with a gay police officer who initially won a nearly $20 million jury verdict when he sued over → Read More
Reports Say Staff Could Have Done More To Help 5 St. Louis County Jail Inmates Who Died
Internal affairs investigators concluded that St. Louis County jail staff repeatedly didn’t listen to inmates who said they were sick and could have done → Read More