Alert Berkeley official was barred from reelection. He's running again anyway Nassim Benchaabane | Post-Dispatch Feb 19, 2026 Feb 19, 2026 0 Former Berkeley Mayor Ted Hoskins speaks during a news conference in 2014 at City Hall in Berkeley. Post-Dispatch photo SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nassim Benchaabane | Post-Dispatch BERKELEY — Councilman Theodore "Ted" Hoskins told prosecutors three years ago that he wouldn't run for office ever again.kAmw@D<:?D[ 2 7@C>6C q6C<6=6J >2J@C 2?5 DE2E6 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6[ H2D 724:?8 4C:>:?2= 492C86D @7 6=64E:@? 7C2F5 H96? 96 D:8?65 2? 28C66>6?E E@ 3@H @FE @7 @77:46 2E E96 6?5 @7 9:D E6C> E9:D J62C] x? 6I492?86[ E96 492C86D H6C6 5:D>:DD65]k^AmkAm}@H w@D<:?D 92D 7:=65 E@ CF? 7@C 4@F?4:= :? pAC:=] p?5 D@>6 q6C<6=6J @77:4:2=D 2C6 42==:?8 @? 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G@E:?8 3@@E9D :?7@C>:?8 E96> E92E G@E6D 42DE 7@C w@D<:?D H@?VE 4@F?E[ u6J D2:5]k^AmkAmrC2H7@C5\vC292>[ q6C<6=6JVD 24E:?8 >2J@C[ D2:5 D96 :D 9@A:?8 A6@A=6 5@?VE G@E6 7@C 9:>] k^AmkAmQw6 E9@F89E 96 H@F=5 8@ F?56C E96 C252C[Q D96 D2:5[ Q2?5 96 H@F=5 ;FDE D=:56 :? 2?5 ?@3@5J H@F=5 36 E96 H:D6C]Q k^Am Kirkwood considers new laws to block historic house demolitions Webster Groves city manager quits, one of several recent departures Hazelwood considers power to oust council members for 'rude and derogatory' language Wildwood has a deer problem. Are bowhunters the answer? Ballwin settles former chief's lawsuit over firing. He retires, gets $200,000 Kinloch lets officials live in city housing, rent-free. 'It's not fair.' Post-Dispatch photographers capture hundreds of images each week; here's a glimpse at the week of Feb. 8, 2025. Video edited by Jenna Jones. Post-Dispatch photographers +1 Ted Hoskins 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Nassim Benchaabane | Post-Dispatch St. Louis County reporter Author email Follow Nassim Benchaabane | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Kirkwood residents sue to block demolition of historic house Kirkwood officials previously said their historic preservation laws don't give them power to deny demolitions. 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Kirkwood residents sue to block demolition of historic house Kirkwood officials previously said their historic preservation laws don't give them power to deny demolitions. The lawsuit says the city has t…
'Free dirt' was going to help University City land a Target. It's cost the city almost $1M Developers hoping to bring a Target store to Olive Boulevard needed a place to dump thousands of truckloads of excavated dirt.Â
Ferguson to hold town hall Wednesday on Emerson redevelopment The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday in City Council chambers at 110 Church Street.Â
Webster Groves municipal court is in turmoil. Judge quits, says city failed to help. The municipal court judge resigned over what he said was the city's failure to help fix multiple issues raised in a state review, which now th…
Early voting for Missouri's April 7 election starts today Free article: The April election includes races, such as for some town mayors, city council seats or school boards. Some areas may also have p…
Kirkwood's finances are in trouble. Council candidates promise to fix them. Kirkwood is at a crossroads, voters and candidates say. Sales taxes are down. Costs are up. And utility costs are prompting debate over whethe…
Webster Groves pays $225,000 severance to resigning city manager WEBSTER GROVES — The former city manager is getting paid $138,000 to resign as part of a severance package that includes pay for her last 60 d…
Alderwoman attacked drinking buddy with lawn chair in Riverview, charges say Alderwoman Ruth Phillips, who goes by Ruth Cole, is the second elected official in Riverview currently facing criminal charges.Â
Tax hikes and limitations, mayoral and school board races highlight today's ballots Voters across the Missouri side of the metro area go to the polls today to decide on a long list of tax propositions and to choose school and …