Tony Messenger

Metro columnist A recent column reminded me about the importance of connection. Metro columnist

“I have a whole ton of issues with telling people that they can’t have solar (panels) just because their house is facing the wrong way."

Metro columnist When I first met Cory Booth, he told me about his “Peter or Paul” money. Metro columnist

The people looking to balloon St. Louis' police budget are refusing to show up for hearings where those decisions are justified.

Save Lives Now! effort isn't fully implemented but homicides are dropping in St. Louis. Future funding remains elusive.

Metro columnist Kamryn Barnes suspected the home purchase contract might be too good to be true.

Investing in people — and yes, that includes people who have been convicted of crimes — is part of the path to reduce violence in St. Louis.

The state wants the public to see this as a battle of social media hashtags: #BacktheBlue vs. #DefundthePolice. It's a false narrative.

A new St. Louis-based federal judge punished an undocumented immigrant as a "deterrence" to Joe Biden's policies.

Tony Messenger's columns will be on hiatus for about a month as he recovers from surgery.