Daily Brief: Sunday, September 6, 2026

St. Louis news worth your time today — curated by PubDef, with receipts from the archive. Click through for the full stories.

Looming ballot deadline complicates GOP appeal of Missouri redistricting decision

The U.S. Supreme Court appeal filed late Friday by Missouri Republicans could be the surprise plot twist that results in a GOP triumph or an epilogue to a saga of a goal that stayed tantalizingly out… — Missouri Independent

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Superintendent May Have Overreached Authority in Teacher Firings” (Jun 2006)

Flags of Valor transforms Art Hill into one of the nation’s largest 9/11 tributes

It felt as if the heat beat the sun outside as Flags of Valor STL volunteers began planting the first of more than 7,500 American flags across Art Hill to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11. By… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “60,000 pages, but no smoking gun — yet” (Nov 2008)

Voting rights restored for 41,000 Missourians

St. Louis County Councilman Nick Kasoff has proposed legislation to revive tax incentives for a $1.8 billion technology hub and data center development at the former Emerson campus in Ferguson,… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Irene, Maida and Mike — a Tale of Delusion, Promise and Possibility” (Nov 2008)

Sewer district warns businesses of service shutoffs

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has begun warning some commercial customers that their sewer service could be disconnected for chronic nonpayment as unpaid bills exceed $100 million. MSD… — St. Louis American

The Daily Brief runs every morning. Headlines and excerpts belong to the linked outlets — click through and support them. Missouri Independent stories are republishable under Creative Commons.