6th Street & Walnut Street

With a week to go before the May 5 primary, the required financial filings show a mix of amounts for Monroe County Democrats. Candidates for commissioner have spent the most so far, for a total of $36,836. In races for commissioner, prosecutor, clerk, and assessor, a big theme is in-kind donations.

(With slow motion video!) Hail falls on 6th Street as a passerby demonstrates the proper use of an umbrella.

This morning’s edition includes: Updates on a Kirkwood shooting that put one person in the hospital; a report on the Perry Township trustee race; city council action on a residential TIF; and fading prospects for a land swap for a convention center hotel site.