St. Louis removes riverfront homeless encampment

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bulldozers have taken down what was left of a once-busy homeless encampment along the Mississippi River and near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, ending nearly a year of debate over what to do about it. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that while some homeless advocates say the camp should have been left alone, business owners and others cited concerns about increasing drug use and crime. The last of the encampment was torn down Friday. A spokesman for Mayor Tishaura O. Jones says more than 25 people accepted help and will move to shelters, tiny homes or other places.