Stuart McMillian

Stuart McMillian is a staff writer for The Lion based in St. Louis.

Culture
St. Louis mourns 32-year police veteran, remembers ‘standout’ officer 

A veteran St. Louis police officer who died during a medical emergency in training was laid to rest this week after serving his community for 32 years. Family, friends… Read More

April 16, 2026
Courts
Missouri court dismisses teachers’ union lawsuit, securing $50 million for state-funded school choice expansion

A Missouri circuit judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday filed by the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) aimed at blocking a $50 million expansion to the tax credit-funded scholarship program… Read More

April 15, 2026
Politics
EXCLUSIVE: Overcoming apathy: Darren Bailey’s blueprint for an Illinois gubernatorial upset 

The Illinois conservative candidate for governor believes the key to unseating the well-funded incumbent this November lies not in changing minds or fundraising, but getting frustrated residents to the polls… Read More

April 15, 2026
Politics
Conservative teen girls stand their ground against hostile St. Louis ‘No Kings’ crowd

Two teenage girls holding homemade signs supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents found themselves up against an angry crowd of “No Kings” protesters in St. Louis last month, braving… Read More

April 13, 2026
Government
Bringing ‘sentencing certainty’ to Missouri: Gov. Kehoe signs sweeping juvenile crime bill

A new Missouri law will soon keep repeat juvenile offenders off the streets and allow police and prosecutors to share criminal history data to better track juvenile criminals. The… Read More

April 9, 2026