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Each year, volunteers venture out nationwide on a single night for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development鈥檚 point-in-time count in an effort to tally the country鈥檚 homeless population. Rural volunteers say they rely on the count to aid their unhoused populations. Meanwhile, experts say HUD may be undercounting.

There are around 800 emergency and transitional beds year-round, but it鈥檚 still not enough to meet the demand.

New Life Evangelistic Center, which used to operate a homeless shelter in St. Louis' Downtown West, doesn't want the city to shut the encampment because trash creates unsanitary conditions.

Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the Metro East city took action to curb what police and officials view as a worsening problem.

The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem

The study shows homelessness has risen since last year 鈥攁nd outreach workers aim to place people in permanent housing with the help of a new data-collection method.

Sonnier went back to the drawing board after her Unhoused Bill of Rights faced intense criticism.

The Democratic official also discussed some high-profile traffic accidents involving police officers, which have prompted public outcry.

In the coming year, Green is hoping aldermen will pursue policies that herald the 鈥淵ear of the Worker.鈥�

A wide-ranging bill passed by the state legislature last year banning sleeping on public land was struck down on Tuesday by the Missouri Supreme Court for violating the constitution鈥檚 single subject requirement.