5 On Your Side: Scrutiny mounts over federal relief money for north St. Louis businesses; city denies wrongdoing

Scrutiny surrounds St. Louis' distribution of $33 million in federal COVID relief funds for North St. Louis businesses, with some feeling excluded. St. Louis Ward 8 Alderwoman Cara Spencer has called for more oversight, stating, “We are 2.5 years in; many of these businesses applied in the summer of 2022, and here we are still vetting them. The faith in the system is gone.”