Monkeys on the loose in St. Louis, SLMPD touts success on reducing crime, state education board lowers SLPS’ accreditation and other stories you missed this week

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This Week’s Big Stories

1. Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them

Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them. The Vervet monkeys were first spotted Thursday near a park in the northern part of the city, prompting “rumor after rumor,” said city Department of Health spokesperson Willie Springer. It’s unclear who owns the monkeys, how they got loose or exactly how many there are.

2. St. Louis County voters won’t decide use tax question in April

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