STL chooses first female mayor

Posted online April 6, 2017 | 11:53 am

Democrat Lyda Krewson was elected as St. Louis mayor.

She's the first woman to be chosen for that position in the city's more than 250-year history.

She beat Republican Andrew Jones and four other candidates in Tuesday’s general election.

Read more from St. Louis Public Radio.

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