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The death penalty verdict was the culmination of a two-week death penalty trial led by the Missouri Attorney General's Office that featured dozens of witnesses.

FERGUSON, Mo. — Detectives from the St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are investigating a homicide that occurred Friday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2026, in the 1700 block of Windward Court in Ferguson. Officers from the Ferguson Police Department responded shortly before 4 p.m. to reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found an adult female suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ferguson Police

ST. LOUIS - Firefighters responded to a fire at a vacant apartment building north of downtown St. Louis on Friday night. The blaze broke out just after 8 p.m. at a structure located on 14th Street. The building is situated off Indiana Avenue. Fire crews arriving at the scene observed flames coming from the third [...]

Columnist Bill McClellan writes: Boys do reckless things, I said. We depend on good luck.

On a special episode of The Gateway, we're sharing a new podcast from STLPR that's just too exciting to confine to its own feed: check out the first episode of "Meet Me," hosted by Luis Antonio Perez. It's part of a new project about connecting across divides to find a way forward in a moment when division seems to dictate so much. To learn more, visit stlpr.org/MeetMe.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants another chance to write the ballot language for a referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered redistricting map after admitting that the first version he prepared was unfair. And he doesn’t want to answer any questions about how the first version was crafted or who advised him on what it should say.  […]

The 16 licensed operators provided customers more than $125 million in free bets and other promotions. As a result, most showed a negative result and deductions exceeded net revenue.

Adam Saracco is charged with misdemeanor battery in one of the first known instances in Cook County of an immigration officer brought to court in connection with encounters with protesters.

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Headlines from the Jan. 31, 1926, front page include: A man has confessed after another man was shot and killed in a St. Louis saloon.

December 4, 1951 - January 25, 2026

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Callahan, Dennis Lee - Ferguson, MO

May 6, 1938 - January 8, 2026

A controversial proposal for a massive new subdivision off state Route N in St. Charles County will soon be presented to the County Council for the first time.

United Congregations of Metro East heard from various leaders on Friday expressing concern over the way federal immigration laws have been enforced. 

Registration is now open for the 2026 Cardinals 5K, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 18.

Survivors of a deadly tornado that hit north St. Louis eight months ago are seeking shelter in vacant buildings as brutal winter weather moves into the region.