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Ballard, Deborah Sue passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer on Monday, February 16th, 2026.

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September 16, 1943 - January 29, 2026

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Ballard, Deborah Sue - St. Louis, MO

Last week, U.S. District Court Judge John Ross deemed Wildwood-based Torch Electronics' gas station slot machines as illegal.

Build-A-Bear says the workers were fired, but for fraudulent activity

One bill would give prosecutors more power to certify minors as adults. The other would expand the use of mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of felonies.

“I don’t know that those sentences fully redress anyone’s circumstances,” Judge Ellen Ribaudo said.

Police said the incident occurred about 7:45 a.m. Thursday at Kingston and Geneva drives.

Attorney General Catherine Hanaway says crackdown on gas station gambling is underway.

In SLPS, the day starts at 7:15 a.m. for most high schools and middle schools. A new schedule would move the start to 8:00 a.m. or 9:30 a.m.

Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis was named executive vice president and chief strategy officer for the foundation.

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The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon on Scott Troy Road at Hagemann Road, the St. Clair County coroner said.

St. Louis officials canceled a $500,000 grant with ties to Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard and a $100,000 award to a bar owned by former Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr.

Ted Hoskins, a former Berkeley mayor and state representative, faced criminal charges of election fraud and signed an agreement to bow out of office at the end of his term.

In St. Louis, several Black artists emerged over the decades that changed the blueprint of global music and left a lasting impact on local artist culture.

Visually impaired students at Missouri School for the Blind competed to qualify for spot at the national Braille championship in Los Angeles.

The 14-minute silent film tells a charmingly naive story of two students in love.