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An inveterate salesman ever since he hawked sewing machines, Leta had a hunch that Honda cars, then new to the U.S., would sell.

St. Louis police said they are looking for the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed one pedestrian and critically injured another late Friday.

Prosecutors amended two public indecency charges against former SIU professor Kyle Miller to reckless conduct. He pleaded guilty to one, acknowledging an incident on the Carbondale campus.

"In a marriage in which one person is incredibly competent and the other is totally inept," writes Bill McClellan, "the inept partner must be allowed a certain latitude."

Headlines from the Aug. 8, 1926, front page include: Dry enforcement in Detroit breaks down

Two long-awaited Missouri state parks are moving toward opening after voters overwhelmingly renewed a sales tax that funds the state park system.

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But the company is still seeking approval for the same project from Franklin County, a county commissioner said.

Incident occurred the night of July 28.

ST. LOUIS — A man will spend 15 years in prison for a January 2025 homicide in the Carr Square neighborhood.

Longtime St. Louis County Communications Director Doug Moore stepped down Friday after seven years as chief spokesman for outgoing County Executive Sam Page.

The unofficial final results show that Jaclyn Riebold got 33.71%; Brent Myers earned 33.27%; and Steve Wyatt Earp garnered 33.02%.

Jonathon Jones, 21, of Ferguson, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of 19-year-old Jadun Byrd.

Westbound Interstate 64 in part of St. Clair County will be closed for 10 days beginning next Friday.

"He was a good man. A joyful man," John Wesley Allen Sr.'s niece said. "He was a God-fearing man."

ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Co. will build long-range guided bomb kits for the U.S. Navy at its St. Charles facility after recently landing a $75 million contract.

The meeting will discuss topics including designs for the replacement bridges, adjustments to interstate ramps and potential construction schedules.

A floundering Kirkwood Electric, a costly public works building and a new performing arts center are starting to put stress on Kirkwood's parks department.