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Lavell Benford pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping, assault, attempted robbery and armed criminal action.

The president, rejecting calls from some to ‘defund the police,’ instead called for more resources for law enforcement during his State of the Union speech.

James Daly's suit says the chief told him to take down a yard sign and also says he was punished for raising concerns about sexual harassment.

Missouri hospitals and nursing homes would have to allow visitors, even during a pandemic, under a bill advanced Wednesday in the Republican-led state House.

Nolin N. Holder was convicted of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

The upcoming spending plan marks the first full year the state will operate under an expanded Medicaid program.

Keenen Chambers-King shot his stepbrother about a dozen times outside a house party in 2020.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

We talk with education reporter Blythe Bernhard about the 50th anniversary of the local school desegregation agreement, and with Dan Neman about fish fries and how to make dishes at home.

Ricardo Jones admitted fatally beating Bryan Scroggins in 2019 and fatally shooting Xavier Everett in 2018.

Police identified the victim as Camaron D. Turner, 30.

Supporters of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones believe ruling in protest case could have devastating consequences.

Before World War II, almost 500 service cars plied St. Louis and its suburbs, charging five-cent fares. Cabbies loathed them because they siphoned customers and clogged downtown corners

Rev. Larry Rice has been trying to reopen the building at 1411 Locust Street that once housed a shelter since it was closed by the city in 2017.

No St. Louis County funds can go to support the Loop Trolley, the council said Tuesday. The vote, however, won’t stop plans to restart the dormant system.

Mayor Eileen Weir was asked in a deposition about campaign contributions she received from Gardner Capital, a private equity firm looking to do business with the city.

Jason Purnell, BJC's vice president of community health improvement, said the plan focuses on access to healthy food, infant and maternal health, schools, and economic health.

Gov. Mike Parson said Paula Nickelson could serve the remainder of his term without going through a contentious Senate confirmation process.

The bill would ban athletes assigned male at birth from competing on girls’ sports teams.

The state retirement system holds an estimated $13 million in Russian holdings.