stLouISTSocial-emotional lounges at Normandy schools give teens a place to relax
The new social-emotional learning lounges are open to students during the lunch period and throughout the day with referrals from teachers.
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St. Louis-area wind phones help connect bereaved with loved ones
Wind phones look like the landlines that were once ubiquitous in homes. These phones, though, an outlet for grief, where the living can talk to loved ones who’ve died.
Hackers target Missouri government worker savings accounts
The hack affects state employees, including prison guards, higher education regulators and highway patrol troopers.
See the Jan. 2, 1926, front page: 'The gang's all here,' Jack Daniel men sing in jail
Headlines from the Jan. 2, 1926, front page include: 'The gang's all here,' Jack Daniel men sing in jail
Koenemann, Christiana Rinck
December 7, 1987 - December 27, 2025
Ross, Sharron Virginia “Share”
December 30, 2025, life partner of Edith C. Varley. Visitation 9:30 a.m., Mass 10 a.m., Saturday, January 3 at St. Anselm Catholic Church., 530 S. Mason Rd. 63141. Details at www.k-brothers.com. Kriegshauser BROTHERS
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Koenemann, Christiana Rinck - St. Louis, MO
Page vetoes St. Louis County expansion of minority hiring rules, signs budget
Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, the sponsor, criticized Page for vetoing the new rules requiring projects that receive incentives to comply with prevailing wage and minority hiring rules.
Missouri lawmakers may consider raising speed limit to 75 mph
Along with cruise control, blind-spot warning systems and emergency stopping capabilities, the bill's sponsor said he believes vehicles are safer and can be operated at a higher rate of speed.
St. Louis Public Schools fails to turn in mandatory audit for third straight year
When a district misses the Dec. 31 deadline, the state withholds funding until the audit is submitted.
Leadership academy inspires Missouri prison inmates. 'Showing me what is possible'
The Global Leadership Academy was founded by a former Missouri offender. Now, it's inspiring inmates and staff alike across the Department of Corrections.
Notable deaths: People with St. Louis area ties who died in 2025
These people contributed to the St. Louis area community in a variety of ways.
State sues St. Louis over sheriff replacement, but judge says position isn't vacant yet
The Missouri Attorney General has sued to stop city authorities from appointing an interim replacement after its sheriff was ousted last week, arguing that that power lies with the governor.
Man's cryptic post preceded stabbing of St. Louis County grandma, who'd just beaten cancer
Fannie Allred, 81, was stabbed to death Sunday morning in her St. Louis County home. Her grandson, Ronald Allred III, is charged with her murder.
Palmer, Clifford Arnold
November 29, 1941 - December 28, 2025
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Franz, Shirley Ann - Wentzville, MO
Franz, Shirley Ann
September 26, 1934 - December 28, 2025
Johar, Manjit Kaur
January 12, 1936 - December 26, 2025
SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare agree to an extension as contract talks continue
Insurance company UnitedHealthcare said with no contract, on Jan. 1 SSM's hospitals, facilities and physicians in Missouri and Illinois would become “out-of-network” for United's Medicaid plans and its employer-sponsored plans.
Director resigns from St. Louis charter school on probation for safety violations
Hollie Russell-West, who founded St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts, stepped down and Jazzmine Nolan-Echols was named interim director.