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Cartez J. Spriggs of Riverview was charged in 2019 with a felony count of animal abuse.

Rep. Tony Lovasco, R-O’Fallon, asks unnamed “humans” for money to help him “win the most important election of my lifetime.”

The actions come amid increasing pressure from Spencer Toder, a Democrat from St. Louis, and Robert Bucklin, who along with many other former Agape students has been calling for the school to be closed.

A judge said former downtown nightspot Reign and its owner must pay at least $388,000 over accusations the restaurant left its building in disarray.

The St. Louis Heat 04 Zimmer is dedicating its tournament run in Destin, Florida, to Kendall Johnson, 15. "She always kept the team up. She had a warm heart."

Despite Illinois dropping parental notification requirements for teens, a similar law in Missouri can prevent teens from getting help to cross the state line for an abortion.

Council members propose a three-member ‘working group,’ instead of public committee hearings, to expedite spending decisions.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Michael A. Gray, 64, of Foristell, Missouri.

The state needs legislation to safeguard contraception and medical treatment for ectopic pregnancies, they say.

A crash in Florissant involving a 13-year-old driver killed three boys, including the driver’s 9-year-old cousin.

The driver of the boat had recently dropped the teen and six others in the water to swim before the incident, authorities said.

U.S. Rep. Billy Long is popular in southwest Missouri but struggles to get statewide name recognition.

A nurse and a paramedic were stabbed at the hospital, and a 30-year-old woman was taken into custody.

The Grain Belt Express will be able to carry more power than originally planned, developers said Monday.

Prosecutors on Monday charged a 40-year-old man after they say he randomly attacked a Walgreens employee by slashing their neck with a knife.

Under the law, any doctor or person who helps perform an abortion related to a Down syndrome diagnosis is subject to civil penalties, including the loss of professional licenses.

Lynette M. Petruska, longtime law partner of well-known "Pit Bull" barrister Pleban, is suing her old law firm over a contract dispute.

While searching the area, police also found a 92-year-old man who had suffered several dog bites the previous night.

Dionneshae Forland, 51, pleaded guilty to several charges, including wire fraud, bank fraud and theft of government property.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, the co-chair of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, was part of a crowd invited to the White House Monday to watch the president highlight the new federal gun law he signed last month.