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The driver, Steven Abbinante, was charged Monday with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, according to online charging documents.

Police identified the man Monday as Rayon Peebles of the 2700 block of Grants Parkway in north St. Louis county.

Owner Steve Trampe says building "isn't a moneymaker," and that its debt is worth more than the building, which is valued at $8.7 million.

The court is working against a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline to finalize ballots for the November election.

Lucia G. Lohmann, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, becomes the first woman to lead the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Khalil Hughes, 23, and his sister, Breonna C. White, 25, were each charged Friday with first-degree murder in the deaths of 22-year-old Derrick Hudson, of Ferguson, and 26-year-old Jacqueline Griffin, of St. Louis County, on Sept. 22, 2019.

The city of St. Louis maintains ownership of the Stifel Theatre. The Blues ownership group said that it has taken full control of the lease after buying out its partners.

The next gambling director could face the prospect of regulating sports betting.

Mary Anne Curtis pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors for exposing her 17-day-old infant son to a fatal dose of methadone in March 2022.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as James M. Nelson, 40, of Barnhart.

Alderman Rasheen Aldridge says the extra sales could help the city’s bottom line.

Flight Club is expected to open early next year. It takes inspiration from British pubs.

Some refugees attracted to St. Louis have fallen through the cracks. New group hopes to help their families thrive.

The county is considering a contract for 17 staffers to maintain and repair 49 facilities. Broken down by year, the contract would cost about $153,000 per worker.

Alderwoman Shameem Clark-Hubbard sponsored the program legislation and sits on the board overseeing the awards. Members of the Hubbard family are in line for more than $1.2 million in grants.

ThriVe St. Louis insists the accusations leveled against its president, Bridget VanMeans, are “demonstrably false.” Still, some churches and longtime donors say they’ve stopped supporting the group.

Gov. Mike Parson vetoed more than $500 million out of the state's $50 billion spending plan.

Police arrested four suspects. No one was injured.

The company said in a press release that the move will allow Urban Chestnut to financially reorganize without interrupting its brewing operations.

Police found the man suffering from a gunshot wound in a vehicle.