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Long-time resident of Kirkwood, MO and Ballwin, MO, united with her eternal family in heaven on May 18, 2025.

Neil Howard, 46, was convicted by a jury in February of killing his mother, Norma J. Caraker, in 2023.

Incident took place about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Anger continued to mount on Tuesday. City officials railed against Spencer. Families of those killed in the tornado said they believed the sirens could have saved lives.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Three people face murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man last week in Spanish Lake.

Walter Macon, 47, pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter — a much lower felony than his original charge of endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.

Andrew Blassie, 69, of St. Louis, was executive vice-president at Bank of O'Fallon.

Police said William Wills, 36, was the man discovered shot inside a burning apartment on Pernod Avenue last week.

The 43-year-old victim was found just after 3 p.m. in the 4300 block of St. Ferdinand Avenue. He died at the scene.

Metro East lawmaker's bill to improve training for VA employees handling sexual trauma cases passes unanimously out of the U.S. House, now heads to the Senate.

Amber Rai, 68, was hit by a Jeep at about 10:30 a.m. May 12 at Gravois and Spring avenues, police said.

The 44-year-old victim died at a hospital after being found on the curb in the 5000 block of Queens Avenue last Thursday night.

Once the assessment is complete, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe will ask President Donald Trump for federal assistance for individual homeowners and renters.

Spencer said "human failure" and confusing protocol kept the city's outdoor sirens from being deployed properly before Friday's tornado.

In north St. Louis, residents are staying in wrecked homes, keeping watch from their front yards and sleeping in their cars.

Delois Holmes, 70, had lived in the house in the 4500 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue, in St. Louis' The Ville neighborhood, for more than four decades.

Our columnist thought a stir-fry would be quick and easy to make. He was wrong.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley flew into St. Louis on Monday and headed to the 4200 block of Kossuth Avenue, an especially hard-hit area of north St. Louis.

The tornado that tore across the St. Louis area Friday reached EF3 intensity and a mile in width, the National Weather Service said after a damage survey.

David Berry Estep, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 13 at age 78. Burial will be private. See bellefontainecemetery.org.