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Budzinski, who represents parts of Madison and St. Clair counties, reintroduced bill to extend time for veterans to seek financing for pursuing STEM careers

An overzealous cleanup of a cemetery in Lebanon, Illinois, left families confused and angry. "Like our loved ones were trash.”

Residents can report damage by calling 211. Reporting damage can help the county qualify for federal assistance, Page said at a news conference Tuesday.

The plan calls for replacing the existing Samuel C. Sachs library with a new version about 5,000 square feet larger.

Founder of the St. Louis Media History Foundation, Absher was honored earlier this month with a proclamation from the Missouri House of Representatives.

Da'Juan Mauryce Flakes, 26, is accused of killing Jordan Allen on Jan. 15.

Prosecutors filed murder charges Tuesday against a man who showed up at a weekend cookout and repeatedly shot a man who questioned why he was there, authorities said.

The constituent who was sued argued that the councilman misunderstood what he called "self-deprecating humor."

Murphy, who died Saturday, was sheriff for 28 years and was in the state Senate for eight years before that.

Want to know what kudzu tastes like? The answer is in a new book from the Missouri Botanical Garden.

It’s the second time an officer has been struck on the busy interstate in north St. Louis in the past six months.

Boehringer, George Francis “Hawk” - Fenton, MO

99, passed on Friday, March 14, 2025. He is survived by his children Mindy, Cheryl, Bob, Michael, Brian, his grandkids and great-grandkids. Services: Fieser Funeral Home in Fenton, Visitation March 19th from 4-8pm. Funeral March 20th, at 9:15am.

SERVICES: Burial will be at JB National on Mon., March 24, 9:15 a.m. Mem. Vis. at St. Mark Church on Mon., March 24, 10 a.m. until Mem. Mass at 11 a.m. Masses or contributions to St. Mark Parish appreciated.

Lorena Young (nee Smith). Survived by husband Earle Young, daughters Kay Truffelli and Karen Wurm and many grandchildren. Service Tues, 3/18, 5 p.m. at Alexander White Mullen. Visitation follows until 8 p.m. Burial Wed 3/19/25, 10 a.m., Mt Lebanon Cemetery.

Dennis Coleman, longtime head of the St. Louis County Economic Council and the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on February 26, 2025. He was 75.

In Loving Memory

Lois Lavon Ebel (nee Allen), 92, passed away March 8, 2025. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said the incident took place on the northbound side of I-55 about 7:15 a.m. north of the Danby Road overpass.

The victim, Percy Bowman of Hazelwood, was shot in the 4200 block of Peck Street on Saturday.