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City prosecutors last week dismissed murder charges against Marissa Lewis, who claimed she acted in self-defense when she shot Brittany Richie outside a home in north St. Louis.

U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski said Congress needs to expand existing relief legislation to include Venice, Illinois, near site of a former Dow Chemical plant.

Hawley apparently ready to continue support for measures that would benefit labor unions, worker safety and increasing penalties for unfair labor practices.

The sale of St. Bernadette just outside Jefferson Barracks National Park would be the first after the 2023 downsizing of the archdiocese.

U.S. Reps. Eric Burlison and Robert Onder propose bill to abolish federal agency that regulates guns. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Metro East also joins as co-sponsor.

Josh Kezer spent 16 years in prison for the murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless in 1992. Now, he says authorities are again pursuing an innocent man.

Deandre Maurice Johnson is accused of shooting Tyren Smith, then burning Smith's body in an alley.

The Municipal Courts Building has been vacant for more than 20 years. And city officials say they have a new, more aggressive strategy to address vacant properties.

The theater, one of the oldest in the St. Louis region, screened its last film 45 years ago. It has since been offices, nearly demolished and then saved by voters.

The bill, sponsored by 6th Ward Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez, was introduced in November. Velazquez said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones is expected to sign it.

Trump’s return puts Medicaid on the chopping block

Madigan will likely be back on the stand for cross examination by prosecutors at some point Monday, though the timing is uncertain.

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Ferguson police said they were called to Randolph Street and Shirley Avenue by a ShotSpotter activation at about 8:15 p.m.

St. Louis police said they were called just after 10:30 p.m. to the 1300 block of North 16th Street.

One of the architects of the merger of several civic and business groups is leaving for Columbus, Ohio. He says St. Louis has come a long way.

Founded as Tony’s Spaghetti House in 1946, Tony’s has long been the standard for fine-dining in the St. Louis area.

Kehoe graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory School in 1979.

Brooklyn, established in the early 1830s as a refuge for free and enslaved Black people, was once a key outpost on the Underground Railroad and, later, a welcoming beacon for those fleeing the Jim Crow South.