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The city’s jail chief returned to work Monday after a 3-month leave of absence, a spokesman said, ending months of uncertainty about leadership at the troubled facility.

The 70-year-old Our Lady of Guadalupe school has “increasing costs and decreasing revenue,” according to the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Proposal from Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, Aldermanic President Megan Green marks likely turning point in a three-year debate that began after the city settled with the NFL for $790 million.

The St. Louis Board of Education voted to fire Keisha Scarlett on Sept. 13. She plans to appeal her firing.

"This is a very accelerated timeline," said one alderman. "Moving legislation so fast like this, we just want to make sure we're doing the right thing."

Jerome "Mujaa" Williams, 52, pleaded guilty to destroying evidence to obstruct a federal investigation into the murder of Titus Armstead in April 2022.

Councilman Dan Hurt and Derek Grier, a former councilman and state representative, are both running to replace Chesterfield Mayor Bob Nation in April.

Boeing operates its defense business, which is in a separate unit from the company’s commercial plane segment, in the St. Louis area and claims to employ about 16,700 people.

Martin, who ran unsuccessfully for Missouri attorney general and a St. Louis area U.S. House seat, was appointed chief of staff at the Office of Management and Budget.

The body of Clara B. Blaxton, 45, was found after the driver was injured in an exchange of gunfire with police investigating a shooting near Interstate 55.

The Illinois Flag Commission this week released 10 potential new designs for the state flag after lawmakers moved in 2023 to explore replacing the current banner.

Karen Collins-Adams, an educator and wife of longtime SLPS superintendent Kelvin Adams, filed Tuesday as a candidate in the April election.

A man on Tuesday was charged after his 2-year-old son found a gun on the floor and shot himself in the hand.

A local man who bragged about selling drugs on house arrest in a rap video was sentenced to prison Tuesday for dealing a fatal dose of fentanyl.

One councilman said he didn’t think County Executive Sam Page has the right to hire an interim prosecuting attorney under St. Louis County law.

The court said the religious group must pay $50,000 in legal fees.

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Some Airport Commission members say the proposal would be unfair to traditional car-rental firms which shuttle their customers to off-site facilities.

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