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Roughly one-tenth of Missouri’s population, or over 650,000 people, receive SNAP benefits.

Missouri’s state-run veterans homes, while buoyed by marijuana tax revenue, have seen a sharp drop in casino-generated revenue, state officials say.

The sheer number of uninsured properties will complicate recovery in neighborhoods that were already among the poorest in the St. Louis region.

A judge is holding a man in jail until he can pay $10,000 in fines related to a business dispute. The man says he has no money.

A St. Louis jury acquitted the man's girlfriend in the shooting death of a Hyde Park landlord.

Police are pleading with the public to provide surveillance footage from homes and businesses near Bircher Boulevard and Ruskin Avenue near Interstate 70 and Union Boulevard.

The Urban League of St. Louis will hold distribution events May 31, June 7 and June 14.

"This is purely humanitarian," Mayor Cara Spencer said.

They fielded questions about insurance claims, damage to rental units and how to deal with FEMA.

"I know I don’t have a home anymore, but it’s still mind-boggling. I feel like I’m in a movie, like I’m living somebody else’s life."

Fortunately, John Wolfe Jr.'s mother saved all of his letters, and they paint a portrait of a young man whose thinking evolved during his time in the service.

The four are among the first people charged in connection to thefts in areas damaged by a mile-wide tornado that ripped through multiple St. Louis neighborhoods on May 16.

Volunteers have been combing neighborhoods and meeting with residents — including many senior citizens — who are trying to live in homes deemed unsafe by the city.

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May 16, 2025, age 89. Visitation Tuesday, May 27, Baue Cave Springs, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Service Wednesday, May 28, 2025, St. Joseph - Cottleville, 1:00 pm. Contact 636-946-7811 or visit baue.com

Gloria Lee Hollis Broun, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, dear friend, devoted nurse, and cherished member of the St. Louis community, passed away peacefully May 24, 2025. Her extraordinary life of 94 years created memories for all those she touched.…

Daughter of Eugene and Lois Coskery, died peacefully May 19, 2025 in Naples, Florida. She is survived by her daughters, Andrea Craig and Laura Chapman (Con), grandsons, Whit (Alex) and Reed (Alden), three great-grandchildren and her sister Susan Taylor. Her…