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I went searching for political hope Tuesday in an unlikely outpost — an election night watch party for Fred Wellman, a Democrat hoping to challenge U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in suburban St. Louis.

Headlines from the Aug. 7, 1926, front page include: Gertrude Ederle's own story of record-breaking English Channel swim

Coughlin, Cornelius Eugene - St. Louis, MO

June 11, 1932 - August 5, 2026

September 4, 1946 - July 31, 2026

From our archives: A 1926 raid near St. Charles promised armed desperadoes and a "gigantic moonshining plant." Instead, agents found two fishermen and abandoned equipment.

His declaration Tuesday that the measure, from a group called Respect Missouri Voters, is unconstitutional was a remarkable new use of the office's powers.

North of St. Louis, shores of the Mississippi River have recently been lined with a smelly scourge: the floating, bloated bodies of dead fish.

U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, introduced a Senate resolution that recognizes Mizzou’s 1960 football team “for its undefeated regular season, Orange Bowl victory and claim to the 1960 national championship.”

The income tax phaseout was opposed by a whopping 83% of voters

Missouri voters rejected changing the threshold for citizen-led constitutional amendments. But the debate may not be over yet.

Typically, Missouri health officials process only about 15 positive cyclosporiasis reports during this stretch of the infection season.

The former employee claimed that while working at Performance Food Group, Inc. she was made to wait on her male co-workers, take their meal orders and clean up after them during company meetings.

The state found that the level of E. coli in the Big River where the treatment plant empties its wastewater was higher than a testing device was able to record.

Desi D. Moore Sr., 31, of East St. Louis, was shot dead in the 5900 block of Mitchell Lane, according to authorities.

St. Louis County Planning Commission will host a public hearing on its recommendations at 4 p.m. Monday

The information came out Thursday in a hearing held to determine whether the 17-year-old should be charged as an adult. Until that happens, his name will not be released.

Stacia Ahner, 66, of New Baden, faces charges of aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in the death of David Jordan, 59, a New Baden police officer.

Final, unofficial totals show Wesley Bell beating Cori Bush by 22%. In their first showdown in 2024, Bell unseated incumbent Bush by a 5.5% margin.

Two parking garages just north of downtown St. Louis' Kiener Plaza will undergo renovations its new owners hope will bring new retail.