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Headlines from the July 6, 1926, front page include: S-51, with 20 bodies, lifted from the sea after 9 months.

After Kirkwood Electric spiraled into crisis, city officials fired two people they believed responsible. But publicly, the city claimed they had retired instead — and paid them to leave.

Rooting for America? Rooting for another country? Both? How the World Cup is crossing our great political divide.

The new 9 p.m. curfew was meant to keep downtown from becoming a firework battlefield among teens, as it has in years past.

ST. LOUIS — After retiring what a Bi-State official once called a "failed" ticketing system, Metro Transit will turn on its new fare system, ticketing machines and security gates at 13 train stations before dawn Monday morning.

Mark Petty was run out of Detroit under circumstances remarkably similar to what unfolded under his watch 20 years later at Kirkwood Electric.

These gaping holes — some more than 100 feet deep — can appear in yards, farms, roadways and cities.

School staff placed the student in a small, padded room 66 times over two school years for a total of six hours, according to the suit.

Catch up on local business awards, donations and projects.

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July 30, 2026

Firefighter

The Honorable Raymond H. "Ray" Dickhaner of St. Louis passed away peacefully on June 28, 2026.

August 2, 1931 - June 26, 2026

Sep 26, 1960 - Jul 1, 2026

James "Jim" McBride, 75, passed June 21. Visit on Mon. July 6 from 3 to 8 p.m. Service on Tues, July 7 at 11:30 a.m., both at Hutchens-Stygar Funeral Home (St. Charles). See www.Hutchensfuneralhomes.com.

June 6, 1963 - June 29, 2026

Sgt.

Eberhardt, John R. - St. Louis, MO

Buersmeyer, Betty Ann, 93, April 21, 2026. Memorial visitation at Holy Infant Catholic Church, Ballwin, Monday, July 13, 2026, from 9 am until the time of Mass at 10 am. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. For more info see Schrader.com.