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Cortney Merritts is accused of defrauding the federal government of COVID relief funding.

Close to $28 million could be on its way to the Metro East area for projects ranging from river upgrades to water treatment.

The proposal would expand prosecutors' role in juvenile cases.

Two parents have challenged 60 books over the past few months in an effort to weed out titles they perceive as inappropriate.

For decades, Davis made a living jabbing microphones and provocations at people in charge. Now, after retirement, he's doing it again — and his readers love it.

Headlines from the Jan. 12, 1926, front page include: Chances favor law violators, survey of crime in state shows

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Police said officers responded to a shooting on the 4200 block of Michigan Avenue.

Hundreds of demonstrators blocked streets in downtown Clayton Sunday afternoon as protests took place across the country.

Illinois State Police said St. Clair County deputies received a report of a person walking in the road with a firearm.

The St. Louis circuit attorney's office charged Dewon Ferguson, 49, with six counts of felony property damage.

A lawyer hopes the Missouri Supreme Court will send a message to lawmakers: Stop taking short cuts.

After the May tornado, he found his purpose by feeding his neighbors. "Without Larry, I wouldn’t eat."

Mayor Cara Spencer attended a ceremony granting promotions Friday to firefighters who had sued the city for blocking them since 2022.

Students will have a second week of virtual learning, then a hybrid schedule, after a burst pipe flooded the school.

Headlines from the Jan. 11, 1926, front page include: Police chief at De Soto admits aiding robbers

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May 24, 1950 - January 3, 2026

January 3, 2026