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"We really believe the officer interrupted a violent crime and took action to help protect the public," police Major Janice Bockstruck said.

Two local organizations that provide social services and public safety initiatives have identified what they say are the five most dangerous places in St. Louis and St. Louis County.

If approved, most of the spike in expenses will occur because MSD aims to pay off more than twice as much debt in the 2025 fiscal year, compared to 2024.

As the classic car market has grown over the past 15 years, a Bridgeton special-interest car dealership has grown with it, hitting about $30 million in annual sales.

Critics who live nearby worry that adding 311 more homes will overburden the two-lane Highway N and result in more traffic on streets in an existing subdivision to the east.

On May 10, 1861, Southern sympathizers mocked German soldiers as "Hessians." A few threw rocks. Somebody fired shots. Union troops opened fire and 28 civilians and 7 soldiers were killed.

The candidates had refused to take a “moral values” survey and undergo other vetting by Vernon County’s Republican committee.

“There is no evidence that Rep. (Hannah) Kelly acted in bad faith,” the House Ethics Committee stated in the report.

Annette K. Mandel said she's only interested in helping the St. Louis County Police Department become more effective

Some farmers use the meatpacking waste as fertilizer for crops.

A woman killed in a crash at a busy Kirkwood intersection on Saturday was a school principal "loved by everyone."

Gov. Mike Parson has previously visited Japan, Sweden, Germany and the Middle East.

Top Washington University administrators were grilled by faculty Wednesday over what many described as the school allowing a "violent" police response to an anti-war protest last month.

“But I’m gonna tell you this: we are not gonna target innocent people in this state,” Parson said Thursday.

Tyler Leeper was shot in the 4800 block of Minnesota Avenue.

Police identified the victim as 64-year-old Dennis Butts of St. Charles.

The city says helping delinquent drivers get legal tags and insurance will ultimately make city streets safer for everyone.

Supporters of the bill say the opposition illustrates some lawmakers’ extreme and archaic views on marriage.

The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. In Missouri and other states, advocates are organizing to take the issue to voters this November.

The law, pushed by Democrats, eliminates the drafting of legislative candidates by local political parties without putting them through primary elections.