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Thousands of mentally ill adults in Missouri have spent more than 100 days in a nursing home in the past year. “There’s nowhere for people to go.”

Jonathon Lyles, 33, was held Monday without bond in the Jefferson County Jail.

Embattled personnel director has added former director Rick Frank, who clashed with Mayor Tishaura Jones over hiring a police chief, to the reemployment list for the powerful job.

Maplewood Richmond Heights, Valley Park and Webster Groves are the only three to score higher in English and math this year compared to 2019.

A woman was found dead in the passenger seat of a truck Sunday after the driver exchanged gunfire with Crystal City police, authorities said.

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Troopers say a 73-year-old man walked into Manchester Road near Tallie Drive at around 7 p.m. and was hit by a 2002 Nissan Exterra, which was driving east on Manchester.

St. Louis County police said they were called just before 10:30 p.m. to the 10500 block of Emerald Ridge Avenue, where they found a man who had been shot.

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Justin Collins admitted to holding his girlfriend at gunpoint, pistol-whipping her and then taking her to a park where Collins’ sister hit her with a crowbar.

Paramedics declared the man dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

John Mosley, 37, faces charges of first-degree murder and two other gun-related crimes.

Michael Waller, 64, alleges that he was refused service while attempting to open business accounts at two locations of Commerce Bank in the Kansas City area.

Many laud Pearl Harbor survivors as heroes, but Bob Fernandez doesn’t view himself that way.

Missouri was one of nine states to earn a red rating, the lowest tier, and one of two to have implemented just one of the suggested laws.

Police said they think the girl was shot a half-mile away in the 3400 block of Meramec Street.

All parties are waiting for a court ruling that could dramatically change abortion access in Missouri, even after the passage of Amendment 3.

Green said that while the city still has work to do, it has made significant progress under Jones.

Jackson schools in Cape Girardeau County faces lawsuit after imposing a 180-day suspension over ‘misunderstanding’

The Republican chief executive leaves office Jan. 13, 2025. He’ll be succeeded by Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe.