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January 18, 2026

"Mr. Harper showed the cold-hearted person that he is when he carried out this execution," St. Charles County Prosecutor Joseph McCulloch said.

An autopsy Tuesday determined she had been shot.

Ian Roberts worked for St. Louis Public Schools. He was hired by SLPS in 2015 and the Post-Dispatch’s public pay database indicates he worked with the district until 2018.

Cornell, 39, denied the charges and told a judge that they were part of a political conspiracy to remove him from office in Riverview, where he has been mayor for three years.

Marshawn D. Stepney, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in connection with a crash that killed five family members in 2022.

Former Alderman Brandon Bosley is charged with three counts of insurance fraud and a single count of lying to the FBI.

The SLPS board voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Robert Harvey to fill the term expiring in April 2027.

The NCAA wants states to ban prop bets that could be manipulated by student athletes

St. Louis County Library will begin construction on a new Chesterfield Branch starting in February 2026.

For decades, the city has focused its plows on main thoroughfares and left most side streets to melt on their own.

Below-freezing temperatures are expected to stick around through January and into early February, meaning any snow that falls could stay a while.

The Board of Aldermen voted 6-0 on Tuesday night to approve the plan.

Lawmaker's bill would give the state more control over local building codes by stripping away certain restrictions to help lower building costs of new housing and make homebuying more affordable.

The charity, Reach St. Charles, will distribute food on Wednesdays and Fridays when other pantries in the area are closed.

The lawsuits target small business websites over disability access

Freeburg Mayor Seth Speiser declined to comment, saying he didn’t want to interfere with the case of another defendant, former Cardinals pitcher Danny Cox.

Headlines from the Jan. 22, 1926, front page include: A St. Louis furniture dealer was fined $19,000 for evading income tax.

March 22, 1943 - January 18, 2026

John Ralph Toman, lovingly known as "Jack Kent," was born February 14, 1947, and passed away on January 9, 2026. Jack lived in Glen Carbon, Illinois, and passed away peacefully at American House Memory Care in Town & Country, Missouri.