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June 3, 1947 - October 2, 2026

October 8, 2026

Officers and firefighters responded to a house fire around 8:10 p.m. on the 15600 block of 94th Avenue. Upon arrival, responders discovered three victims under the age of 18 inside the house.

The crash was reported about 7:20 a.m. Friday near Lucas and Hunt Road and Hord Avenue, police said.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Penniman, publisher from 1986 to 1999, was the first person other than a Joseph Pulitzer to hold the title.

Columnist Bill McClellan writes: That’s one of the reasons I prefer doing things in person rather than online. Human contact. I find it wholesome.

Fitzgibbon Hospital joins the ranks of nearly a dozen hospitals in Missouri that have shuttered labor and delivery services since 2010.

Headlines from the Oct. 10, 1926, front page include: How Klan dragon flew to power in Indiana upon gold-tipped wings

Bedoya, Fr. Flavio - Dittmer, MO

April 2, 1929 - July 25, 2026

A McKendree University alumnus accused of threatening a campus mass shooting in 2025 and stalking an employee for years pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday.

The positive tests announced Friday follow the county's heaviest recorded bird flu season in the last four years.

Police say circuit attorney's office said there was 'insufficient evidence' to charge Alderwoman Sharon Tyus of the 12th Ward.

Kyle Penton, 39, will get credit for time served as part of a plea deal.

The last of three men was sentenced to 50 months in prison for chaining, beating and starving an Indian college student in the basement of a rural Defiance home.

It's the second forfeit win this season for University City football, which has a strong team in a weak division.

Ferguson police Chief Troy Doyle's trial was set to begin Tuesday. A court spokesman confirmed Friday morning that the case had been settled.

St. Louis County has faced several lawsuits in the last decade by officers who claimed they were discriminated against or retaliated against.

SPRINGFIELD — Melanie Stinnett and Betsy Fogle have more in common than their political affiliations might suggest. Both came to politics after careers helping Missourians navigate a complicated healthcare system. Both have made improving access to services for people with…