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Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs delivered the pontiff a certificate to reclaim $8.65 of his own money, a sum the successor of St. Peter had held in a now-closed PayPal account.

Headlines from the June 6, 1926, front page include: $6,000 robbery story a fake to fool his bride.

Jaeger, Gerald - St. Louis, MO

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November 8, 1946 - May 30, 2026

Chief

The incident took place Wednesday at 25th and Ridge, the Illinois State Police said.

Amendment 5 would require lawmakers to set revenue growth triggers for cuts to the top state income tax rate.

Lawsuit filed Friday asks a Jefferson County judge to bar the scheduling of recall election, arguing that petitions filed by data center foes were flawed.

A Special School District of St. Louis County administrator and Rockwood School District board member ran afoul of a state nepotism law when she employed her mother as a substitute teacher, the state ethics commission concluded.

Chief Robert Tracy called the city’s police-fire pay parity provision “bad business.” Firefighters said voters were on their side.

Nicholas Owens, 27, was charged with two counts of first-degree property damage.

Bill passed by Senate to fund border security through 2029 includes $350 million for ICE getting more resources for arresting immigrants freed by sanctuary areas.

Two candidates remain in the search for St. Louis County's new police chief.

From north St. Louis to Jennings to University City, schools are taking on roles once handled by healthcare providers, social-service agencies and other institutions.

Experiences from my adolescence — being bullied for my religious faith and bonding with those with faith in the First Amendment — imprinted on my value system.

The man, identified as 35-year-old Joshua Smith, died at the scene.

Mercy executives on Thursday credited several initiatives for the turnaround, including a system-wide push aimed at reducing Mercy's reliance on third-party staffing agencies.

The move, approved at a Thursday Board of Aldermen meeting, has highlighted a stark division between Kirkwood's leaders over how the cash-strapped city should be spending its money.

The St. Louis Public Schools has shut off water to its central office and told staff to stay away after testing found the presence of Legionella bacteria in the building's cooling and water systems.