The Honorable William J Wegge Jr, (Bill) 83, of Festus, Missouri, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on January 9, 1942 and grew up just blocks from the ocean in Oceanβ¦
A divided St. Louis government faces Republican state leaders trying to assert power over who picks a replacement for ousted Sheriff Alfred Montgomery.
ST. LOUIS β Authorities on Monday charged a man with murdering his grandmother, which happened just hours before he was arrested during a two-hour standoff in north St. Louis this weekend.
Scott Faughn announced on Monday that his company was taking over the Jefferson City News-Tribune, Fulton Sun and California Democrat from Arkansas-based WEHCO.
Headlines from the Dec. 29, 1925, front page include: A fire destroyed 150 cars and a taxicab driver was charged with criminal carelessness in connection with a woman's death.
The suspect was arrested shortly after 5 p.m. near the intersection of Union Boulevard and Natural Bridge Avenue, two hours after he locked himself in a car.
Temperatures hit a record 78 degrees just before the arrival of a cold front that was forecast to drop temperatures back down to the teens by midnight.