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"You can release this video, but you can't come sit in my living room and give me condolences."

Kenneth Carl Sparks III told parishioners in Paris, Missouri, he was a prophet. Then he took out loans in their names, and spent the cash on clothes, jewelry, Mercedes and a Rolex.

The culinary institution is a victim of COVID, inflation and changing tastes.

As many as 1,200 lighted drones will tell part of the beloved story of Harry Potter.

"This is not about a data center," said an Ameren official. "... Missouri is in a situation where we need more electricity."

Double Eagle Development has asked Kirkwood for a property tax break on 345 S. Fillmore Ave., the site of the city’s current public works offices, multiple City Council members said.

Mayor Cara Spencer and a search team are looking for a successor to Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, who retired earlier this month.

Headlines from the Aug. 27, 1926, front page include: Boss Essen holds deed, club lot buyers hold bag

Fahr, Susan - O'Fallon, MO

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The victim was Aaron Hutchings, 49, of St. Louis, police said.

School board members criticized the plan for ignoring gifted magnet schools and disproportionately affecting Black students.

A former Missouri health department manager filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging the state’s Medicaid operations had a two-track system for employees based on race.

Nearly 80% of child abuse investigators in the St. Louis region quit within one year of being hired

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office said Tuesday it has never received any application for charges, either from the county or Clayton departments.

Two men met up to buy a gun. One was killed.

The full payout hinges on whether other social media companies, such as those that own TikTok and YouTube, agree to the new protections through any enforceable commitment with the states.