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Missouri’s top gambling regulator is retiring, leaving gaming officials to search for a new director at a time when the industry could be poised to expand.

Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled for execution Tuesday. The state’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn’t work.

Mercy has plans to build a $650 million hospital in Wentzville, the health care company announced Friday.

The services can be hard to explain, because there is no other place like it, said Dr. LJ Punch.

The incident happened around 10 p.m. March 21 at the Bear's Den dining hall in Zetcher House, a dorm on Washington University's campus in Clayton.

The decision could set new precedent for how the city doles out tax breaks for projects in the prosperous central corridor.

The lawsuit marks only the latest criticism of the city’s open records work.

A 15-year-old boy on Thursday morning led officers on a high-speed chase after he carjacked a woman at a QuikTrip near the city's Midtown neighborhood, police said.

The Children’s Division currently can use benefits owed to kids in state custody to pay for care costs. An effort is underway to change that.

A house in Warrenton burned down Tuesday morning during the storm that swept across much of the region.

A Republican challenging incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey is raking in major contributions from national conservative figures.

A woman here was struck and killed by a freightliner truck Saturday.

The House and Senate face a May 10 deadline to finish the budget proposal.

Twenty-five students here were taken to a hospital Thursday after a carbon monoxide leak in the gymnasium.

Missouri loses many of it medical school graduates to other states due to a lack of residency slots. State funds will support the addition of nine slots this year.

Business owners are looking forward to the influx of customers.

Eric D. Johnson, 41, is facing a count of first-degree murder after police said he approached a woman downtown and asked her to help his girlfriend, 35-year-old Cherish Lappin.

St. Charles County's top election official is demanding an apology after a county councilman chastised a worker on Election Day and threatened that election officials "would end up in jail.”

Fans care most about the product on the field, said Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III. But there’s always pressure to keep the fan experience fun.

The proposed legislation, critics contend, could undermine the 2021 law meant to protect kids.