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The basic idea is to use a strategy called "focused deterrence," in which police and social service providers give people repeatedly involved in violence a choice.

Data collected by the nonprofit Pregnancy Justice shows that criminalization of pregnancy has been on the rise for years.

Complaints have spiked this year about the board that handles property tax challenges in St. Louis County. "They really didn’t want to listen.”

Enrollment at St. Louis area universities has dropped, in a trend playing out nationally. "Impossible to imagine a future in which every institution" survives.

The 14,000-member Missouri-Kansas Laborers’ District Council has endorsed the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney, who is running against two-term incumbent Bush in the 2024 Democratic primary.

A group of about 30 people calling for an end to Israel’s military offensive in Gaza also walked down the sidewalk alongside the marchers, chanting slogans such as “free Palestine” and carrying signs that read “Stop the Killing.”

Insurers in the region are wrestling for market share in Medicare Advantage, adding coverage for gym memberships, and reimbursements for hiking boots and tennis rackets.

Things go better with the museum devoted to the history and marketing of soft drinks. It's the pause that refreshes.

Missouri Republican lawmakers are pushing a pair of bills that would allow for women to be charged with murder for getting an abortion in the state.

Financial advisers recommend following these steps whenever you’re giving grandchildren a financial gift, whether big or small.

Once a niche market for frugal, globetrotting young people, hostels are becoming a popular form of alternative lodging.

On Dec. 10, 1933, Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann laid the cornerstone for the Homer G. Phillips Hospital for Colored, at 2601 Whittier Street. The hospital was named for an attorney who campaigned for it and who was murdered in 1931.…

The "rustic" chapel certainly didn't sound very rough: It had two towers and a Gothic-inspired entrance.

Attention parents: If your kid will be in college during the 2024-25 academic year, you’ll need to fill out a redesigned Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Roberts Metro Broadcasting station, is the only African-American family-owned radio station catering to the urban market of the Greater St. Louis region.

The Hilton Hotels CEO Light & Warmth Award comes with a $10,000 cash award for individual winners, and $1,000 for each member of the recognized team.

The fire broke out shortly before 6 p.m. in the first floor of a two-story house in the 4800 block of Northland Avenue, in the city's Kingsway East neighborhood.

Jared Shadley, 36, admitted to sexual contact with a girl, 7, on Jan. 25, 2020 in Creve Coeur, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said. Shadley was a Ward 3 councilman in Overland from January 2016 to April 2017.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page outlined how $14 million in proposed cuts would impact county services. The County Council could approve the cuts as soon as Tuesday.

A man died following a shooting in south St. Louis Saturday morning.