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This week’s reported confidential paperwork may indicate better conditions for companies to try and go public after a two-year pause.

A 56-year-old man died Thursday, five days after police found him shot in the head.

The Animal Protective Association took over the troubled shelter in December 2022.

A viral tweet illustrates the tension over how two vulnerable groups occupy space in public — children and dogs.

In 1903, a man tried to rob a shop after buying a gun from the owner.

The Illinois Department of Labor said Thursday that it has subpoenaed U.S. Steel over whether the company properly notified Granite City workers of layoffs.

MoDOT says the rehab of a bridge on northbound I-55 south of Loughborough will take at least 6 months longer than planned due to damage to girders caused during demolition.

An Indian student spent months trapped in St. Charles County homes and was forced to work and endure severe beatings at the hands of his cousin and others, authorities said.

It’s taken Andrew Bailey his entire first year in office to work through a backlog of requests he inherited from Eric Schmitt.

Here are the events we are looking forward to Dec. 1-7.

The “final retrenchment plan” comes after a 60% loss in enrollment and more than $14 million decline in revenue over the past decade.

For almost two decades, Zoo patrons had flocked to his cage hoping to catch some of his antics.

The jail, known as the City Justice Center, has been rocked by a series of inmate deaths in recent years, some of which have prompted allegations of inadequate medical care.

A 33-year-old man on Thursday was charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two people in Jennings in September.

The jobs will include positions for pharmacists, nurses, and benefits agents, among others, by mid-2024.

The Missouri Department of Transportation said Thursday that bridge improvements on I-55 near Loughborough Avenue will be significantly delayed.

Sam's Club promises to bring more than 100 new jobs to the region with a new distribution center set to open in January 2024.

Policing efforts, car updates and other prevention strategies have helped stem the tide, St. Louis County auto theft Detective Michael Nickolaus said at a meeting of the county Crime Commission.

Alderman Michael Browning, who represents the neighborhood, said Thursday on social media that NorthPoint Development had acquired the properties.

Heaps of debris — some of which were 5 feet high and 30 feet long — have fueled flooding fears. Crews are now clearing out the tunnel.