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Lawyer-lobbyist Kurt Schaefer joins state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman of Arnold and former state Sen. Bon Onder of St. Charles as most notable hopefuls.

U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt: More than 8.5 million illegal immigrants have crossed border under Biden Administration; fentanyl deaths have increased by 94%.

One Democrat suggested Republicans would pay a political price at the ballot box this November.

A-B is approaching the deadline to reach a new labor contract with the Teamsters. Thousands of brewery workers may walk out, as soon as Friday.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The national media's obsession with President Joe Biden's age is as inane as the "outrage" over Obama's tan suit. We're worried about note cards now?

Other names coming to town this spring include Dustin Lynch, Brittany Howard, Katt Williams, John Oates, Greta Van Fleet, Ledisi and Tamia and Joe.

Missouri lawmakers are considering tougher penalties for the purchasers of sex — sometimes called “johns” — as part of an effort to fight human sex trafficking.

The St. Louis-based utility wants to “securitize” its debt from the more than $510 million it has already invested in Rush Island.

A warehouse fire that broke out early Wednesday was still burning hours later as crews tried to extinguish hotspots.

A federal judge this week granted initial approval of the settlement between Ferguson and the more than 15,000 people who were jailed between Feb. 8, 2010, and Dec. 30, 2022.

St. Louis Public School's bus drivers are coming back to work but potentially not for long.

A man was shot and killed Tuesday evening in the city's Academy neighborhood.

For some eligible families, the benefits will begin to expire March 7.

Missouri is among more than 30 states that have adopted some version of stand your ground laws over the past two decades.

Jones met with state lawmakers Tuesday, advocating to keep the city’s 1% earnings tax and to stave off state control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Treasurer Vivek Malek began meeting with gambling company operatives in August to discuss ways to promote programs in his office.

One critic said it had a loophole large enough to drive a truck through.

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell and former state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, as expected, as challenging the two-term incumbent.

County Councilman Joe Brazil is being challenged by Nathan Bibb, a five-year member of the O'Fallon City Council.