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Ronald William Nettenstrom passed away in St. Louis, Missouri on January 27, 2025 surrounded by his Kauai ohana (nieces Lori Cardenas of Lawai and Laura Cristobal Andersland of Kalaheo) and his sister-in-law Richye Forbes-Herlihy of Pekin, Illinois.

James Bruce Rigby passed away September 13, 2025. For more information see www.HughesFA.com. Services by Hughes Funeral Alternatives

Patricia Ann Watson (nee James), born on October 29, 1945, and baptized into the hope of Christ’s resurrection, died September 28, 2025.

Bales, Clara J (nee Bennett) 92 on 9/22/2025. Dear wife of the late John Bales, mother of Mary (Robert) Piper, Ann Gastler, Jeanne (Christopher) Johnson, Margaret Schroeder, Gloria (Steven) Kriete and the late John “Buddy” Bales. Dear grandmother of 10,…

Funeral service at Schrader Funeral Home, Ballwin, Thursday, October 16, at 10:00 a.m. Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday, October 15, from 4-8 p.m. For more info see Schrader.com

Sister Rose Marie Boyanchek CSJ (Mary Lucy) passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was 90 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 71 years. Sister Rose Marie was…

Bradenton, Florida-Kathleen Robke, 78, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2025. Kathy was born in St. Louis, MO on October 12, 1946, to the late Richard and Dolores (nee: May) Freiburghaus. Kathy is predeceased by her sister,…

Passed away at age 96 on Friday, October 3, 2025. A Memorial Service will be held at 12pm on Friday, October 17, 2025 with a reception following the service at Ladue Chapel, 9450 Clayton Rd, St. Louis, MO 63124. Interment…

Fr. John B. “Jack” Warner, SJ, died Oct. 4, 2025, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 80 years old, a Jesuit for 63 years and a priest for 51 years. He is remembered best for Teatro La Fragua, a theater company…

Max Calfo, who lost the Republican primary for the 108th District in 2024, is renewing his accusation that state Rep. Mike Costlow of Dardenne Prairie lied on his candidate declarations last year. Costlow insists he didn't lie.

Bill McClellan on the magic of a quick, friendly interaction. A moment of connection between two people from different worlds.

Even though the jury that convicted him could not reach agreement on his death sentence, a man is set to be put to death next week.

The indictment alleges that Devon Horton and three others created companies to apply for work contracts with the Evanston/Skokie district. Horton, as the superintendent, got the contracts approved.

These days anything is something for public media affiliates fighting to survive like the one in Carbondale that serves huge swaths of southern Illinois.

Headlines from the Oct. 11, 1925, front page include: Plane passenger killed in crash at Lambert Field

The Oct. 13, 1971, Post-Dispatch contained all kinds of advertisements leading us down Memory Lane.

Prosecutors said Eric Wooten was in the car with the three victims while they were driving near North Broadway and East Taylor Avenue after filming a music video.

Two residential blocks near the intersection were evacuated as a precaution while hazmat crews checked the train cars for hazardous materials.

This week, Lanora Arnold stood trial on charges that in June 2024 she murdered 32-year-old Jordan Armstrong in his apartment and burglarized another home a few doors down.

Attorneys representing 17 Cardinal Ritter players say police and the Ohio school district involved have "doubled down in an attempt to justify their bad behavior" in pepper spraying players.