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Monekea Smith-Taylor owned a consulting firm and received money from school districts for services that were never provided then gave a superintendent half of the proceeds.

“I’ve forgiven you. I deep down know it was a mistake,” the mother said. “… I wanted to look you in your face and see if you’re remorseful.”

The nearly donations make clear that the August ballot measure is quickly becoming one of Missouri’s most expensive and politically consequential fights of the year.

The long-promoted transcontinental eventually went through Chicago, but St. Louis interests pushed hard to be a railroad center.

Edwin Joseph "Ed" Bewen passed peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2026, with family at his side.

September 14, 1952 - May 28, 2026

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March 5, 1954 - May 31, 2026

Landgraf, Genevieve, Baptized into The Hope of Christ's Resurrection, Monday, June 1, 2026 at the age of 90.A visitation will be held June 5th, 2026, from 9:00 am until the time of her funeral Mass at 10:00 am, at Annunciation…

November 10, 1937 - June 1, 2026

SERVICES: Funeral at KUTIS AFFTON CHAPEL (10151 Gravois Rd., 63123) on Tuesday, June 9th at 10 a.m. Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Visitation on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. www.kutisfuneralhomes.com

Bewen, Edwin Joseph "Ed" - St. Louis, MO

February 5, 1930 - May 31, 2026

The candidates represent the ideological span across the Republican Party

BreAnna L. Johnson, 28, was killed shortly before 2 a.m. October 31, 2024, in the 100 block of Katie Lynn Court.

A judge refused to release Colton Cissell from jail.

The fund was started with a $10 million contribution from sports executive and philanthropist Carolyn Kindle.

Arch Apparel, which sold locally-inspired T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and more, shuttered its Ballpark Village store last fall.

A former police officer is suing Des Peres, arguing he was discriminated against for being white so the department could avoid looking like it was discriminating against a Black officer.

The "86 47" culture war now has a local battlefield: the Kirkwood School District