stLouISTNormandy hires East St. Louis native as new superintendent
The hire is the latest in a leadership shakeup at Normandy including a former board member recently hired as associate superintendent.
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St. Louis protest group gathers in solidarity with Memphis protesters
ST. LOUIS — The release of police body camera footage showing five now-fired Memphis police officers beating a Memphis motorist who died days later triggered rallies, protests and vigils throughout the country, including St. Louis.
St. Louis police seek help for Friday homicide in Old North; male victim found in street
The victim is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s.
McClellan: It's not just the deer caught in the headlights
Columnist Bill McClellan writes
Lawsuit: St. Louis County officer was sexually harassed, told to lose weight while pregnant
A police officer in St. Louis County said she was sexually harassed by supervisors and told to lose weight while she was pregnant, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
MoDOT weighs potential changes along 40/64 corridor in St. Louis
Making Forest Park Avenue at Grand Boulevard an at-grade intersection is among the ideas considered in a MoDOT study of possible changes in the Highway 40/Interstate 64 corridor in St. Louis.
The day Rocky Sickmann returned home from Iran to cheers and ribbons
The Lambert terminal hummed with the happy tension of 4,000 giddy people to greet the former hostage on Jan. 28, 1981.
Puppeteer Bob Kramer, who entertained generations of children, dead at 77
The marionette master died in the fire that consumed his home and theater, the medical examiner told his family on Friday.
St. Louis aldermen pass bill nearly doubling salaries to $72,000
Aldermen voted Friday to increasing salaries for board members to $72,000 from $37,400 after the spring elections.
Missouri child welfare agency pitches plan to ‘rebuild’ overburdened foster care system
Missouri brings kids into foster care at a rate among the highest in the country. DSS leaders this week said they want to rebuild the Children’s Division — first by hiring 100 staff to limit caseloads and shift toward prevention…
Former St. Louis news anchor Vic Faust sued by berated co-worker
Crystal N. Cooper alleges that on Sept. 13, while she co-hosted Faust’s radio show on KFNS, Faust defamed her, assaulted her and restrained her from leaving the broadcast booth.
Missouri lawmaker wants to limit local control over pet stores
Missouri is home to the most dog breeders in the U.S.
Troubled appliance retailer Polished — formerly Goedeker's — is on the market
The fast-sinking company has hired a financial advisor to vet potential offers.
Sultan: The danger of Dr. Seuss
Gov. Ron DeSantis took the unprecedented step of banning an AP course offered on African American history for violating state law.
Man convicted in 2019 fatal shooting outside downtown St. Louis nightclub
Leron Harris, 28, was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Mark Schlemmer, who was leaving a Halloween party when he was shot and killed.
Serial rapist in St. Louis County receives 16 life sentences
Dominic Yocco told the court he has no regrets.
School librarians vilified as the ‘arm of Satan’ in book-banning wars
The culture wars over books come at a time when many public libraries have reduced staff because of budget cuts and other reasons.
Driver dies after hitting back of tractor-trailer parked on shoulder of I-64
The crash in Washington Park was on eastbound I-64.
People in Business: Bayer appoints VP; Knoebel, INB, Anders promote; Central Trust hires
Esposito named COO of Boone Center Inc.; O’Malley elected chairman of St. Louis County Port Authority board; Nelson hired at Raging Rivers
Construction begins on East St. Louis transit safety center
The two-story, 16,000-square-foot facility will house the backup Metro Transit Operations Control Center and the St. Clair County CENCOM West 9-1-1 Emergency Dispatch Center and will include office space for St. Clair County MetroLink Sheriff’s deputies.