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Friday night lights become Friday night fights as high school football games are disrupted
Four games in the St. Louis area have been affected by off-the-field problems at the start of football season.
St. Louis board president to announce bills challenging state laws
The legislation could call out prohibitions on gun regulations or rent control.
Berkeley man beat 2-year-old boy to death, gets 15 years in prison
Dajuan Louden admitted to grabbing and punching the 2-year-old boy in Florissant.
Hope for St. Louisβ 911 system? Hiring is up after big pay raises
City officials say that since they gave dispatcher salaries a big boost in July, theyβve hired 26 new call-takers and welcomed back three who previously quit.
Missouri firm faces accusations it polluted drinking water in Bootheel town
SRG Global Coatings is accused of having released hexavalent chromium, chromium, nickel and per- and polyfluorinated substances, or PFAS, in Portageville.
What gas prices and vehicle sales are looking like in St. Louis and Missouri
Check out the peaks and valleys in volatile local gas prices, and track motor vehicle sales, financing and production.
Weekend closure set for I-270 ramp to I-170 in Hazelwood
The ramp from westbound I-270 to southbound I-170 will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for repairs.
New hospital specializing in treating traumatic brain injuries coming to OβFallon, Mo.
Construction on the hospital is expected to begin early next year.
Weekend shutdown of King Bridge starts at 9 p.m. Friday
The span will reopen at 5 a.m. Monday after a weekend of deck sealing work.
Student poet becomes national ambassador for the art
John Burroughs senior Shangri-La Hou was chosen last month as one of five National Student Poets who will spend a year as poetry ambassadors.
St. Ann woman says boyfriend tripped and fell on knife in fatal stabbing, charges say
A St. Ann woman charged with murder told police her boyfriend tripped and fell on the knife that killed him.
Messenger: Cops stopped investigating his case. Courts sent a bad message to crime victims.
A Missouri man filed a lawsuit alleging a coverup after he was attacked. The courts said he couldn't sue. That's a 'dangerous' message for crime victims.
Two boys in fatal University City crash were best friends, next-door neighbors
βNothing broke their bond,β mother Ashley Williams said after three teens died early Wednesday morning in a car wreck on Goby Road.
Falling debris keeps Grand Boulevard closed. St. Louis not sure when it will reopen.
Repairs have begun at the University Club building but city officials don't know how much longer the 1-block stretch of Grand will be shut to traffic.
Man who offered bounties for 2 St. Louis killings, led drug organization gets 20-year term
Maurice H. Lee II, 35, paid bounties for killing two people and worked with more than a dozen others to distribute drugs in the St. Louis area, court documents said.
Health officials address rising suicide rates among Black youth at 988 awareness event at Harris-Stowe
From 2018 to 2021, suicides increased by 37% among Black youth and young adults ages 10 to 24 β more than any other racial demographic, according to a federal study.
Metro Theatre Company artistic director Julia Flood will retire
Flood oversaw 34 productions in her decade at the St. Louis company that produces theater for young audiences.
Here is today's weather outlook for Sep. 8, 2023 in St. Louis, MO
Today's temperature in Saint Louis will be warm. It should reach a pleasant 79 degrees. A 60-degree low is forecasted. We'll see sunshine today, but also cloud cover at times. The Saint Louis area should see a light breeze, withβ¦
Jennings council majority reinstates city center project cut short by mayor
JENNINGS β The Jennings City Council on Thursday voted to reinstate a contract for a long-awaited $11 million city hall and community center cancelled in recent weeks by Mayor Gary Johnson and give itself permission to hire an outside lawyerβ¦