Frank J. Bommarito, the founder of a large chain of St. Louis area auto dealerships bearing his family name, died Monday in Naples, Florida. He was 88.
JEFFERSON CITY β Top priorities in the legislative session that begins Wednesday will be making it harder to amend Missouriβs Constitution, sports betting, and education issues ranging from attending out-of-district schools to how children are educated about racism.
In 1910-11, local Black women played organized baseball and toured South, Midwest. Games were at same north St. Louis field that hosted Negro League's STL Giants.
Granite City's civic leaders are quietly working on a handful of retail and hospitality projects, as they prepare for a future with less manufacturing.
On the night of Jan. 3, 1844, the Shepherdess struck a snag β a dead tree lurking underwater β near Cahokia Bend, three miles south of the St. Louis landing