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A faulty lock at the City Justice Center allowed a male detainee to walk into a women's holding cell to commit sexual assault, a new lawsuit says.

The woman, 42, was from O'Fallon, Missouri. The Missouri Highway Patrol refused to release her name or the names of those who were injured.

Michael Dauphin has been St. Louis assessor since 2018.

The iced drink has skyrocketed in popularity thanks to reality show “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”

Jazzmyn Watford, 25, pleaded guilty Dec. 5 to voluntary manslaughter and domestic assault. She admitted to killing her girlfriend's best friend.

Build-A-Bear Workshop offers an expanding menagerie of animals and characters for customers to customize, including capybaras and axolotls.

It’s so easy to love the children of our siblings — there’s a shared emotional bond without any of the baggage of having grown up competing for parental attention

Police and medics tried to resuscitate the infant, 7-week-old Ty'Ann Paisley Curtner. Her parents, a grandmother and an uncle are among those who face charges.

They express shock and anger over the prosecutors’ pursuit of criminal charges against County Clerk Diann Valenti.

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Donovan M. Baucom, 28, appeared in handcuffs and entered pleas of not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, assault and unlawful use of a weapon.

Christopher Scott Pritchard, 48, pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges for setting ablaze The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Girardeau on April 28, 2021.

Elijah Graham, 21, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He was in custody Thursday without bond.

The Jackson County Circuit Court judge awarded Benton’s heirs $35,000 on Dec. 13, just a fraction of the $85 million that the family sought in a 2019 lawsuit.

Judge Bruce Hilton said the attorneys' arguments were "not sitting well with this court" and denied the request to reduce Gantt's bond.

The father was found dead at a home on Baxter Heights Court.

Dutchtown Main Streets, Laclede’s Landing Main Street and Delmar Main Street will be able to provide grants of up to $5,000 per incident to businesses in their districts.

The ISP is conducting an internal investigation and the agent involved is on restricted duty, a spokeswoman told the Belleville News-Democrat.

Valentina Gomez came in sixth in a field of eight candidates in the August primary for secretary of state.

Former Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, is a former deputy director at the agency.