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It’s taken Andrew Bailey his entire first year in office to work through a backlog of requests he inherited from Eric Schmitt.

Here are the events we are looking forward to Dec. 1-7.

The “final retrenchment plan” comes after a 60% loss in enrollment and more than $14 million decline in revenue over the past decade.

For almost two decades, Zoo patrons had flocked to his cage hoping to catch some of his antics.

The jail, known as the City Justice Center, has been rocked by a series of inmate deaths in recent years, some of which have prompted allegations of inadequate medical care.

A 33-year-old man on Thursday was charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two people in Jennings in September.

The jobs will include positions for pharmacists, nurses, and benefits agents, among others, by mid-2024.

The Missouri Department of Transportation said Thursday that bridge improvements on I-55 near Loughborough Avenue will be significantly delayed.

Sam's Club promises to bring more than 100 new jobs to the region with a new distribution center set to open in January 2024.

Policing efforts, car updates and other prevention strategies have helped stem the tide, St. Louis County auto theft Detective Michael Nickolaus said at a meeting of the county Crime Commission.

Alderman Michael Browning, who represents the neighborhood, said Thursday on social media that NorthPoint Development had acquired the properties.

Heaps of debris — some of which were 5 feet high and 30 feet long — have fueled flooding fears. Crews are now clearing out the tunnel.

Mahdi Gayar now faces up to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.

A man and woman were unloading items from a 2019 Kia Optima when the teen and an accomplice robbed them at gunpoint near Pestalozzi Street and South Compton Avenue.

A credit agency has downgraded Webster University’s bond rating, indicating the private college is at higher risk of defaulting on payments.

JingleFest 20 features Lee Brice, Randy Houser and Priscilla Block on stage at Family Arena Dec. 2.

Universities nationwide have become a hotbed of student protests and free speech conflicts in the last two months — and St. Louis campuses have not been immune.

Content by Sound Health Services. Sound Health Services has been honored as the Best Hearing Facility in the 2023 STL Headliners.

No one at City Hall filed paperwork with the state to turn on the spigot until earlier this month.

Chris Dinkins, a Missouri legislator, would do well to read about the voyage of the St. Louis. It's a part of history we shouldn't repeat.