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Headlines from the Oct. 1, 1926, front page include: 28,000 miles flown by Cobham in 320 hours

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October 21, 1946 - September 26, 2026

Kowalski, Jeffry - St. Louis, MO

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Officials said just 19 home repairs have been completed since March.

A new state law that took effect a month ago has allowed authorities here to charge a former teacher and cross-country coach with sexually abusing students decades ago.

Metro will use buses to take riders on Saturday and Sunday between the Grand, Forest Park-DeBaliviere, Central West End and Cortex stations.

Webster Groves was "inadvertently" included in the order to lift a train horn quiet zone when the federal government removed the designation from St. Louis.

"Even as we feel compassion for the poor," a lawyer said, "the city cannot let something like this horrible encampment be in front of your house."

Community colleges across Missouri will share a $10.8 million federal grant to expand short-term career offerings and make them eligible for federal financial aid for low-income students.

St. Louis University basketball star Robbie Avila is not likely to take the court for the Billikens' first exhibition game.

Boeing will "control pretty much the next generation of tactical combat aircraft in the U.S.," one analyst said.

A Wildwood man has been accused of sex-related crimes involving two children, and police say there could be additional victims. Police are asking potential victims to contact detectives at 314-615-5400.

St. Louis Arc personnel told Carnisha Scott that she would be unable to return to her role until her doctor cleared her to lift more than 20 pounds.

County Executive Sam Page this week ordered lease talks to stop.

St. Louis residents have complained about train horns for weeks. Now, residents of leafy Webster Groves say they’re feeling the pain, too.

The St. Louis-based utility is also reducing its expectations for renewable and nuclear energy production and increasing its reliance on natural gas power.

It’s unclear when Ahmad Hardy can play football again — one of the mysteries arising from the bullet that struck his femur in a small Mississippi town.