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James Showmaker's obituary says he was born in Sikeston and loved playing games and spending time with his friends and family.

Gunfire from training facility can be heard throughout at least six neighborhoods, they say, at all hours of the day.

The delay came at the request of new Mayor Adrian Shropshire, who was sworn into office this week after the incentive bill had already been negotiated.

The crash happened Thursday afternoon on eastbound I-64, west of Interstate 270.

Clem & Co., a bunny-themed stationery business, opened its doors at 1300 Sidney St. last month.

The governor also signed a bill merging oversight of the Dome at America's Center and St. Louis' convention center.

Even more worrisome than the population’s growing uncertainty about reality is the dangerous overconfidence among some groups about what they believe is true.

John Henry Ferring IV, a St. Louis businessman and philanthropist whose quiet leadership helped shape many of the region’s cultural institutions, died March 2. He was 73.

Headlines from the April 24, 1926, front page include: Wets' only hope is to kill 18th Amendment, says Wayne Wheeler.

Bettlach, Frieda Marie - Saint Louis, MO

January 15, 1934 - April 19, 2026

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Age 77, passed April 20, 2026. Proud Navy Veteran. Services: Hutchens Mortuary in Florissant, Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m., April 26, Funeral: 11:30 a.m., April 27.

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Victor John Paglisotti, 72, of St. Louis, MO, passed away March 29, 2026.

The shooting took place about 11 a.m. Sunday in the Kingsway West area.

Construction plans call for closing eastbound 40/64 between Boyle and Compton avenues for about a year, beginning in late 2027.

Turley Smith, 32, was acquitted of murder and armed criminal action but convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon in the death of 44-year-old Percy Bowman on March 15, 2025.