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Fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Mother Church, May 26, 2026.

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The last case that could overturn Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map without a statewide vote went before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, with attorneys for the NAACP arguing lawmakers should never have been called together in the first place.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Detectives with the Major Case Squad are investigating after a man was found dead Tuesday night in Berkeley.

Torriono Baker is being held on a $600,000, cash-only bond. She's charged with first-degree murder and five other counts.

“They’re playing stupid,” scoffed Alderman Rasheen Aldridge, of downtown.

Scott Shipman also had a way of injecting what could be perceived as dull presentations on taxes with humor and an even occasional song, a friend said.

Missouri Department of Transportation crews will close lanes of Interstate 64 between Route 364 and Route K for pavement repairs starting Monday. The closings are expected to last two weeks.

Gateway South's first phase now will comprise 250,000 square feet — less than quarter of the 1.2 million square feet initially planned.

The city's police board on Wednesday approved a contract for purchasing six remote-controlled emergency response drones following questions from Mayor Cara Spencer and concerns about policies for drone usage.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on proposed changes to Gravois Avenue within the city of St. Louis.

Charline Byrd said her brother, Terence E. LaShea, didn’t like to stay home, where he was surrounded by belongings and memories of his mother, who was murdered seven years ago.

Brian Schaffer worked for the parks department for more than 17 years.

Special School District of St. Louis County will freeze pay for its staff next year in an effort to right a years-long financial crisis.

Content by Confluence Academies. As the school year draws to a close, it is worth celebrating what scholars have accomplished — in classrooms, on stages, on the track and beyond.

With their Show Me Adventures (aka White Trash Adventures), Bob and Lisa Mira have featured diners, antique stores and roadside attractions.

Creve Coeur-based TriStar Properties is pitching a 235-unit apartment and retail complex, an 11-house subdivision and a 31-unit villa on 50 acres near Litzinger and McKnight Roads.

As the city boomed before the Civil War, many of today's suburbs were still small hamlets or simply farmland.

Headlines from the May 27, 1926, front page include: Man killed, girl injured in bomb received in mail.

Bewig, Louis "Lou" - Wentzville, MO