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Prosecutors charged Sir Lou Henry Simms with stealing a 2020 Toyota Camry after the deputy left it running Tuesday in the 3600 block of Montana Street.

The voters of Missouri sent a message to the folks who tried to take away their ability to participate in democracy.

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Akia Pope, 29, was indicted on the charge Tuesday by a grand jury.

Kaylo Allison, 28, of north St. Louis County, was charged on Tuesday.

LEMAY — The St. Louis County Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who vandalized a church on Wednesday.

John Wesley Allen Sr., 78, died of multiple stab wounds.

State Sen. Brian Williams could have won the Democratic race for St. Louis County executive if another Missouri senator had not been on the ballot, area political scientists said Wednesday.

Missouri voters suspended and overturned a redistricting law in 1922, but Republicans now argue the people no longer have that power.

Three vehicles were set on fire on Aug. 5, 2025, outside the home of a Jewish family.

Federal prosecutors say three St. Louis men traveled to Connecticut to help kidnap a teen linked to a $245 million Bitcoin theft. They have pleaded not guilty.

The 34-year-old victim was found dead on the porch in the 5600 block of Hiller Place about 11:40 p,m. Wednesday.

"Brazen abuse by former city employees who identified the city's significant weaknesses in oversight and exploited those weaknesses."

The crash was about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday at Martin Luther King Drive and North Euclid Avenue.

Ehlmann, who is seeking a sixth term in office, tied his reelection bid to his decades of experience and how the county has grown and prospered during his tenure.