stLouISTSt. Louis-based hospital giant exposed private health data to Google, lawsuit alleges
The lawsuit stems from Ascension’s apparent use of web-based tracking technologies across various sites, pages and platforms controlled by the healthcare giant.
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Bloody streetcar strike in 1900 wins working-class support: Revisiting St. Louis' history
About 2,500 men of the upper and professional classes formed a posse to keep the streetcars moving.
See the June 16, 1926, front page: Man drowns trying to save friend on Mississippi River
Headlines from the June 16, 1926, front page include: $1 million in jewels in estate of Mrs. Huntington.
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Kuhn, Nancy I. - St. Louis, MO
Kuhn, Nancy I.
Nov 19, 1944 - Jun 12, 2026
State should pay insurance perk under St. Louis police takeover, judge rules
The judge ruled that the state can't require the city to pay lifetime insurance benefits, but otherwise upheld the 2025 law reestablishing a state-appointed Board of Police Commissioners.
Driver in fatal St. Peters motorcycle crash had fentanyl in his system, charges say
When questioned by police, the driver failed multiple sobriety tests at the scene, authorities said.
Page appoints new acting director of St. Louis County jail
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page on Monday appointed a police captain to lead the county jail.
‘We lost a lot of friends.’ Missouri skydiving crash among the worst in decades
A plane filled with 11 skydivers and a pilot crashed shortly after taking off from Butler Memorial Airport.
Amazon data center coming to Montgomery County, Missouri
Amazon and local and state leaders, including Gov. Mike Kehoe, used the event to tout a list of benefits they expect the project to provide and praised its significance.
Meteor streaks above St. Louis. 'Fireball' seen over Wentzville
Haley Steely, a Warren County resident, was driving southeast on Interstate-64 near Wentzville when a bright white light flashed just above the tree line in front of her.
O'Fallon may try to ban apartments for second time in less than a year
O'Fallon, one of the state's fastest-growing cities, has grown by more than 20,000 people since 2010.
Lambert Airport security officers get first union contract
Service Employees International Union says more than 100 workers employed by GardaWorld Security Services at the airport are covered by the agreement.
Lax oversight, underreported spending led to Kirkwood Electric budget crisis
A lack of oversight allowed Kirkwood's electric department to overspend by millions of dollars last year and contributed to citywide budgetary turmoil, an internal report says.
Missouri education board names interim commissioner from Columbia
Education consultant Stacey Preis replaces Karla Eslinger, who retired as commissioner after leading the education department for two years.
More than 17,000 fish on Black River tributary killed by acidic wastewater spill
The Missouri Department of Conservation said that over more than 18,000 aquatic organisms died in the fish kill on a Black River tributary.
St. Louis woman sentenced for pouring hot oil on roommate
Oliveri Jones, 69, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a second-degree murder charge, according to a news release from the St. Louis Circuit Court.
Wesley Bell lands assignment on House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bell now serves on the House Oversight and Armed Services Committees, as well as being a member of caucuses dealing with issues in Bosnia, Taiwan and Ukraine.
Rising costs trigger layoffs at Missouri conservation agency
The Missouri Department of Conservation is looking to cut 106 positions.
Missouri courts keep rewriting ballot language as fights over direct democracy intensify
In Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' first year and a half in office, judges repeatedly have found his ballot language to be unfair, insufficient or misleading.