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Melissa Price Smith, who has overseen the prosecuting attorney’s office since January 2025, is on the Aug. 4 primary ballot alongside David Bryant, a private defense attorney.

Headlines from the July 21, 1926, front page include: Two deaths in city laid to heat wave.

Boehmer, Jr., Maurice - Ballwin, MO

Boehmer, Jr., Maurice, age 87, baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Funeral Mass at Holy Infant Catholic Church on Friday, 7/24/2026, 11:00 am. For more info, see Schrader.com.

Jay Arthur Epstein, 76, passed away Friday, July 17, 2026. Loving son, cousin, and friend. Funeral arrangements through Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary.

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Nov 14, 1942 - Jul 18, 2026

December 15, 1938 - July 17, 2026

The City Council denied a rezoning application from developer TriStar Properties, which asked to build dozens of homes in the floodplain at South McKnight and Old Warson roads.

The office of Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a petition to remove Camille Johnston from the Ray County prosecutor’s post, alleging staff mistreatment and inappropriate intimate relationships.

Incident occurred about 1:40 p.m. Thursday, police said.

The conversation between the men never happened. The video was made by a vendor using AI for Jason Law's campaign.

Missouri Department of Transportation crews will close eastbound Highway 40 (Interstate 64) between Jefferson and 6th Street this weekend.

An amendment approved by the Board of Aldermen on Monday would allow operators to obtain waivers if local electric utility Ameren can't supply enough green energy to meet the requirements.

Prosecutors will not file charges against an Illinois State Police trooper who shot and killed a woman in January.

Legislation from Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin want online child-abuse victims to be able to sue companies that host sexual material on their websites.

AirNow recommends that people in the sensitive groups take frequent breaks during outdoor activity and monitor themselves for shortness of breath.

Developer Robert Mangelsdorf has been locked in a months-long tug-of-war with the St. Charles City Council over whether a historic warehouse on the American Car Foundry property can be demolished.

“This is news to me,” Yolonda Yancie said.

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Murphysboro Republican, said U.S. Department of Transportation has freed up more than $13 million to upgrade facilities in the region