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James Short's actions in early 2025 were the first in a chain of events that landed then-Sheriff Alfred Montgomery in jail on federal charges and resulted in his ouster.

The campaign pushing for the income tax phaseout in Amendment 5 has accepted over $15 million in secretive contributions.

Christopher Serrano of Cedar Hill was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal actions.

Video shows a man walking along Washington Avenue toward North Tucker Boulevard and pausing briefly by a light post while holding a small white bottle with a cone-shaped blue cap.

Pontoon Beach police said they were called just after 3 a.m. to the 4000 block of Pontoon Road.

A passenger in the wrong-way vehicle was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.

Proposition U is on the Aug. 4 primary ballot across the county. Some of the cash would also go to the St. Louis Zoo.

The County Council will vote tonight on a $146,500 contract to design a new 68-acre park known as "Sundust Preserve," that will cater exclusively to dogs and their owners when it opens in late 2027.

Researchers placed four accordion-like nets in a stream that runs past the Forest Park golf course.

Headlines from the July 27, 1926, front page include: George J. Tansey, widely known St. Louisan, dies.

The crash happened just before 3 p.m. near the intersection of Jennings Station Road and Hildred Avenue, St. Louis County police said.

The last day of service for both restaurants will be Saturday, Aug. 1.

The shootings happened at about 8:30 p.m. in the area of Doetzel Drive in House Springs, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

Average response times by St. Louis police to lower-priority 911 calls more than doubled as the department reached record-low staffing.

“He’s living a devout Catholic life. It’s awful to see how he’s been treated. He’s just like the rest of us,” said a spokesman for the St. Louis Archdicese.

He was pronounced dead about an hour after the incident.

Jalen Welch on Friday pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to court records.

Ferguson police say the shooting happened at about 3 p.m. in the 9500 Block of Glen Owen Drive.

A grand jury declined to indict Ca'Marion Pawnell, 19, on one count of second-degree murder, according to a court filing.

The Republican candidates for elections director in St. Charles County agree that the race boils down to this: how votes should be counted.