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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp were among the group of American executives who accompanied Trump to China in hopes of clinching deals or resolving business disputes.

Zachery Robert Leonard, 42, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl and exchanging sexually explicit text messages with her.

House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a Kansas City Democrat, called Seitz, the bill sponsor, “a sad little man cosplaying as Superman when he’s not busy controlling women’s bodies.”

Post-Dispatch photographers show how things look a year after the May 16 tornado struck St. Louis.

The nonprofit brings together public, private, parochial and charter schools in the Shaw neighborhood for science and nutrition education.

Cahokia Heights police are investigating a shooting that killed a 35-year-old man on Wednesday night.

The show, “She Who Carries You Within Her,” asks the question of how women shepherd stories across generations and geography.

European schemes during the war centered on St. Louis.

Headlines from the May 15, 1926, front page include: 70,000 visitors in Louisville for Kentucky Derby.

Bruce, Deborah K., (nee Eldridge) - St. Louis, MO

Bruce, Deborah K., (nee Eldridge) on Tuesday May 12, 2026. Beloved wife of Robert C. Bruce. Dearest mother of Jeremy Newman (Theresa Shivley), Jason (Kristen) Newman, Kyscha Purvis, Frank (Anna) Purvis, David Purvis, and Paul Purvis. Dear sister of Leroy…

May 16, 1949 - May 11, 2026

Malik L. Touchette, 29, was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree arson in the death of his father, Paul Touchette, 64.

Mario Lee, 48, was found guilty Thursday of involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2023 death of Candace Horskins, 34, authorities said.

Demario A. Ursery, 46, is accused of first-degree murder in the death of Dolnesha A. Jones, 37, on Tuesday.

Tara A. Anderson, 40, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2023 shooting of Phillip Armstrong outside Anderson's home.

Prosecutors say Alex Reichert, 36, made a recent post on Instagram that police said "could reasonably be perceived as threats of mass violence" toward the St. Charles School District.

On a percentage basis, St. Louis's loss of more than 23,000 residents between 2020 and July 2025, or more than 7.5% of its population, exceeded all other major U.S. cities.

Zoo leaders are now seeking the final $17 million needed to complete what leaders say are the zoo's "most ambitious projects" in its history.