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Even the father of Casey Williamson does not want Johnson to be executed for his daughter’s murder, according to the clemency application submitted on Thursday to the governor.

The letter references the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action in universities to argue that any continued use of race based hiring would violate federal employment discrimination laws.

Rep. Cody Smith, who bills himself as a “conservative firebrand,” will challenge Parson appointee Vivek Malek.

James Bullard, the central bank’s longest-serving current policymaker and a leading hawkish voice supporting interest-rate hikes, stepped down on Thursday.

Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn will retire next December at the end of his current term after 24 years in the position and nearly 50 years in law enforcement.

"We are particularly interested in issues related to rest area safety, bus occupant protection, and potential driver fatigue and medical fitness," said the National Transportation Safety Board.

The poll, conducted by political firm Cor Strategies, offers a first glimpse at the state of the race since Bailey announced his primary challenge of five-term incumbent Bost last week.

Because of the potential for heavy rain, MoDOT won't close two ramps this weekend at I-270 and Hwy. 40/I-64 or block access between Manchester and Sappington roads.

The lawsuit, filed in St. Louis Circuit Court, alleged that H&R Block, Taxslayer and TaxAct violated the state’s consumer protection law.

Johnson talks about how readers reacted to the column, and how he was protecting his peace by choosing not to review an artist previously recorded in a racist rant.

Ronnie Adam Foster, 23, and Shonyea Jones, 24, were indicted alongside Mekayla Johann, 20, and Larob Harris, 24, in the fatal shooting of Fa Ming Pan outside of his St. Louis Kitchen restaurant.

Darin Schmidt was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in prison for the 2016 killing of a music promoter after a previous first-degree murder conviction was overturned on appeal.

A Kansas City developer has filed plans to build 299 luxury apartments at the county-owned sites.

May, a state senator, said she had been planning a U.S. Senate run for about a year — a fact she said she shared with Bell before he joined the race in June.

St. Louis County is considering a property tax cap for seniors, and the plan raised questions among officials and residents during debate this week.

Donald A. Gibson, owner of Missouri Mats, failed to notify OSHA of worker’s death; failed to take corrective action.

Approximately 16,000 customers lost power at the height of storms that blew over portions of South St. Louis County Wednesday night.

A 15-year-old boy was shot just after 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday near the 9100 block of Jordan.

The daily contraceptive Opill as first approved for prescription use in 1973, and the over-the-counter approval allows people to obtain it without first seeing a health care provider.

The Madison County coroner's office on Thursday identified the three men who died one day earlier in the crash of a Greyhound bus that was bound for St. Louis.