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As Republicans declare war against public schools; funding lags and so does the economy.

Two major insurance companies have refused to issue new policies on some Kias and Hyundais in the St. Louis region as theft rates of those vehicles remain high following last year's surge.

The city's interim public safety director is stepping down to take a position at Ameren.

“Despite the respected place that the press has as the fourth estate of American politics, there is no law concerning false disclosures to the press.”

The next superintendent will be announced by the end of the month and start in July.

He calls the social media site “China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives” and a threat to “our children’s privacy as well as their mental health.”

The Affton-based Schwarz Studio Taxidermists has been mounting hunters' trophies for 140 years.

Timberland basketball player Leah Wilmsmeyer's battle and recovery from breast cancer has been an inspiration to her team and opponents alike.

The National Weather Service warns that heavy snow — and hazardous travel conditions — are possible, with a winter storm creating the potential for 5 to 10 inches of accumulation.

He was appointed to the job by Gov. Mike Parson after Eric Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday asked a state appellate court to dismiss the TRO issued by an Effingham County circuit judge.

Under a law passed by the Legislature in 2021, St. Louis city and St. Charles County have begun allowing couples to get marriage licenses online without appearing in person at government offices.

Roger Dierberg, scion of the Dierberg family and former executive vice president of Dierbergs Markets grocery stores, died Wednesday, a few days shy of what would have been his 89th birthday.

Business groups like the idea, but opponents warned of tight state budgets.

The man who killed Officer Brian Pierce Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The ACLU said at least 27 anti-LGBTQ bills have already been introduced by Missouri Republicans, as of Jan. 12, accounting for roughly 21% of legislation introduced nationwide in state legislatures that target the community.

Prosecutors on Friday charged Qandagha Raufi, 32, with sexually assaulting a passenger earlier this month.

The William L. Clay Sr. Sculpture Park in the city’s West End neighborhood has a sign, trees and park benches — but no actual sculptures

The finalists include administrators Howard Fields of Kirkwood School District, Bruce Green of Ritenour and Michael Triplett of Olathe (Kansas).

Gov. Mike Parson also wants $20 million for school safety grants