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Headlines from the March 7, 1926, front page include: Insurance firm loses $5,000 suit over $10 policy.

Saks Fifth Avenue at Plaza Frontenac will close and all employees will be let go between May 6 and May 31, according to the notice filed Friday.

Day, Shirley R. nee Mayhall - St. Clair, MO

December 18, 1939 - February 19, 2026

November 28, 1976 - March 1, 2026

Jerome, Valinda Anne, 63, of High Ridge, MO. Visitation, Wed. 4-8 pm at Chapel Hill Mortuary. Service, Thurs. 1:00 pm at Chapel Hill Mortuary. www.stlfuneral.com

A federal judge on Friday sentenced a former church bookkeeper to nearly three years in prison and ordered her to pay more than $581,000 to a church she embezzled from.

Police said a man driving a motorcycle died at the scene of a vehicle crash in north St. Louis County on Friday.

James Harhi, CEO and founder of Enchanted Parks called Six Flags St. Louis the “crown jewel” of the parks in its portfolio.

“Let me be very clear,” Police Board President Chris Saracino said late Friday. “We have never asked for that $333 million.”

Nahed Chapman New American Academy has 120 students in kindergarten through fifth grade at its campus off south Grand Boulevard.

Two other teenage boys have been accused of involvement in the shooting that killed 28-year-old Shannon O'Brien in Ferguson in late January.

A Ballwin church drew backlash from local Muslim leaders after displaying an electronic sign urging people to “pray against Islam” and describing the religion as “demonic.”

A singing resistance takes root in St. Louis.

The 1% tax is back up for renewal in the April 7 municipal election.

The sister of the victim said her brother was funny and boisterous. He could often be seen wearing his signature bucket hat and carrying a speaker playing music.

The shooting was in the 6600 block of Arsenal.

While an exact cost estimate has not been released, officials estimate the "multi-billion dollar" campus will generate more than $50 million per year in new tax revenue for local governments.

The outlook from the National Weather Service warns that severe storms will be most likely in places like northeast Missouri and west-central Illinois.

As debate over who is responsible for police liability in St. Louis, same issue that surfaced 10 years ago is repeated.