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The KC department is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations of racist employment and hiring practices.

Volunteers to St. Louis arts and cultural institutions make up a largely hidden army of willing, enthusiastic workers.

The grip of lobbyists and special interests remains strong in Jefferson City.

The crater, near Murfreesboro, is the only currently active diamond mine in the country.

The Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital has been under scrutiny since the release of a whistleblower report.

He was found in the 8800 block of Dragonwyck Drive, near Interstate 70 and North Hanley Road.

Warmer and erratic winters are disrupting maple syrup production, which relies on a predictable window of days with a freeze-thaw cycle. Even so, the activity is on the rise among small-scale producers and hobbyists around St. Louis.

In 2020, medication abortion accounted for more than half of all reported abortions. It’s higher now.

The commission will look into ways to repair racial disparities in the city.

Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge charts the path that led her to become the executive director of the St. Louis airport.

New hires for HDA Architects, Wiegmann, Armstrong Teasdale, Greensfelder; IFS’s Ruth selected as chair of the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council

A new Ballwin resident tried to run for office. He later dropped out. But the reason he did so, and a related lawsuit, have raised questions for the city attorney and mayor.

Trina Gilmore, 44, was found shot and killed on the sidewalk. She knew the suspect, a 47-year-old man.

The number of students allowed to transfer out of a school district could total 3% of the prior year's enrollment.

Police said the victim and the suspect knew each other.

Siegfried was a graduate student in athletic training who was doing clinical training work for the XFL.

Close to half the school’s teachers called out Thursday after complaints of violence, drug use and inadequate security.

The city has struggled to address homelessness on the riverfront and its downtown area for years.

At least three more women have accused St. Louis chess coach Alejandro Ramirez of sexual assault, including two who say they were minors at the time.

A woman was shot and killed early Saturday in the city’s Ellendale neighborhood.