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More than 350 people crowded into a St. Charles library board meeting Tuesday night in the latest escalation in a fight over a library employee that one patron says was wearing makeup, nail polish and a goatee.

The county's planning and zoning board recommended the St. Charles County Council reject the rezoning, which would allow developers to build a 356-acre, 556-home subdivision on largely rural, wooded property west of O'Fallon.

Annual Kids Count report shows only 10 other states had the same or worse rates of child and teen deaths as Missouri in 2021.

Janae Edmondson, whose legs were amputated in February after being hit by a car in downtown St. Louis, filed suit Tuesday against the city and the two drivers who hit her.

A group of riders said they’ve been robbed while waiting for late buses, have lost wages when scheduled rides arrived too early, and feel trapped at home after service cuts.

“This year’s first case serves as a reminder for us in St. Louis County and surrounding areas to take action to protect ourselves,” the St. Louis County Department of Public Health stated in its report.

Aldermen see a path forward on bill sponsored by Cara Spencer that ran into early resistance.

A year after the ruling, 25 million women of childbearing age now live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions.

Deandre D. Horne was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison.

Nichole Doster, 36, the now-former director at Kidsplay day care, 459 Lafayette Center, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and eight felony counts of child endangerment.

A massive tunnel that will ultimately be more than six miles long is taking shape deep beneath parts of south St. Louis County, as the area's sewer utility takes aim at overflow and water quality problems.

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney will face Lucas Kunce, and others, in August 2024 Democratic primary to pick challenger to GOP U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley.

Someone used a keycard to gain access to a Washington Avenue office building and then propped the door open for others before Sunday's mass shooting.

While farmers in Missouri scramble for quality hay to feed their livestock during an unusually dry spring, scammers are capitalizing on the desperate conditions by posing as hay sellers on social media. They collect payment, but never deliver.

More than half — 53% — do not believe or do not know that emergency contraception is legal.

In Kansas City, KC Tenants got a bill of rights enacted and is working to make sure all tenants have the right to a lawyer when facing evictions.

Xavier Becerra spoke at a roundtable event last year moments before news broke that Roe v. Wade had been overturned.

Tom Schmidt says the show nailed the intensity of working and owning a restaurant.

Jesse Driskill was convicted in August 2013 of two counts of first-degree murder, burglary, rape and sodomy and sentenced to death for each murder count.

At least three water systems in rural parts of the state imposed conservation measures during the 2018 drought. Dry conditions mean that could happen again.