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An emotional scene played out Thursday in a St. Louis courtroom after Neptali Mejia, 21, was sentenced to eight years in prison for the death of 19-year-old Jonathan Cruz.

The organization said it did not yet have a plan for the long-vacant property other than to have it be an "economic engine" for the region again.

The rapper's childhood friends say Nelly lied to the group about giving them writing credit and paying them royalties on eight tracks from his first solo album.

The garden has not had a dedicated space to show its arid-plant collection since 1994.

City Hall officials say their staff will thoroughly vet awardees. Critics say agency should not authorize awards before vetting.

Job Marquez was named Wednesday to finish a council term vacated by former councilman Don Ryan last month.

Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

Police have not identified any of the victims after two quadruple shootings in 24 hours, less than a mile apart from each other.

ST. CHARLES — Two people are in custody after a planned drug deal ended in one of them shooting a man outside of a St. Charles city convenience store Tuesday night.

Kelly Garrett will resign in June after 13 years as executive director of the KIPP network of six schools.

Eric DeValkenaere is now serving a six-year sentence after he was convicted in 2021 of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.

Embattled St. Louis pregnancy center sues couple who sought leader’s ouster

Two men were slain early Thursday in north St. Louis, less than a mile from a quadruple shooting that left a couple dead Wednesday.

So far this year, fewer than 400 vouchers have been funded through $2.6 million in tax credit donations.

Boeing operates its defense business, which is in a separate unit from the company’s commercial plane segment, in the St. Louis area. There are about 15,000 Boeing workers here.

Despite the Supreme Court’s overturning of federal protections in 2022, abortions are now at their highest numbers in a decade.

The earthquake hit at about 3:30 a.m.

Employees, janitors, drivers and other associates from Amazon warehouses around the region gathered to demand the tech company boost its wage floor to $25 an hour.

But it's not immediately clear how much of the Workhouse will be demolished.

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