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Authorities on Thursday said they believe an inmate hanged himself Wednesday evening at the Jefferson County Jail.

Gray Television, owners of Channel 4, paid $1 million for KDLT (Channel 16), which now airs religious programming. It was the latest in a string of such purchases.

Troubled St. Louis County animal control facility faces another lawsuit over a dog's untimely death.

Although Mendon area residents complained about the crossing for years, BNSF Railway says MoDOT had not contacted them to conduct an official review of the site that required before any repairs are initiated.

Scott Rosenblum has taken on many high-profile defendants over the years, including Steve Stenger and Eric Greitens.

Some state officials insist Missouri's 2019 abortion law does not ban Plan B or other emergency contraceptives. Others aren’t sure.

The ruling represents a defeat for the Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Texas.

A man commandeered an ambulance Thursday morning in north St. Louis County and later crashed it in St. Louis.

The law would strip funding from localities with high homeless populations that refuse to enforce local ordinances that bar the homeless from public camping and obstructing sidewalks.

The driver, who took the vehicle without permission, was the only one to survive Monday's crash. His cousin, a 9-year-old boy, died, as did two unrelated 13-year-olds.

A St. Louis County councilman has asked law enforcement to investigate a video of a county employee engaged in a sexual act at the county building.

Land Reutilization Authority staff wants to wait for new aldermen before processing land bank sales in their wards, suggesting “aldermanic courtesy” isn’t going away soon.

Spring Church was left a shell by an electrical fire in 2001. It's still a shell — but has been made safe for photo shoots, art exhibits and more.

The law signed Wednesday by Gov. Mike Parson that caps a nearly two-decade-long push by Republicans for stricter voting requirements.

A U.S. Steel spokesperson said the company expects the move to result in the loss of 950 of the 1,500 jobs at the plant.

“Abortion should be legal, safe, accessible, and affordable,” the county executive said at a press conference.

ACLU presses First Amendment case regarding a public official blocking a constituent on social media.

On Wednesday afternoon, there were 42 active cases among staff statewide and 19 among patients.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones signs the city's $1.2-billion budget for the fiscal year beginning Friday, the first passed by the Board of Aldermen since 2019.

Verizon callers dialing 911 should hang up and wait for a call back from dispatchers, officials say.