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Courtney Curtis, a former state rep who went to prison, has filed to become a lobbyist. And he’s being represented by Eapen Thampy, a lobbyist with a felony drug conviction.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican considering a 2024 run for governor, floated the change in October.

Republicans worry that current charging technology will be outmoded as improvements to electric vehicles advance

Lamar Johnson walked out of the downtown courthouse Tuesday afternoon, a free man for the first time in decades.

“We cannot institute a moratorium that would deny critical, standards-based care to current and new patients.”

The crash was about 1 a.m. at Interstate 270 and Big Bend Road in Kirkwood.

The city wants a policy for a “Residential Renovation Loan Commission” that could help finance the rehabs of some of its vacant properties.

Some owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles are now eligible for a free software upgrade aimed at halting the cars' high theft rates.

Use of Bangert Island as a St. Charles County park will end Wednesday because of limited public access during construction of a nearby riverfront development.

Circuit Court Judge David Mason frees Lamar Johnson and declares him innocent.

The legislation could come back to the Senate for more debate.

“The cat’s out of the bag,” said Sen. Elaine Gannon, R-De Soto.

Timothy Haslett, 40, is being held in the Clay County Detention Center on $3 million bond.

Emerson CEO Lal Karsanbhai doubled down on his commitment to the St. Louis region, but called for change.

State Rep. Chantelle Nickson-Clark received a rousing round of applause Monday after telling colleagues she was in “complete remission” from breast cancer.

The board overseeing the city’s economic development arm approved the $685,000 amendment to marketing agency Candid’s contract during a closed board meeting late last year.

St. Louis County police chased a shooting suspect about four miles north into the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood after a person was shot early Tuesday.

Police dog Tzar was euthanized Friday after suffering from chronic pancreatic issues.

A 29-year-old Granite City man died this weekend after he was shot and the car he was in crashed.