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Sixteen residents and six staff members have tested positive.
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Ranked choice voting push may be floundering in Missouri
The proposed constitutional amendment would abolish partisan primary elections and allow voters to rank their top four choices, regardless of party.
St. Louis man accused of murdering man in Shaw neighborhood now faces auto theft charges
Kyle A. Stone with three counts of felony stealing in thefts of an SUV, trailer and car within days of the fatal shooting of Chris Brennan.
St. Louis man repeatedly slammed dog's head against wall downtown, charges say
Jonathan Packer of St. Louis was charged with one count of animal abuse by torture or mutilation.
Feds to conduct a review of Coldwater Creek cleanup, Bush says
The GAO will evaluate the Defense Department’s management of the cleanup program, among other subjects, her office said.
Faisal Khan, acting St. Louis County health director, to step down
Khan, 48, submitted a resignation letter Thursday to County Executive Sam Page. The letter did not state a reason for his departure.
Cinema St. Louis chooses new executive director
Bree Maniscalco will succeed longtime Cinema St. Louis chief Cliff Froehlich. She will officially take the helm on July 1.
Sugarfire Smoke House to open in Arnold
The fast-growing local barbecue chain is expanding again.
Group of Missouri Republicans tells Blunt to back out of bipartisan gun deal
The letter focuses criticism on grants that would be made available for states to adopt red flag laws.
Man shot to death after entering another man's tent near St. Louis riverfront
Police don't know the name or age of the man who died. He was shot at about 4:40 a.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of Commercial Street.
2 teens killed in single-car accident in St. Peters
Two teenage boys were killed around 2:40 a.m. Thursday in a single car accident in St. Peters.
3 men charged in shooting of 1-year-old child in Fairground neighborhood
Prosecutors have charged three men in last week's shooting of a 1-year-old girl during an attempted carjacking.
In attempt to squelch illegal gambling, highway patrol finds slot machines at Missouri gas station
The discovery shows how the illegal gaming industry has become “brazen” in its approach to flouting state anti-gambling laws, said the chief of the Missouri Lottery.
This COVID wave is worse than we know. But the peak may be here.
St. Louis-area health experts say the lack of reporting of at-home tests has obscured the latest wave of cases.
June 16, 1945 • The day German POWs escaped their camp near St. Louis
About 15,000 German and Italian prisoners of war were confined in Missouri, and a few tried to escape.
St. Louis teachers sue over school district vaccine mandate
The 22 employees were denied religious exemptions and placed on unpaid leave or fired last October but allowed to return to work in January.
Rams settlement negotiations likely to stretch on for months
Board that owns the Dome recommended moving the settlement money to higher-earning assets while negotiations drag on.
Rep. Cori Bush defends ‘no’ vote on plan to boost Supreme Court security
The St. Louis congresswoman called the bill “McConnell’s SCOTUS security distraction.”
St. Louis firefighters union renews effort to control pension funds
The politically influential city firefighters union has renewed its effort to return supervision of all fire department pensions to a firefighter-controlled board.
Federal gun control legislation unlikely to alter Missouri’s loose firearms laws, Parson says
The governor says the proposed federal bill doesn’t tie the state’s hands, giving Missouri the ability to opt out of proposed “red flag” laws.