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The incident happened Thursday morning. A man sitting in his car shot at a group of three people after he said one of them reached for his door handle.

The victim in the fatal hit-and-run was a 59-year-old East St. Louis man, according to Illinois State Police.

A jury found Jimmie Duncan not guilty of second-degree murder on Friday.

Plans call for the 2.2-mile trolley line from Forest Park to the western end of the Delmar Loop to resume service n the spring but a start date and other details have yet to be worked out.

The funeral for Alexzandria Bell, 15, will be held Nov. 5 at Faith Church in Earth City.

A resolution passed unanimously Friday also calls for repeal of the state’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, which seeks to invalidate federal gun laws in Missouri.

A St. Louis County man was charged Friday with second-degree murder and other charges in the Oct. 23 killing of a St. Louis man.

Supporters say the Amendment 3 is the state’s best chance to legalize marijuana.

The missing protective hand guard on the AR-15-style rifle used earlier this week by the St. Louis school shooter broke off during the firefight with police that killed the suspected gunman. Police are unsure if his gun jammed.

Orlando Harris wrote in a notebook that he was aware of his mental-health issues and that he planned the St. Louis school attack for weeks.

ST. LOUIS — A 15-year-old boy was shot early Monday in St. Louis' Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.

“No words could ever reiterate what the school meant to us before screams filled our classrooms and bullets flew through our halls,” said a CVPA student at a town hall Thursday.

About 60% of the Midwest and northern Great Plain states are in a drought.

Faith leaders offer leadership in addressing gun violence.

Wesley Bell's office asked the county council for $1.8 million more in 2023.

Two assistant county counselors in separate suits alleged the former chief made sexually explicit comments and exhibited other inappropriate behavior.

Ungerboeck, Tucker Ellis, Geile/Leon, Danna McKitrick hire; Blanton named VP at Xtreme Exhibits; Sitherwood elected chair of AGA

The man accused of killing two earlier this week in a St. Louis school shooting bought the AR-15-style gun from a private seller after a background check blocked his purchase from a licensed dealer.

A man was charged Wednesday in a homicide on North Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard.

A $93 million measure to be introduced at the Board of Aldermen includes $4 million to help cover down payments and closing costs for buying homes, with priority given to city employees.