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St. Louis County hired the Animal Protective Association of Missouri to take over its animal shelter operations. Within two months, adoptions increased by more than three-fold.

The change could reduce school funding by $144 million.

St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer faces City Councilman Tom Besselman and business owner Venetia Powell in a primary Tuesday, with drinking-water problems one of the issues. The top two vote-getters will advance to the April 4 general election.

Roads chief says turnover “crisis” had eased somewhat with recent raises taking effect.

Paul Giacoletto alleges Green Street Real Estate Ventures owes him $2.3 million after locking him out of lucrative contracts.

“Folks are taking notice of what states (including Missouri) are doing to push back against China and their continued aggression,” Senate President Caleb Rowden said.

Brown is the father of Michael Brown, who was killed in 2014 by a Ferguson police officer — a death that spurred numerous national protests of police abuse.

A simple, extraordinary act of kindness reminds us of the importance of the human soul in the endless search for profit.

The man told neighbors he struck a deer when they noticed damage to his vehicle.

State becomes the 40th to honor nation’s 40th U.S. president on his birthday. Gov. Mike Parson lauded by Ronald Reagan Legacy Project for designation.

Republican opponents say they don’t think the laws work and are just another infringement on people’s civil liberties.

Tickets are likely to go quickly starting Friday to see Neil Gaiman in St. Louis for the St. Louis Literary Award.

The Hogan Street Youth Detention Center has been the scene of multiple escapes.

Police said officers responded at around 10:30 p.m. to multiple 911 calls reporting a fight among 150 juveniles at Sky Zone southwest of St. Clair Square.

Officers were called to the 800 block of O'Fallon Street and found Jamorie Cannon dead.

Christmas flooding at Fairview Village Senior Living forced residents out. City inspectors have since uncovered other problems.

Both the former St. Louis congressman and alderman deny being the unnamed public officials in FBI search warrants related to a bribery sting. Neither was charged.

Eureka High School is in the Rockwood School District, which has faced uproar for years over COVID-19 health orders, diversity initiatives and library content.

The first weekend of legal recreational-use marijuana sales in Missouri produced smiles all around.