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Authorities charged three people with murder this week in the April 4 shooting death of a 21-year-old man. One is not yet in custody.

Charl Howard's case was delayed 25 times during the COVID-19 pandemic, was dismissed and re-filed days before trial in 2022 and, late last year, it was moved again.

The proposed construction spending includes $1 million in matching funds for the renovation of the Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis.

The two-story home in the 8300 block of South Laclede Station Road is in the Affton area of St. Louis County.

In a series of meetings with neighborhood leaders, clergy and ordinary citizens across the city, he’s been laying out his vision to reinvigorate a beleaguered department and bring down crime.

Authorities on Monday charged a man with shooting another man in the garage of the Plaza Frontenac shopping center Friday afternoon.

A resident of a St. Charles retirement community has been charged with shooting a security guard at the facility on Friday, according to police.

Since January 2021, the St. Louis County counselor's office has been able to hire outside legal help without approval from the County Council thanks to a pandemic-era emergency rule.

The package could cost more than $230 million annually

The City of Maplewood will pay $3.25 million in a class action suit alleging the municipality illegally jailed people because of their inability to pay fees and fines.

The victim's name hasn't been released.

DeAndre Carter, 34, was convicted last month of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Paige Walker in July 2020.

Staff at St. Louis Children's Hospital treated a record-setting 163 children for gunshot wounds in 2022.

Iron County's 1860s jail will get renovated. Another $1.1 million will help St. Louis upgrade the City Justice Center downtown after "decades of neglect," city officials said.

Four branches of the St. Charles City-County Library will close on Sundays starting April 30.

Columnist Daniel Neman got a ticket for running a stop sign. He thanked the officer for enforcing the traffic laws.

The proposed trail would run from Beaufort in Franklin County to Windsor in Henry County.

Services will be held next week for two Missouri soldiers who died when two Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine nighttime training exercise in Kentucky.

Springfield, Illinois legislator aims to create good working relationship with conservative Republican lawmakers who also represent Southern Illinois.

In all, 728 families were adopted by donors, provided household necessities or gifts they requested or direct cash assistance, according to the United Way.