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The Ameristar expansion will add 43,000 square feet of event space to the sprawling complex, which is visited by more than 3 million people annually.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which oversees the program, has largely blamed a contracted vendor for the backlogs.

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.

Amber Williams, 32, was fatally shot July 28 and three people were injured outside Sam's Southern Eatery.

Tyler Brown was found shot about 1 p.m. Monday in the 9800 block of Calumet Drive.

Jhon Rios had a pointed message for Arnold city leaders: “We just pledged allegiance to the American flag ... America stands for justice."

Black carbon is one of the most potent short-lived climate warmers, and one of the building blocks for this atmospheric smoke.

Colin Schindler, 26, of Ellisville, died after his car hit a pickup truck head-on on Clarkson Road.

In the 2nd, Republican Rep. Ann Wagner and Riverfront Times founder Ray Hartmann, a Democrat, won big victories in their respective primaries and will face off in November.

David Wasinger leads in GOP contest for lieutenant governor. Denny Hoskins clinches GOP bid for secretary of state.

Challenger Alfred Montgomery narrowly defeats St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts in the city’s Democratic primary.

One incumbent won and one lost in St. Louis County Council primary races on Tuesday.

Phoenix Jackson had no school district experience and did not go through an interview process before getting the job at SLPS, according to multiple district administrators.

Republicans are favored to win the general election in Missouri, where a Democrat hasn’t won a governor’s race since 2012.

Schnelting wins Senate GOP primary. Lovasco loses. Violet gets GOP nod in Eigel’s Senate district.

The 1st District race has become a test of the influence of outside cash in a local race, and also for the party’s newer, progressive movement, on whether it could hold onto power recently gained.

Sen. Angela Walton Mosley, of Florissant, handily defeated a challenge from state Rep. Chantelle Nickson-Clark. One of her two daughters also won House primary races.

Kunce, of Independence, and Hawley, who was unopposed in the GOP primary, both took to social media Tuesday night to talk about debating.

Ryan Kuehner pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree property damage, a lesser charge than the original animal abuse charge. He will spend the next two years on probation.

Keisha Scarlett lasted only one year as superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools. What happened? Here’s a recap.