stLouISTSt. Louis Public Schools fails to turn in mandatory audit for third straight year
When a district misses the Dec. 31 deadline, the state withholds funding until the audit is submitted.
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Leadership academy inspires Missouri prison inmates. 'Showing me what is possible'
The Global Leadership Academy was founded by a former Missouri offender. Now, it's inspiring inmates and staff alike across the Department of Corrections.
Notable deaths: People with St. Louis area ties who died in 2025
These people contributed to the St. Louis area community in a variety of ways.
State sues St. Louis over sheriff replacement, but judge says position isn't vacant yet
The Missouri Attorney General has sued to stop city authorities from appointing an interim replacement after its sheriff was ousted last week, arguing that that power lies with the governor.
Man's cryptic post preceded stabbing of St. Louis County grandma, who'd just beaten cancer
Fannie Allred, 81, was stabbed to death Sunday morning in her St. Louis County home. Her grandson, Ronald Allred III, is charged with her murder.
Palmer, Clifford Arnold
November 29, 1941 - December 28, 2025
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Franz, Shirley Ann - Wentzville, MO
Franz, Shirley Ann
September 26, 1934 - December 28, 2025
Johar, Manjit Kaur
January 12, 1936 - December 26, 2025
SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare agree to an extension as contract talks continue
Insurance company UnitedHealthcare said with no contract, on Jan. 1 SSM's hospitals, facilities and physicians in Missouri and Illinois would become “out-of-network” for United's Medicaid plans and its employer-sponsored plans.
Director resigns from St. Louis charter school on probation for safety violations
Hollie Russell-West, who founded St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts, stepped down and Jazzmine Nolan-Echols was named interim director.
Son charged with murdering mother in O'Fallon, Ill.
David Nguyen, 38, faces one charge of murder and one charge of attempting to conceal murder in connection with the Dec. 27 killing of Terri Nguyen, 72, of O'Fallon.
Jerry Reese, longtime St. Charles councilman, school board member, dead at 85
He was on the St. Charles City Council from 2004 to 2022 and before that was a St. Charles School Board member for 11 years.
St. Louis Boeing to build 25 fighter jets for Israel in $8.6 billion contract
This deal came the same day President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida.
This endangered fish species lives in 5 Missouri caves. And nowhere else.
The rare, pale grotto sculpin fish has become a rallying point for local support and conservation efforts in Perry County.
MoDOT to close two eastbound I-44 lanes in St. Louis for repairs
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Department of Transportation will close two eastbound lanes on Interstate 44 in St. Louis for roadwork next week.
Messenger: Afghan immigrant jailed by ICE. St. Louis mentor wants answers.
America, and St. Louis, put out the welcome mat for Afghan immigrants. Now ICE is shutting the door.
Pedestrian struck, killed on I-70
A Kansas man was struck and killed by vehicle traffic while walking on Interstate 70 late Tuesday.
Tornado damage, superintendent troubles and a sheriff facing charges: Top St. Louis stories of 2025
A look at the top stories of the year in the St. Louis area.
See the Dec. 31, 1925, front page: Goldstein, Whalen and others must go to prison
Headlines from the Dec. 31, 1925, front page include: A federal appellate court denied appeals by Nat Goldstein, Michael J. Whalen and William J. Kinney in the Jack Daniel case