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Visitation at Life Church, 8134 Mexico Road, St. Peters, MO 63376, Friday, October 3, 2025 from 3 pm until time of service at 5:00 pm. For more info see Schrader.com.

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John Joseph McCarthy III led a life marked by fun, mischief and a deep love for Carol, his wife of 53 years. John was a man of many names, but his essence was always defined by his big Irish heart.…

Age 97, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Pacific Care Center. Preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Robert Cyril Slosson, she leaves a daughter, Joy Denise Atkins-Miller (Vernon R. Miller) of Union; a son, Robert Evan…

At some of the largest events, attendees have filled the on-site parking lot and then parked in the nearby residential neighborhood.

UM System President Mun Choi called for more police downtown, elimination of policies “that attract criminals to the region” and a cleanup of homeless encampments.

A lawsuit alleges state lawmakers unconstitutionally split residential property into different classes, choosing which counties would get a cap, and how much, on “simply the whim of individual legislators.”

The new lawsuit, like others filed previously, contends that no authority exists in the Missouri Constitution allowing lawmakers to revise congressional districts in the absence of new census data.

Only U.S. Rep. Mark Alford of Raymore among Missouri’s six Republicans told The Independent how he would vote for the measure if it makes it to the House floor.

Nearly 40 positions were cut from the private university's office of University Advancement on Monday, one of many reductions at WashU over the past few months.

The Boeing Co. and St. Louis-area Boeing machinists remained at odds Monday despite the efforts of federal mediators.

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The fatal accident was on Highway 162 in Pontoon Beach Sept. 19, authorities said.

Recently, President Donald Trump has targeted the Federal Reserve, pushing the country’s central banking system for more aggressive interest rate cuts.

Authorities said Shanika S. Barbee, 38, was pronounced dead at a residence in the 3200 block of State Street.

A police news release said the boy has been taken into juvenile custody. His name has not been disclosed.

The League of Women Voters had been barred Sept. 5 from registering new citizens inside the federal courthouse in St. Louis following a new Trump administration policy.

Similar ordinances have been struck down as a violation of First Amendment free speech rights.

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Lawyers from national libertarian public interest law firm are challenging the city's blight declaration that could lead to eminent domain for redevelopment project.