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Man charged with snatching boy, sexually assaulting him in St. Louis Hills neighborhood
Authorities on Friday charged a 34-year-old man accused of grabbing a child who was riding his bike and sexually assaulting him in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood. He's also charged in another similar incident.
Trial delayed in high-profile Missouri gambling lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed three days after the Missouri Highway Patrol seized three gambling machines from a St. Clair location owned by Warrenton Oil.
Several St. Louis-area agencies receive federal money to combat child sex crimes
Several St. Louis-area agencies are set to receive federal funding to help investigate and prosecute child sex crimes.
Missouri inches closer to collecting union dues from prison workers
Missouri’s governor has let labor contracts with state workers expire.
Mike Kehoe sets himself apart from GOP rivals with openness to abortion exceptions
Kehoe's GOP opponents attacked him even as Republican voters have signaled discomfort with Missouri's lack of abortion exceptions.
Inmate who broke out of Missouri jail doesn’t mind being back in prison. He prefers it.
LuJuan Tucker, 38, originally from St. Louis, was one of five inmates who escaped from the St. Francois County Jail in January and took off in a stolen car.
Centene reports $1.1 billion profit as membership grows
Centene reported a $1.1 billion profit for the quarter, compared to a $172 million loss during the same period last year.
As new Missouri library rules kick in, many teens won’t need new cards right away
Although libraries now require teens as old as 17 to have adult permission to check out materials, many youth patrons don't need new library cards immediately.
Town and Country firm develops anti-motion sickness drug, hopes to sell it to NASA and Navy
A pharmaceutical company in Town and Country is carving out a niche for itself, as it works to develop medications for defense agencies.
Person killed in crash on I-70 in St. Charles
One person died early Friday in a crash on Interstate 70 in St. Charles.
St. Louis in excessive heat warning as temperatures expected above 100 degrees
St. Louis is under an excessive heat warning as the National Weather Service predicts temperatures will reach 103 degrees Friday, some of the hottest of the year.
Messenger: St. Louis group wants people to find a home, not the streets, after a hospital stay
St. Louis is largest city in the country without an emergency medical respite center.
Arrest made after boy snatched off bike, sexually assaulted in St. Louis Hills neighborhood
Police on Thursday afternoon said they arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of grabbing a child who was riding his bike and sexually assaulting him in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood.
Josh Hawley’s push to expand radiation exposure benefits in St. Louis area advances
Efforts to provide financial compensation to St. Louis-area residents exposed to nuclear radiation cleared a major legislative hurdle on Thursday.
Sultan: Barbie has always been woke, but this film is not
Noting that men hold greater political and financial power in “the real world” is hardly a groundbreaking insight.
Mounting job vacancies push state and local governments into a wage war for workers
The Missouri Department of Corrections set a record for new applicants last month.
The day Sur Williams became a St. Louis hero
On July 28,1983, an 11 year old St. Louis boy was the only witness to help a young girl who was being raped in Forest Park.
Misleading clients on abortion could cost Illinois pregnancy centers
The move is another Democratic effort to insulate the state’s virtually unfettered access to abortion, even as neighboring states restrict it.
St. Louis flooded a year ago. Victims demand River Des Peres cleanup, buyouts and more.
Victims of the severe flooding that swamped homes and businesses last summer demanded answers from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and elected officials at a public meeting this week, asking what they have done to prevent future rainfall from…
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