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The veterans of World War I who created the American Legion first met on American soil in a theater downtown on May 8, 1919.

People ranging in ages from 17 to 25 were hit by gunfire, from a Cinco de Mayo festival on Cherokee Street to Washington Avenue's entertainment district then north again to Hyde Park.

Authorities on Thursday charged two men in connection to a shooting death in the Central West End earlier this week.

Activist shareholders demanded Bed Bath & Beyond buy back stock to increase their own profit. Now the company is bankrupt and closing forever.

The DeSoto Rural Fire Protection District announced Saturday that Tommy J. Seegers, 48, was a "beloved member of the DRFPD family."

The shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Destrehan Street just south of Hyde Park.

The shooting occurred at the Exotic Bar at 2837 Cherokee Street.

Police on Friday arrested a man they believe shot three people, killing one woman, in the parking garage of the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis.

The head of Operating Engineers Local 513 calls the proposed contract “a just agreement for our membership.”

LaTonya Brown was one of two St. Louis County women killed this week in apparent murder-suicides. In both cases, it’s not clear exactly what led to the deaths.

Illinois State Police released the additional names on Saturday.

Columnist Bill McClellan writes: Adjuncts live on the underbelly of the higher education scene in America.

The $50 billion plan will go into effect July 1 pending approval by Gov. Mike Parson.

The union that represents St. Louis-area nursing home workers has reached a labor agreement for three local facilities, after more than a year of negotiations.

The money for the new cars is coming from the massive federal infrastructure bill passed by Congress in 2021.

Because of ongoing maintenance work, crews at 9 p.m. Friday will shut down the ramp from eastbound I-270/255 to Lemay Ferry Road and I-55.

Gardner elaborated on the argument casting herself as a reformer who tried to hold police officers accountable and offer second chances to defendants.

The attorney general, St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell and downtown law firms Lewis Rice and Thompson Coburn all said they stand ready to help.

Erin Foerstel, 43, of Kirkwood, faces charges of statutory sodomy in the second degree and sexual contact with a student younger than 17.

Highway traffic will be routed through the exit and entrance ramps at Zumbehl.