Among the early homebuilders in Lafayette Square was steamboat pilot Horace Ezra Bixby. Born in Geneseo, New York, in 1826, Bixby went on to become a prodigious pilot, securing pilot licenses for the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio rivers.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A plan in Kansas for luring the Kansas City's two major league sports franchises from Missouri has prompted their hometown's mayor to declare that the move ends a 5-year-old agreement by the states not to poach each other's jobs. The Kansas Legislature has approved a measure to allow the state to [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals will host the San Francisco Giants on Thursday evening at Birmingham, Alabama's Rickwood Field in a tribute to the Negro Leagues.
Authorities say an attempted robbery at a highway rest area in eastern Nebraska left a 72-year-old man dead and a 71-year-old woman critically injured in a knife attack.
St. Louis CITY Block Party on June 22 will feature local Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs in honor of Juneteenth, with live entertainment, food and drinks, and a variety of vendors.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has launched a new website with a modern design, improved usability, and new features such as a Data and Reports section, expanded Crime Statistics webpage, and a news section to keep the community updated on crime and safety.
A Belleville, Illinois man is facing charges for threatening to kill a St. Louis business owner and sending derogatory and threatening messages to another individual on social media, and is due in court in July.
A 67-year-old Black female named Mary L. Major, who suffers from dementia, type 2 diabetes, COPD, insomnia, depression, and bipolar disorder, has been missing since May 1 and is believed to require daily medication.
Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays' family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had died earlier in the afternoon in the Bay Area. “My father has [...]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- As clouds rolled in, it was nice to have a little break from the bigger heat on Tuesday. St. Louis’ high was just 88. We’ll start gradually warming up again on Wednesday. Wednesday looks less breezy, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low to mid-90s. Some storms look likely [...]
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The scene of an hours-long standoff involving Cahokia Heights Police has cleared late Tuesday night with no sign of an individual police were looking for. Nearby residents of Lake Drive and North 73rd Street say there was a dispute involving a dog, and a gunshot may have been fired. Police blocked [...]
The St. Charles City-County Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously to indefinitely table a proposal that, if passed, would have led to the imminent closure of three St. Charles County libraries Tuesday evening.