JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Lawmakers wanted to spend three-quarters of a billion dollars to expand parts of Interstate 44 to six lanes, but the governor slashed some of the funding. The General Assembly approved $730 million to widen I-44 from Rolla to Joplin, but Gov. Mike Parson said since the pre-work on the interstate isn't [...]
Criminals struck Christina Scott's car in the middle of the day—in a crime that’s continued to take unusual turns. Thankfully, she is OK and her car was found, but she can’t get inside her vehicle, which she says has her "whole life—like everything.”
When Alandon Pitts looks out at what once was the Paideia Academy's parking lot, he can't help but think about how things once were in this College Hill neighborhood.
A south St. Louis community is shaken after a shocking series of shootings. In just four days, three separate incidents have shattered the peace on the 6900 block of Minnesota and Alabama Avenues.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder conviction was overturned — just as the man was about to walk free. A St. Louis Circuit Court judge had ordered Christopher Dunn, now 52, to be released by 6 p.m. CDT Wednesday and threatened the [...]
JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press
New York urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to toss Missouri’s long-shot lawsuit that seeks to block former President Trump’s forthcoming criminal sentence, telling the justices they have no jurisdiction. After Trump was convicted in Manhattan on 34 counts of falsifying business records, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) went straight to the nation’s highest [...]
Last Tuesday's heavy rains prompted the St. Clair County Animal Control Center to halt operations due to flooding. All dogs and cats were safely rescued and rehomed to either the Humane Society or a foster home.
Taxpayer dollars help Missouri and Illinois employ thousands of state workers each year. Some of these workers, usually ones in high-profile capacities or leadership roles, make hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
A former Missouri-based Defense Department contractor faces probation and fines after he illegally acquired military parts from foreign counties, violating export control laws.
Saint Louis County Executive Sam Page has launched an investigation after three employees allegedly received raises they were not entitled to receive, according to a news release Tuesday.
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