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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A crash has completely blocked southbound Missouri Route 367 just before Dunn as of 7:20 a.m. Wednesday. Ambulances are on the scene. Traffic is backed up for over one mile. It is unknown at this time what led up to the crash. It is also unknown if anyone was injured. [...]

The 67.5-acre Lighthouse Point project at 11000 Riverview Drive is still in the concept stages.

St. Louis vocalist Laka has never stood onstage and played a character. Now she’ll play a few every night. All are Black women who spent some of their lives in St. Louis or East St. Louis and achieved great success.

Criminals cause destruction in south St. Louis City.

Two police chases in St. Charles County Wednesday morning after two cars are stolen from the same house at the same time in Wentzville.

The death penalty is wrong punishment for man who was 19 when he committed his crimes, say local educators who have become Kevin Johnson's biggest advocates.

“He’s just going to address the public about what he said. He just got emotional,” Mayor Ella Jones said. “He’s not going anywhere.”

St. Charles County Police Department is getting ready for a dog-gone good time, Wednesday.

Safety tests begin Wednesday for the Delmar Loop Trolley.

GODFREY - Highlights of the Tuesday Village of Godfrey Board meeting included approval of a new electric sign at the corner of Lars Hoffman Crossing and Godfrey Road and underneath the main portion of the sign, people will be informed of present events and other information about the village. Godfrey Mayor Mike McCormick said right now, the sign would be advertising the Godfrey Maze and especially the Haunted Maze, which he said has become “very popular.” He said it would be a great place to advertise different events occurring in the village and provide other needed information. “The Haunted Maze seems to be really popular right now,” he said. "I encourage everyone to visit it during the Halloween season." Approval was given to put mulch around the all-inclusive playground area. A business grant was also approved for Scooter’s Coffee, which will locate at 5330 Godfrey Road. The board approved a business grant of $20,000 for the construction.

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The Mehlville School District's Virtual School hosts a community day on Wednesday.

Every child deserves to live safely in a home in their community. Too many Missouri children enter the child welfare system and leave their families and communities for reasons unrelated to harm or neglect, but due to misdirected responses to family and community hardship. This flawed approach not only harms children, families and communities, but […]

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ST. LOUIS - On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued warrants on suspect Scott Ellis, 36 years of age, of the 9700 block of Concord Hills Court in St. Louis, Missouri 63123, for six counts of Possession of Child Pornography. A photo of Ellis is included. Ellis is being held on $750,000 cash only, no 10% bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement reads: On or between October 4, 2021, and October 4, 2022, defendant, a former middle school teacher at Rogers Middle School (Affton School District), downloaded and possessed thousands of videos of child pornography. St. Louis County received a cybertip from NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) regarding a Google Account registered in the defendant's full name, phone number, date of birth, and two email addresses that included his full name within

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MoDOT is revealing preliminary designs for the I-55 Corridor Improvements Project on Wednesday.

Governor Mike Parson will sign two bills into law Wednesday morning.

A Glasgow Village man convicted of murdering a retired St. Louis Police Captain faced sentencing Wednesday morning.

The Missouri Botanical Garden and surrounding neighborhood will serve as a scenic backdrop to artists and crafters during the two popular events.

You look at those pictures today and really what one sees is a whole lot of memories, past and future, washed away.

The Cardinals had rallied from a four-run deficit to tie the game in the seventh, then won it in the 10th on a base hit by Juan Yepez.