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After a sharp, brief fight in which Democrats were outnumbered by majority Republicans, Missouri legislative budget negotiators agreed Thursday to spend $50 million to expand the MOScholars program that helps pay tuition at private and parochial schools. The general revenue support would be the first time state tax dollars have been appropriated directly to the program begun in 2021. The line item, a major part of Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s budget proposal, found favor in the Missouri House…

A wave of retail thefts is costing local businesses thousands and putting public safety at risk.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced that the Parvo virus outbreak at the county animal shelter is now under control.

After a sharp, brief fight in which Democrats were outnumbered by majority Republicans, Missouri legislative budget negotiators agreed Thursday to spend $50 million to expand the MOScholars program that helps pay tuition at private and parochial schools. The general revenue support would be the first time state tax dollars have been appropriated directly to the […]

Nearly 70 years before becoming pope, Robert Francis Prevost called the Midwest home. Prevost, who on Thursday became Pope Leo XIV, was born in 1955 in Chicago and is a White Sox fan. His journey to the papacy, however, began south of the Windy City across the Mississippi River in St. Louis. On Sept. 1, 1977, Prevost started his path to the priesthood as a novice of the Order of St. Augustine in St. Louis. The religious order has a presence in around 50 countries and holds the core value to “live…

A new senior living development in Manchester aims to help older adults maintain their independence while accessing key services.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, bowing to bipartisan concerns about the conservative activist's modest legal experience, divisive politics and support for Jan. 6 rioters. Instead, the president said Martin will be tapped [...]

The St. Louis County Police Department issued an endangered missing persons advisory for 3 minors from Olivette.

St. Bridget Catholic School in Richmond posted a photo on Instagram showing students celebrating the news: "Can you feel the excitement?! We have a Pope!"

Brian Ditch, 44, is accused of keeping his dead uncle, a U.S. Army veteran with quadriplegia, in a garbage can, as he continued collecting money.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A fight between McBride Homes and a Chesterfield contractor could cost homeowners thousands of dollars each if a judge determines the homebuilder violated state law, according to several new lawsuits filed in area courts. Construction company Builder’s Bloc says in court documents that McBride Homes fraudulently filed dozens of false real estate […]