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Local ESPN radio affiliate WXOS aired a segment featuring a rumor about an Ole Miss college freshman that 'destroyed' her life, according to a story published by The Athletic.

Abortion Action Missouri is drawing heat for its endorsement of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones — and only Jones — in next Tuesday’s mayoral race.

Former Personnel Director Rick Frank said a proposed rule change would have allowed the mayor to bypass him when she filled the city’s top HR job.

"It is like you are screwing around with apple pie, the Cardinals, or even Santa Claus," a St. Charles resident told the mayor.

Her grandson, Calvin Spurlock, died and the man operating the motorcycle was critically injured in Sunday's crash.

Storms swept through the St. Louis region Wednesday afternoon, leaving damage in their wake. A tornado touched down in Washington County near Potosi in Missouri, as well as in Bond County near Greenville, Illinois. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said no fatalities had been reported as of Wednesday evening. Here's what we know so far about Wednesday evening's storm damage. Washington County, Missouri Multiple residents throughout Potosi and other nearby areas shared video and pictures of the…

State Sen. Mike Moon spent most of the night holding up the confirmation vote of the former senate president who once punished him for wearing overalls in the chamber.

A tornado struck Washington County near Potosi on Wednesday, causing significant damage, power outages, and a set of livestock going missing, with minor injuries reported and emergency crews working overnight to manage the aftermath.

WASHINGTON — Amid dozens of injunctions placed against the Trump administration, Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discussed a bill Wednesday to curb the nationwide effects of those orders from federal judges. The bill, sponsored by GOP Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who leads the committee, would prohibit district court judges from issuing injunctions […]

The firefighters suffered minor injuries while responding to a fire at an apartment building across from Peabody Elementary School.

Paul Thiel’s poetry collection “Snapshots” is a memoir full of vivid details from 1960’s San Francisco, 1970’s New York and the bygone nightlife scene in St. Louis and East St. Louis. He discusses his work with STLPR's Jeremy Goodwin.

Two St. Louis City firefighters were injured while battling a fire at the Clinton Peabody Housing Complex, suffering from burns and other concerns but their injuries are considered minor.

The first thing Sandra “Sandy” Hemme did after walking out of prison in July 2024 — after spending 43 years behind bars — was visit her father. He was in the hospital battling kidney failure.  Ten days later, he was gone. Hemme, now 65, had been held for a crime she said she didn’t commit […]

Candidates for three other aldermanic seats are running unopposed.

A Republican state senator spent hours Wednesday trying to block the appointment of his former colleague to a county office over a grudge that goes back more than seven years.  Shortly after 1 a.m., the filibuster sputtered and the appointment was confirmed by the Missouri Senate. State Sen. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican, sought […]

The House Ethics Committee found state Rep. Justin Sparks failed to make proper disclosures about a conflict of interest in an appropriation bill.

ST. LOUIS - A break from the rain and active weather to start our Thursday, but the cold front that led to the severe and tornadic storms Wednesday afternoon will stall out to the south. That will lead us to our next big weather concern, flooding rains. Several rounds of heavy rain are expected Thursday [...]

A Bond County woman was on her way down to the basement when a tornado struck her home.