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Previous attempts have been struck down by Missouri courts.

When St. Louis County prosecutor Doug Sidel took on the 1993 case against Gary Muehlberg, he immediately recognized Muehlberg as a sadist. The 44-year-old Bel-Ridge man was on trial for the February 1993 killing of 57-year-old Kenneth “Doc” Atchison, whom Muehlberg lured over to his house on the pretense of selling him a car. Muehlberg killed Atchison, stealing $6,000 in cash and the car Atchison had driven over.

Murder charges are expected to be filed Friday against Davionne McRoberts, the man accused of killing his grandparents in Troy, Missouri on Tuesday.

Friday, March 24, marks one year since the tragic death of St. Louis teen Tyre Sampson.

Police are investigating two break-ins overnight that could be connected. The first one was at Mr. Nice Guy head shop on Olive Boulevard.

The Special Olympics of Missouri is hosting their State Indoor Games Friday and Saturday at several locations in St. Charles.

Republican lawmakers rejected an effort Thursday evening to spend $900 million to assist hundreds of Missourians with developmental disabilities who lack proper residential support, including dozens languishing in hospitals, jails and homeless shelters. State Rep. Deb Lavender, D-Manchester, asked the House Budget Committee for $910 million, all from federal tax dollars, to push base pay […]

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Legal drag racing opens for another season Friday night.

It is a serendipitous day to catch up with St. Louis singing sensation Joanna Serenko. As we sit down in a Webster Groves coffee and garden shop earlier this month, it is not only the one-year anniversary of the release of her debut album, Best of Me, but also the day Neil Salsich has gone public with the news that he will be a contestant on the upcoming season of NBC's The Voice.

This week, Riverfront Times founder Ray Hartmann moves on from the weekly column he’s written for the paper since 2019 — and onto Substack. Hartmann hasn’t owned the paper since 1998 but has kept himself busy with other business ventures, including a stint owning St. Louis Magazine, nearly four years hosting a talk show on KTRS (550 AM) and his ongoing run as a panelist (and co-founder) of Nine PBS’  Donnybrook.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to make more schools in low-income areas eligible for free school breakfast and lunches.

For nearly a century, the St. Louis American has been a trusted news source for Black St. Louisans. Rudolph Clay, an African-American Studies and Urban Studies Librarian at Washington University in St. Louis, talks about the paper's impact as it celebrates its 95th anniversary.

Multiple agencies and cities are working into the early morning hours preparing for heavy rain.

From a parent’s perspective, we knew that we were facing a substantial financial investment in the near future but every aspect of that decision was out of our control. In the midst of so many unknowns, it feels like the…

Diner beware, as the term "soft opening," when referring to restaurants, has several connotations.

The Grain Belt Express transmission project has its required approvals in Illinois and Indiana, leaving Missouri and Kansas left to grant their final blessings to the power line.

ESG is called “woke capitalism” by the right and “greenwashing” by the left. But to most investors, it’s just common sense.