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The Jenkins family fought back tears to address a judge in a St. Louis County courtroom Tuesday morning, asking the judge to increase the bond for Jonathan Jenkins’ suspected killer. 

The State of Missouri agrees 57-year-old Lisa Jackson needs special services—yet she’s not getting them.

Alderwoman Laura Keys (Ward 11) was stunned when she found 400 to 500 tires dumped in a vacant lot off North Grand Boulevard. She also discovered towering, six-foot piles of tires near O'Fallon Park.

Oct. 9 is the last day to register to vote if you haven't already.

Despite its size and years of sitting vacant, the structure has not garnered the same attention as other massive vacancies downtown, including the AT&T Tower, old Municipal Courts Building, Railway Exchange Building and Millennium Hotel.

Traffic was backed up on I-270 in Missouri all the way to Bellefontaine Road for more than two and a half hours.

A political action committee created to support outgoing Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher’s political career paid attorneys defending him against allegations of misconduct almost $75,000 in late August.  According to campaign disclosure forms filed earlier this month, a PAC called Missouri United paid David Steelman and his law firm $21,000 on Aug. 23. The PAC paid Lowell Pearson’s law firm $52,000 on Aug. 28. Missouri United is not required to file another disclosure report detailing its…

My rule of thumb is that Kamala Harris needs to win the popular vote by 4-5% in order to win the election. According to the Economist tracker, she's there: If Harris can expand her popular vote lead by another point or two, I think she'll be the very likely winner. If she expands by three ...continue reading "Kamala Harris is getting close to a durable lead over Trump"

They are loveable animals that make great pets—if you do your homework first.

After months of complaints regarding mail services throughout the metro, locally elected officials announced they have joined forces across party lines to combat delivery delays and find solutions to the U.S. Postal Service's growing problems

Hey! Donald Trump is right about something. Sort of: Auto insurance has been getting steadily more expensive for a long time, but it's skyrocketed recently. Premiums have gone up by half over the past couple of years, and they're up by a third even after accounting for overall inflation. I don't really know why. I've ...continue reading "We are paying the price for crazy driving"

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material. The [...]

An engineer who designed weapons for a leading gun manufacturer testified Tuesday that AR-style weapons restricted under Illinois law are popular with consumers and are intended for legal purposes.

Tuesday evening’s super moon is known as a super harvest moon due to its appearance closest to Earth.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue. The Senate vote was Democrats’ latest attempt to force Republicans into a defensive stance on women’s health [...]

A Missouri man set to be executed in one week continues to fight for his life after new DNA evidence showed he was nowhere near the murder scene.