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ST. LOUIS — A former gymnastics coach admitted Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in U.S. District Court in St. Louis that he engaged in unlawful sexual activity with two 13-year-olds he met through gymnastics programs. Marco A. Zomphier, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said it will recommend a sentence of 25 years in prison. Zomphier admitted meeting the first victim in 2012, when she was a member of a YMCA dance and gymnastics

A former gymnastics coach appeared in St. Louis federal court Wednesday and admitted engaging in unlawful sexually activity with two underage girls.

Robert Thomas has been named the 25th captain in St. Louis Blues history.

A St. Louis man convicted of a fatal shooting in Pennsylvania and out on parole has been charged with threatening to kill coworkers in St. Charles.

Whether Missourians will vote on a measure making voter-initiated laws and constitutional amendments harder to change is in the hands of the Missouri Supreme Court. The court on Wednesday heard arguments to overturn the decision of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, who on Aug. 4 declared the initiative that would be Amendment 6 to be […]

ROXANA - The Roxana Education Association and the Board of Education for Roxana Community Unit School District No. 1 reached a tentative agreement Monday evening, Aug. 31, 2026, on a successor collective bargaining agreement following negotiations, the district said. The agreement reflects a shared commitment to supporting students, recognizing educators and maintaining a strong educational workforce. Details of the agreement will be released after ratification by both the REA membership and

Even as Donald Trump regularly uses mail-in ballots himself, he has decided that mail-in ballots are a system by which voting fraud occurs. To be quite clear, this is bullshit. There is astoundingly little evidence of significant voter fraud, and that’s equally true between in-person and voting-by-mail. And there’s zero evidence that mail-in voter fraud […]

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The boy who lived is back for a brand-new era.HBO has released a new official teaser trailer for the first season of its upcoming Harry Potter series, titled Harry Potter…

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man was charged after shooting two people during a fight at a gas station in north St. Louis County. According to the Normandy Police Department, the shooting occurred on Aug. 29 at a Phillips 66 gas station in the 9000 block of Natural Bridge Road. Police said the incident [...]

SLATE marks National Workforce Development Month with career resources, apprenticeship opportunities, workforce programs and a September job fair.

Text messages show Spencer’s chief of staff telling the economic development advisor that the mayor wanted him to revive discussion of recommendations she favored.

St. Louis-area businesses with long-standing, unpaid sewer bills could face wastewater service disconnections as soon as next month, according to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

More than 80 dogs were rescued in southern Missouri last week from several commercial breeders.

Judges of the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday repeatedly pressed attorneys defending Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to explain why  voters should not see a referendum on congressional redistricting on the November ballot. The case over the gerrymandered congressional redistricting plan forced through by Republicans in a 2025 special session is the final legal battle […]