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A 56-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Sunset Hills on Tuesday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

A Clayton law firm is seeking to move a lawsuit filed by its former vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion from St. Louis Circuit Court to the County and have it dismissed.

Angie Warfield is set to compete in the season finale of "The Floor," a trivia competition on Fox, for a $250,000 prize, with the outcome to be revealed tonight at 8 p.m. Central Time.

Ben Casselman writes about the economy in the New York Times today: After five years of uncertainty and turmoil, the U.S. economy is ending 2024 in arguably its most stable condition since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Inflation has cooled. Unemployment is low. The Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates. The recession that many ...continue reading "We have no idea if the economy is headed for a soft landing"

Darnell was last seen by family at approximately 6 p.m. on November 19, 2024.

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ST. LOUIS — A second individual has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Colin Brown, a high school hockey player from the O'Fallon area, who was fatally shot while riding in a car with his father on Interstate 55 in St. Louis. Donovan Baucom Jr., 28, was charged on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, with first-degree murder, shooting from a motor vehicle, and several other offenses related to the incident. Baucom was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, by St. Louis Police, with assistance from the St. Louis County Police Department. He joins Garrett Jordan, who was charged earlier after investigators traced his phone's location data to the crime scene. Jordan is currently being held without bond and has pleaded not guilty, waiving his initial bond hearing. According to court documents, investigators utilized witness testimony, security video, and cell phone location data to connect Jordan to a dark-colored Audi believed to be involved in the shooting. Authorities allege tha

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A massive fire destroyed a shed filled with donated Christmas toys Tuesday morning in Salem, Missouri.

The Beatles’ final song “Now and Then” is nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year and Ringo Starr is hoping they win.“I’d love to win a Grammy," Ringo…

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City officials authorized $6.4 million in incentives for the beleaguered project.

Ameren Missouri will distribute $61 million in settlement funds to address environmental and health impacts from its now-closed Rush Island coal plant, with $25 million going towards a HEPA Purifier Program and $36 million to an electric bus program.

GLEN CARBON - Caritas Family Solutions is asking for help to make sure the last few children on their list have a merry Christmas. As an organization, Caritas supports kids in the foster care system, adults with developmental disabilities and seniors. They serve 6,300 individuals every year, including 1,400 children in the foster care system. At their Glen Carbon location, there are 15 kids who still need gifts this holiday season. “Christmastime brings it all together,” said Hope Carbonaro, chief program officer with Caritas. “We always consider the fact that children that have experienced trauma in their young lives, abuse and neglect, that while we care for them all year long in various ways, that waking up Christmas morning and feeling a sense of normalcy and feeling a sense of joy and that people love and care about that experience for them is just something that’s hard to explain in words. It’s very meaningful.” Community members ca

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A judge approved an agreement Tuesday forcing Ameren to pay a $61 million penalty after years of illegal air pollution from its recently retired coal plant.

A 12-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint by two unidentified juvenile suspects on bicycles near the intersection of Cass and Jefferson in St. Louis.

Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe has named Jessica Bax as director of the Missouri Department of Social Services.

St. Louis Personnel Director Sonya Jenkins-Gray has sued the city, alleging the charges are politically motivated.

MetroLink riders will need to pass through new security gates at the Cortex Station starting this Friday, as part of the Secure Platform Plan to secure all 38 MetroLink stations by January 2026.

Prosecutors have now charged a second suspect with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Colin Brown, a teenager fatally shot on I-55 last month in St. Louis while riding back from a hockey game with his father.

Tomorrow is the last day of our Kickstarter campaign for One Billion Users. We’re still beneath the funding threshold, so unless there’s a big closing rush, this campaign won’t reach our goal. Still, if we can get that big closing rush, we’d love your support for the campaign. At the very least, supporting it now […]

ST. LOUIS, MO. – On Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, U.S. Figure Skating and the St. Louis Sports Commission announced that the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will be hosted at Enterprise Center in Downtown St. Louis City. Mayor Jones issued the following statement: “St. Louis is America’s first Olympic city, and our legacy as a sports town cannot be denied,” said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. “We can’t wait to welcome America’s Olympic hopefuls and figure skating fans from across the country to our beautiful city. See you in 2026!”

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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has awarded a $5.1 million grant to a local university to help advance literacy education across the St. Louis region and beyond.