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Families, late night revelers and everyone in between can find something to do for New Year's Eve in St. Louis

James Devonte Stampley, 30, of Bellefontaine Neighbors, was charged with murder in the killing of Brandon Cotton, 43, of unincorporated St. Louis County.

Lauren E. Dean, 41, has been charged with one count of felony stealing and one count of abuse of an elderly, disabled or vulnerable person in Lincoln County.

St. Louis prosecutors say a father of four, already in custody in Wisconsin, has been charged with murder after he admitted to killing the mother of his children.

The acclaimed restaurateur plans to open five restaurants along Delmar Boulevard in 2024.

ALTON - On Christmas Eve, Alton’s Middletown Historic District was once again aglow as part of their annual luminary tradition. The tradition invites neighbors to put out 5,000 candles along Henry, E. 12th and surrounding streets. While the luminary is limited to Middletown, luminary chair Shannon Sholar said she hopes to bring in more blocks next year to enjoy the tradition. “It’s a great way to kick off the season,” Sholar said. “It showcases the beautiful historic neighborhood. It is just unbelievably peaceful and calming to drive through and see that glow up and down the streets with all the bags lined up. And it’s a great way for neighbors to come out of their homes when everybody’s stuck inside and mix with their neighbors and just kick off the holiday season.” The luminary was started 22 years ago by Margaret Hopkins, but the tradition itself has remained largely the same. Sholar explained that every block has a “block

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Blanchard is serving a 10-year sentence for the 2015 death of her mother, who forced her for years to pretend she was disabled as part of a fraud scheme.

When law enforcement officers screw up, it’s always someone else’s fault. It’s the lack of trust or support for police officers, something that has steadily declined in the last half-decade. It’s a lack of funding, even though law enforcement agencies have rarely seen their budgets cut. It’s people emboldened by accountability efforts. It’s the hundreds […]

Elton John started his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in September 2018 — a lifetime ago, it feels like — but it didn’t come to an end until July 2023 in…

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It took years — and a lot of money — for the University of Kansas to defend its basketball program and coaches against allegations of benefitting from improper benefits to recruits.

Mark McCloskey didn’t ask for a lot for Christmas. There was just one thing he wanted — his guns.

Candace Horskins, 34, of St. Charles was found dead about 11:30 p.m. Dec. 21 in the 5800 block of Kennerly Avenue, St. Louis Police said.

Some neighbors living at the Highland Villas Senior Apartments are grappling with their tragic and sudden loss this Christmas Eve.

A Republican state senator has filed legislation to renew last spring’s failed effort to regulate intoxicating hemp products in Missouri, such as Delta-8 drinks and edibles. Delta-8 THC products can be sold in stores in Missouri because the intoxicating ingredient, THC, is derived from hemp, not marijuana which is a controlled substance. And hemp is federally legal. There’s no state or federal law saying teenagers or children can’t buy them or stores can’t sell them to minors — though…