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Benjamin Sexton Jr. was charged Monday with second-degree statutory rape, statutory sodomy and first-degree child endangerment involving drugs.

A historic church in north St. Louis is set to be demolished after it was engulfed by a three-alarm fire last week, the third fire to happen at the vacant building since 2022. The St. Louis Fire Department responded last Monday to a fire at the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 3114 Lismore St. in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. Flames reached as high as the tip of the 250-foot steeple. The building was designated as a St. Louis City Landmark and was listed on the National…

A longtime GOP Congressional staffer and leader of an abandoned campaign to legalize abortion is now running for Missouri secretary of state. Jamie Corley, a Republican from University City, officially filed to run in the GOP primary on Monday. This is her first time running for public office. “There is more to me than abortion, actually,” Corley said after making headlines for the past year for her campaign to legalize the procedure up to 12 weeks and add exceptions for victims of rape and…

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Opinion: Maplewood’s Mayoral Election by Colin Bassett Former city council member Sandi Phillips was one of my first connections in Maplewood city government. I am happy to have her both as a neighbor and a mentor. Like all of our current and recent city council members, Sandi has devoted her time, love, and energy to […]

"Nobody really feels 100% safe down here,” Cosmic Comics owner Dave Dyer said.

Missouri Central School Bus said it's ending its contract with the Saint Louis Public Schools on June 30, resulting in the closure of two St. Louis-area locations and lay off of hundreds of workers.

With less than a week to go until Easter, many families are on the hunt for chocolate rabbits to put in Easter baskets. The cost of cocoa is rising, but a St. Louis business is creating more to meet the demand.

A state parole board member has resigned after recommending the release of a man who authorities said then attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son.

Isolated issues, mostly from tree damage are common on blustery days.