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Answer times at the city's 911 system continued improving last month after years of frustration and scrutiny for frequently putting callers on hold during emergencies.

An armed man surrendered peacefully after a two-hour standoff with police this morning in a parking garage next to St. Charles City Hall. The situation that played out in the parking garage was widely reported to have been a hostage situation. St. Charles County sheriff's deputies were the first to report to the scene a little before 10 a.m.

An officer observed a female trying to get out of a vehicle shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Picador Drive and Lucas and Hunt Road.

Wondering when millions of cicadas will crawl out of Missouri's ground? Here are the environmental indicators to watch out for.

A man was taken into custody and transported to the department's headquarters where he remains in custody.

From Anna North at Vox: Over the last 30 years, nearly every wealthy country in the world has made it much safer for people to have babies. Only one outlier has moved in the opposite direction: the United States, where the rate of people dying in childbirth continues, stubbornly and tragically, to rise. In 2021, ...continue reading "There is no maternal mortality crisis. The CDC needs to stop saying there is."

It took the FBI carelessly, stupidly, and unlawfully targeting members of Trump’s inner circle to make Section 702 program reform a thing that might actually happen. It’s kind of astounding, considering the Snowden leaks provided a much better argument for reform, as well as the FBI’s long-documented history of abusing its access to Section 702 […]

A woman is dead and a man is in custody following a shooting late Sunday morning in Belleville.

You probably already know the benefits of learning a language, so let’s focus on the app. Right off the bat, let’s be clear about one thing: When we say “app” we don’t mean that you’re limited to using Babbel on your phone. You can use Babbel on desktop, too, and your progress is synchronized across […]

Salt + Smoke is planning to franchise its concept nationwide, with the local barbecue joint having recently expanded its leadership team to support its growth plans.

In Axios report, Missouri’s senior GOP senator — who has courted organized labor recently — picked up $5,000 from Teamsters’ political action committee.

Um, what? Luckily for Trump, I guess there are no pictures. Can you imagine the storm of posts he'd be writing if Joe Biden had done this? Hell, there was a storm of posts when Joe Biden didn't do this but a few carefully selected pictures made it look like he had.

Lane closures will happen in both St. Charles and Warren counties. Crews will survey areas in preparation for Project 2 of the Improve I-70 plan.

Deputies from the Camden County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Marshals Service rescued two children last week and arrested a man and woman from Pensacola, Florida, as part of a child abuse investigation.