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Legendary crooner Tony Bennett, who made teenyboppers scream in the 1950s and toured with Lady Gaga in the 2000s, has died at age 96. Bennett, who passed away in his hometown…

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Romao Harris died at a hospital after being shot in the 7100 block of Lexington Avenue.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as 39-year-old Ronaldo E. Butler.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as 27-year-old Bret A. Noble.

Metro and the union representing bus drivers and train operators have been negotiating for more than a year on a new three-year contract. The old one expired in June 2022.

Police identified the victim as Nicholas A. Twilla, 38, of Louisiana, Missouri. The crash was shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday.

In just the last five years, the “right to repair” movement has shifted from nerdy niche to the mainstream, thanks in part to significant support from the Biden FTC and efforts in states like Minnesota and New York to pass new right to repair laws, making it easier and less expensive for consumers and independent repair […]

Mary Anne Curtis has been charged in the overdose deaths of two children a year apart. Prosecutors say she's also linked to the deaths of her newborn twins.

In a court ruling, a Florissant woman, Tiffany Kanzler, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for her involvement in an incident that occurred in January of the previous year.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s efforts to inflate the cost of an abortion-rights initiative petition were unanimously rejected by the state Supreme Court Thursday, just two days after judges heard arguments in the case. The quick verdict, which was written by Judge Paul Wilson, was scathing in its opinion of Bailey’s refusal to sign off on the work of Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, concluding that nothing in state law “gives the attorney general authority to question the auditor’s…

The removal of trauma services at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, as reported by the Post-Dispatch, will result in the area lacking a dedicated facility to address urgent, severe injuries like those caused by gunshots, stabbings, or car crashes.

The standoff has erased 100 days that abortion rights supporters would have had to collect enough signatures to put a question on the 2024 ballot.

In St. Charles County, the police department has announced plans to deploy license plate reader cameras on public roadways.

When Gov. Mike Parson announced his appointment of Gabe Gore as St. Louis circuit attorney, he declared that “crime anywhere affects Missourians everywhere, and for too long, dysfunction has plagued the circuit attorney’s office.” Now six weeks into the job, Gore says the office has taken steps that will make St. Louis safer and that he wants the prosecutor’s office to be seen as among “the best in the country.” Gore, sworn in May 30, took over an office from Kim Gardner, who resigned…

The Velda City Police Department requested the St. Louis County Police Department to help with the investigation.

The fentanyl epidemic is getting worse in Missouri, with record numbers of overdoses in the last four years and 2023 on course to be another record year. Data points to a nearly 75% increase in overdoses in Missouri since 2019, and last year was the second consecutive year that fentanyl accounted for over two-thirds of […]

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WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday approved a proposal to impose a code of ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court, amid revelations that justices failed to disclose luxury travel and real estate deals, as well as directing staff to promote book sales. The panel split along party lines, in an 11-10 vote, […]

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The grocery store location in Pagedale opened in March.

The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five years, including a big increase in subsidies for airlines providing flights to smaller markets. The chamber voted 351-67 to approve the bill, which would authorize $104 billion for the agency through 2028, increase authorized spending levels for rural aviation programs and […]

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