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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is blaming a staff attorney who is currently on leave for a courtroom no-show on the first day of a high-profile murder trial earlier this month — and has ordered him to appear in court later this morning. The judge in the murder case, Scott A. Millikan, threatened to hold Gardner in criminal contempt of court — a serious finding that can include possible fines or jail time — after no one from her office showed up for the April 17 trial.

The St. Charles County Council will vote on whether to confirm Joseph McCulloch as the new prosecuting attorney.

Missouri Republicans have spent months working to curtail gender affirming care for minors. They’ve portrayed the issue as a way to protect children. Now, Andrew Bailey is substantially restricting hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgeries for adults.

Post Holdings Inc., the St. Louis-based consumer packaged goods holding company, said its Michael Foods unit plans to expand an egg production facility.

Dramatic attempt by masked men at Southwest Bank fails, but it leads to a movie starring Steve McQueen.

After months of upheaval, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has filed for bankruptcy. The decision is a low point for a home goods retailer that has been around for more than half a century — and one that means more St. Louis-area store closures for the retailer.

A person was struck by a car about overnight.

The shooting was about 12:30 a.m. near Siedentrop Road and Technology Drive in the Weldon Spring area.

A child was hit by a vehicle Sunday night in The Grove neighborhood of south St. Louis.

Emergency crews are at the scene of fire at an abandoned home in south St. Louis City.

Ballwin Parks and Recreation will reopen the indoor pool at The Pointe in Ballwin Commons.

The second of two cold mornings is underway. Out the door temperatures Monday will be in the low to mid 30s with valleys and low-lying areas possibly dropping into the upper 20s. So it is a bundle up morning.  

A police standoff in Affton is over early Monday morning.

A St. Charles man was shot to death overnight by a police officer in Weldon Spring.

Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is slated to appear in court Monday morning to explain why she should not be held in indirect criminal contempt of court. This latest legal trouble for Gardner comes after one of her prosecutors didn't show up for the first day of a murder trial that was supposed to start one week ago.

AHM Group is seeking approval from the St. Louis Preservation Board to build the apartments.

They're expected to boost revenue from water sales by about $16 million, a 34% year-over-year jump that could be the largest in three decades.

It's only the third time lake sturgeon — massive, bottom-feeding fish with bony plate armor — have spawned in Missouri since conservationists here and across the U.S. started working to save the species about 40 years ago. The first time…

The St. Louis Shock franchise in Major League Pickleball is competing — just not in the city with its name.