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Mark McQuay, 67, and Dorothy Bates, 70, were found dead at the home in the 1200 block of Wachtel Avenue.

Traffic violence is top of mind again in the St. Louis region due to horrific crashes killing and crippling people inside and outside of cars. 17-year-old Janae Edmondson visiting from Tennessee for a volleyball tournament was maimed downtown in a crash caused by a driver without a driver’s license and in violation of his bond […]

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Evie was rescued from a house fire on Feb. 8 in the 1200 block of Wachtel Avenue in Lemay.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding the fire to speak with investigators.

An evacuation is in progress due to a barn house fire in Worden, Illinois.

Anti-abortion senators proposed several ways on Wednesday to limit state funding for reproductive health care and enshrine anti-abortion language in the state constitution. SJR 8 proposes a constitutional amendment, which would require a statewide vote, that would prevent the Missouri government from funding abortion providers or their affiliates. SB 160 proposes a similar concept, though in statute, not […]

The post Missouri Republicans propose constitutional amendment to strengthen abortion ban appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere repeatedly promised in print that the Sprint merger would result in a massive surge in new jobs. In a rambling missive that took aim at critics of the deal, who predicted job losses, the charming potty-mouth CEO proclaimed that critics were lying, and that the deal would be “job positive from day one” and […]

A bill that would allow religious and other belief-based organizations to refuse membership to certain students raised concerns Wednesday evening that it could open the door to discrimination on college campuses. The legislation, sponsored by Republican Rep. Brad Hudson of Cape Fair, would prohibit public colleges from denying funding to “belief-based” groups based on their […]

The post Debate over allowing Missouri campus groups to limit membership focuses on discrimination appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Here's everything we know about the 21-year-old man accused of hitting and critically injuring a 17-year-old girl visiting St. Louis for a volleyball tournament this past weekend.

Emergency crews are on the scene of a two-car crash in Sauget, Illinois.

Andrew Bailey says he will try to force St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner out of office if she does not step down.

School safety will be the topic of a town hall meeting Thursday night. It's for the Principia School community in Town and Country.

The St. Louis County Crime Commission is meeting Thursday morning.

Sean Canan is not a normal person. He doesn't sleep. He is immune to memory loss.

The Missouri Senate General Laws Committee heard testimony Wednesday about a bill that would create the Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act. Red flag gun laws allow courts, when petitioned, to bar individuals deemed a threat to themselves or others from owning firearms. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, seeks to prevent federal […]

The post Red-flag gun laws targeted by bill pushed Missouri Republican legislator appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The EPA is hosting a community meeting in St. Charles on Thursday night to talk about groundwater contamination.

A nature preserve along the Missouri River is being built in St. Charles.

The Smyrna High School team colors are purple and gold. Purple is one of Janae Edmondson's favorite colors.

The ‘CROWN Act’ would prohibit policies in schools discriminating against students based on hairstyle or texture