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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. — A St. James man was arrested on Feb. 6 in connection to the murder of his father. Samuel Ralph James Karlinski, 19, of St. James, is formally charged with two felonies: second-degree murder and armed criminal action. According to the Phelps County Sheriff's Office, they received a 911 call at 8:51 [...]

A woman accused of concealing a body in a storage unit now faces more severe charges - including murder. In October 2022, detectives from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 50-year-old suspect in connection with a body found in a Maquon, Ill., storage unit. Marcy L. Oglesby, of Maquon, was arrested on a warrant [...]

One person died following a collision between a FedEx truck and an Amtrak train Tuesday just outside of Pleasant Hill, Missouri. 

Spoiled with an unseasonably warm start to the new year, it appears St. Louis could be shaping up for a rough ride this spring.

Sen. Mike Moon’s bill goes further than Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation signed into law last ear.

Social Security is back in the news. The word on the street is that MAGA Republicans—unlike Donald Trump himself—want to "reform" Social Security so it doesn't go "bankrupt" and cut off our kids from their rightful pensions. I'm willing to go toe-to-toe on the gritty details of Social Security with anyone, but not today. Instead, ...continue reading "Fixing Social Security forever requires only 1.5% of GDP"

It will take an additional $70 million to $80 million to finish the expansion of America's Center, the downtown St. Louis convention center, as originally contemplated, an alderman representing the neighborhood said Tuesday.

Ferguson will hold a recall election on a city council member Tuesday, while Maplewood will fill a vacancy on its council. St. Charles voters will reduce the field of mayoral candidates to three from two in a primary Tuesday.

ST. LOUIS -- Widespread, soaking rainfall will roll through the St. Louis region Wednesday. There will be some light, spotty showers tonight into early Wednesday morning, but the "main event" will ramp up during the mid-morning hours, spreading from south to north through the day. The heaviest rain will fall in a couple of waves [...]

Missouri’s newest U.S. senator was one of 47 Republicans who co-sponsored legislation that would establish a permanent ban on federal funding for abortions.

Brandon Campbell, 32, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two weapons charges in exchange for a 15-year prison sentence in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Randy Moore.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Follow along for real-time updates on President Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address from The Associated Press. Live updates — any times are Eastern — are brought to you by AP journalists at the White House, on Capitol Hill and beyond. MIC DROP “We’re not going to do childish games [...]

The “Protect Illinois Communities Act” has prompted lawsuits at a rate of more than one every four days.

Alderman Tom Oldenburg managed to rally board members from north and south behind keeping things equal for now.

The festival will take place on Saturday, May 27 with tickets going on sale at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10.

Maybe the problem isn’t the stacks of classified documents sitting around the houses of presidents, vice presidents, and other administration officials. Maybe the problem is the system that declares all these pieces of paper too secretive to be handled carelessly or hoarded impertinently. That’s the thrust of David Dayen’s excellent piece for The American Prospect, […]