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Sister Mary Roch Rocklage, who founded what's now the Chesterfield-based Mercy health care system, died Tuesday after a long illness, officials said.

A former Maryland Heights police officer appeared in federal court Thursday to be sentenced on a child pornography charge.

The city's second search for a police chief has attracted at least 35 applicants, and officials hope to name a new chief by the end of the year.

The center, at 7210 Olive Boulevard, will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.

The Humane Society of Missouri announced Thursday that it rescued 26 animals, including five kittens, from what it described as "inhumane conditions" in Clinton County.

The core of the law requires voters to show unexpired government-issued photo IDs, meaning that student IDs and voter registration cards are not allowed.

Paul Goldschmidt slugged his 32nd and 33rd homers to highlight a five-RBI performance, Corey Dickerson set a franchise record for consecutive hits and the St. Louis Cardinals rolled to an 8-3 win Thursday over the Chicago Cubs.

St. Louis Premium Outlets, an outlet mall located in Chesterfield, is planning to expand with four new brands this fall.

The nonprofit Better Family Life will host a career expo Friday for the community.

JERSEYVILLE - Liberty Village of Jerseyville hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the recent addition of their newest memory care program, “Memory Lane - Fitness for the Mind.” The event saw a large turnout from the public and featured guest speakers including State Senator Steve McClure and Liberty Village staff members, in addition to demonstrations of new memory games in the village’s courtyard and tours of the newly-redone interior. State Senator Steve McClure, who represents the 50th Senate District of Illinois, introduced himself to the crowd as “the youngest-looking member of the State Senate, but I’m not the youngest,” and noted the lack of similar memory programs in the region. “This is a beautiful campus, and I think one of the issues that we have in this region - particularly lately - is there are not enough facilities that offer treatment options that help people with memory issues,”

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EDWARDSVILLE - Each Year on the day of the Edwardsville D.A.R.E. Car Show, Officer Jarrod Sprinkle is likely the busiest person at the event. Sprinkle and the other volunteers and officers spend several hours planning the event, which always has a little something for everyone. This year, Jarrod even had his son, Blake , as a volunteer which had special meaning for him. Sprinkle loves his role in the community as the D.A.R.E. officer for Edwardsville School and has a tremendous impact on the children each year. He said the program goal is to help more than 2,000 kids "make better choices in their lives, "not just stay off drugs." Officer Sprinkle thanked the devoted volunteers and other officers who assisted with the event and the business sponsors.

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A pain medicine doctor from Town and Country and his wife were sentenced Thursday for injecting their unwitting patients with non-FDA approved osteoarthritis drugs.

Voting-rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that a new law requiring Missourians to present a government-issued photo ID to vote is unconstitutional. While lawmakers have approved voter ID laws numerous times, …

Kevin Johnson is scheduled to die by injection Nov. 29 at the state prison in Bonne Terre.

STL – a juried art exhibit. See how local artists flaunt their pride of the monuments, hidden jewels, shops, nature or underbelly of St. Louis.

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A Town and Country doctor and his wife were sentenced today in federal court after being found guilty of injecting patients with a foreign, non-FDA approved version of a drug to treat arthritis. In April, a jury found Dr. Abdul Naushad, 58, and his wife Wajiha, 47, guilty of one count of conspiracy and one count of health care fraud. Today, Naushad was sentenced to a year in prison and Wajiha given three years probation.

The city's comptroller this week proposed a plan to raise pay for city police and offer incentives, such as tax breaks and down payment assistance on homes, to attract and retain more officers.

“This is a historic moment for California, for our partner states, and for the world.”

"The Friendly Confines" has held true to its name in more ways than one this week for Albert Pujols as the St. Louis Cardinals wrap up a marathon five-game series against the Chicago Cubs.