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With sadness for Harold “Dean” Wilcoxen who passed on July 6, 2025. Born to George Wilcoxen and Esther May (née Babcock). Preceded in death by his parents, his brothers George, Carl, and Paul, and two wives, Mary Lou (née Buschhorn)…

Samuel L. Hayes, 31, was found dead less than two hours after being placed in a restraint chair after an altercation with another inmate.

A Sullivan woman is accused of selling fake gold to a Festus man last year.

A man was found dead on a sidewalk in the West End neighborhood Monday morning.

When officers arrived to break up the event, several other teenagers set off fireworks in the crowd and ran, police said.

Out-of-state hunters will see significant increases in the cost of deer and turkey licenses.

Two historic Olive Street properties that once faced demolition will become a restaurant and dance venue.

Changes in Missouri’s cannabis laws meant some weed workers didn’t go through the Missouri Highway Patrol’s criminal screening for two years.

They want the fossil fuel industry — instead of Illinois taxpayers — held responsible for funding green, resilient infrastructure and disaster response in the face of climate change.

“There was no there there,” said Democratic Rep. Wesley Bell of St. Louis, who calls the effort “an extraordinary waste of time.”

“It’s hard to wrap your brain around, but as it turns out innocence is not a good enough reason to release a prisoner in Missouri.”

The crash was before 5 a.m. on westbound I-270 at Lewis and Clark Boulevard, said Cpl. Dallas Thompson of the Missouri Highway Patrol.

The victim was struck about 12:20 a.m. Monday on St. Charles Rock Road near Coles Avenue.

Six of the nine library trustees would have to agree to ban a book after reviewing all information regarding the appeal and reading the book themselves.

St. Louis Public Schools looks to a California company to solve its longstanding bus crisis even as a tornado scrambled the plan.

Harmony Homes was granted a conditional use permit to raze a historic stone mansion and build six 16-bed buildings at 211 Midland Avenue.

Festus passed a bill that bans the feeding and watering of stray cats. Critics say it won't work and won't result in fewer cats.

Under the proposal, St. Louis Public Schools would close 37 schools and keep 31 open in what would be the city’s largest round of closures.

Police said the detainee didn't comply with commands after an altercation. He was then placed in the chair, which allows jailers to strap someone down by their arms and legs.

Divers recovered the man's body and the Morgan County coroner pronounced the man, 50, dead at 12:25 p.m.