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Sam Page’s office wants to spend less than $25,000 to hire help with public relations, messaging. Move needed because of recent budget cuts, spokesperson says

GOP-led effort would let Missouri residents deduct capital gains income from their state taxes. But it could cut state revenues by $334 million, a nonpartisan analysis says.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

David Saldana's 2023 death gained national attention after a bystander video of the shooting circulated widely online.

For the record, the St. Louis Medical Examiner's Office tells the Post-Dispatch that no one has died this year from the cold, said Tara Rick, director of operations for the office.

If the dogs are declared dangerous, the owner has 35 days to comply with a set of regulations allowing the animals to be returned, or surrender them immediately.

The full Missouri Senate could vote on the new governor’s appointees this week.

Reports on use-of-force at St. Louis jails show that, despite 1,700 incidents, just nine resulted in injury. And the city hasn't reported a single injury since 2019.

The council needs voter approval before it can take power to remove department heads, who manage divisions as health, streets, corrections and finance.

Downtown St. Louis will get $74 million for infrastructure and development, with money specifically earmarked to tackle the big, vacant Railway Exchange building.

"I think we have a proposal that will, in fact, improve the character of the community, rather than diminish it," Mayor Laura Arnold said.

The acquisition between Clayton-based Olin and AMMO, Inc. includes AMMO’s brass shell capabilities and an 185,000-square-foot production facility in Wisconsin.

A record 8 inches of snow fell Tuesday in New Orleans, the southernmost major Mississippi River city, more than four times more than Minneapolis has seen in January.

The governor has said the police department will be helped by state oversight. City leaders oppose plan.

After a series of missteps, the St. Louis County executive seeks a public relations firm to crow about his administration’s “achievements.”

"Her smile lit up any room," said Portia Rowland's girlfriend, Sarah Shafer. "She was gorgeous, smart. She literally is the best person on Earth."

A neighbor called police to say she thought she heard a shot across the street, then saw a man in dark clothing run off toward Vandalia Street.

Mary Elizabeth Pellerito (West), 86, passed away January 18, 2025. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph M. Pellerito. Visitation Friday, January 24, at St. Clare of Assisi Church in Ellisville from 9:30-11:00 immediately followed by mass. www.colliersfuneralhome.com.

Service 1/27 at Alexander-White-Mullen Funeral Home.

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