stLouISTVoters to decide on keeping four-day school week in Jefferson County district
Under a 2024 state law meant to discourage four-day weeks, some districts need voter approval to start or continue the shortened schedule.
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After years of neglect, young Abraham Lincoln’s New Salem is due for a makeover
New Salem, a tiny central Illinois village where Lincoln spent half-a-dozen years in the 1830s, has fallen into disrepair.
Man shot to death in Greater Ville neighborhood of St. Louis
He was found about 1:30 a.m. Monday on a sidewalk in the 3000 block of North Newstead Avenue. He died at a hospital.
Police identify man killed in St. Louis apartment complex
The man shot to death just before midnight Sunday in St. Louis has been identified as 27-year-old Mikell Rayford.
Missouri’s Josh Hawley splits with GOP to support cap on bank fees
Missouri’s senior GOP senator split with his party last week and voted, unsuccessfully, to keep $5 limit on fees that banks can charge in overdraft fees
Overland officer shot motorist who was resisting arrest, police say
The shooting was about 7:45 a.m. Sunday in the 10700 block of Page Avenue in Overland.
St. Louis man charged with shooting two people in Bellefontaine Neighbors
St. Louis County prosecutors on Saturday charged Corey Jordan, 37, with two counts of first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Woman found dead, covered in leaves in Penrose neighborhood
Her body was discovered about 9:30 p.m. Sunday behind a building in the 4400 block of Marcus Avenue.
Several Missouri, Illinois congressmen named to ‘most effective’ list
A Vanderbilt/University of Virginia project ranks U.S. Congress members by their effectiveness in getting bills passed, working with opposing party.
St. Louis-area business openings and closings in March
Here are some key retail and business openings and closings for the St. Louis area in March:
School board races across St. Louis area shadowed by threats to public education
Incumbents are fighting to hang on as school board culture wars have given way to financial and political threats.
St. Louis policeman struck, injured by fleeing suspect's vehicle
The officer was treated at a hospital and released.
Washington U. ball fields plan helped spark a write-in mayoral campaign in Clayton
Clayton residents pushing to "Write in Rick Hummell" for mayor say the candidate stood up against Washington University's plan for new ball fields.
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Cara Spencer says St. Louis can do better. If she becomes mayor, will she deliver?
She has spent years highlighting the problems that plague St. Louis. If she wins the mayoral race in April, she'll have to fix them.
St. Louis County park ranger shoots at fleeing car
A 33-year-old park ranger was taken to the hospital Saturday with non-life-threatening injuries.
Anti-Musk protests gather across St. Louis region. 'I've got family members threatened.'
Three protests against the Trump administration’s cost-cutting campaign lined streets on Saturday, at the Gateway Arch and at Tesla dealerships, in south St. Louis County and, set for the afternoon, in Chesterfield.
McClellan: The legacy of a woman and her 22 babies
Columnist Bill McClellan asks: What is life like for one of the grandchildren of Margaret, who had 22 children?
MoDOT to dismantle Chesterfield curb islands. 'We heard the community's feedback.'
"We heard the community's feedback and are making changes that reflect those concerns," Tom Blair, MoDOT's St. Louis district engineer, said Friday in a statement.