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In Keisha Scarlett’s year as superintendent the operating budget fell from a surplus of $17 million to a projected deficit of $35 million.

Rod Hicks replaces publisher Donald M. Suggs, who had long edited the St. Louis American, which focuses on African-Americans and was first published in 1928.

Daron Wilson, 26, and Damon Hampton, 29, were both charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Mayor Cara Spencer said the money would pay for home repairs, rental assistance and resource hubs distributing supplies, among other things.

Winfield's 1,500 residents have water again a day after the town's water supply was disrupted by a broken valve.

Ferguson Florissant School District officials said they’d have to borrow in order to pay bills and meet payroll through the end of the year.

The new downtown St. Louis entertainment district can tap state funding to hire extra security and other means to lure tourists.

Taylor Lee Shomaker, 32, was shot and killed during a 90-minute standoff with police Nov. 19, 2022, in O’Fallon, Missouri.

Republican Councilman Dennis Hancock said county inspectors have complained about the law that protects ecologically friendly landscapes.

The leader of the Missouri Senate has formed yet another committee to examine the efficiency of government. That’s in addition to Gov. Mike Kehoe issuing an executive order calling for more efficiency in state government.

The Gateway Arch Park Foundation has closed on its purchase of the Millennium Hotel, clearing one of the first hurdles towards the downtown property’s revamp.

St. Louis County prosecutors charged Steven Martin Jr. with first-degree murder and other felonies in connection with the death of a motorist May 31 on Jennings Station Road.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s current approach is “cookie cutter,” Karla Eslinger says. She wants a comprehensive plan to help school districts in crisis.

Revocation of ex-Ballwin chief Doug Schaeffler's peace officer license could bar him from finding new police work as he sues the city seeking his reinstatement.

Arick Wren, 42, of Hazelwood, was shot by officers June 22 in St. Louis.

A simple request for information about the St. Louis’ emergency management agency languishes at City Hall.

Even after being falsely accused, a man from the Dominican Republic faces deportation as ICE tramples on his due process rights.

A commission overseeing clean water laws in Missouri rejected requests Wednesday to toughen environmental rules for meat producers who residents say are skirting rules governing concentrated animal feeding operations.

At the end is one of the museum's fastest slides, taking you from the fourth floor to the second.

The SLPS board did not vote on the proposed relocation of Sumner, Soldan and Beaumont high schools or Yeatman-Liddell Middle School.