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Cahokia Heights police had attempted to stop the truck in connection with an armed robbery, police said.

William Vedenhaupt, 43, was also charged Thursday with beating a 50-year-old woman from Washington.

The houses are on top of an old meander of Coldwater Creek, a waterway that historically dispersed radioactive contaminants linked to the nation’s early development of nuclear weapons.

"I am completely innocent," Anthony Jordan told Judge Henry Autrey on Thursday. Jordan, known as "TT," was convicted of killing nine and running a major cocaine operation in St. Louis.

Chinese students make up the second-largest group of international students in Missouri, behind those from India.

Firefighters found Michael Blankenship, 39, inside the attached garage of the split-level home shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on Trinity Lane.

At about 11 a.m., officers spotted a car that was wanted for an armed robbery of a business earlier this month, said St. Louis police spokesman Mitch McCoy.

St. Louis' average homicide rate remained well above most of the nation's largest cities during a national rise in killings, according to the Manhattan Institute.

St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds Mary Dempsey said Thursday that property owners — particularly elderly residents — are being targeted by fraudsters filing claims alleging they own property that belongs to others.

The Senate Freedom Caucus is demanding tax cuts in exchange for not blocking stadium funds, while Democrats on Thursday retaliated for slights during the regular session by derailing the routine work of signing bills.

Officials urge St. Louis’ corporate community to help shoulder the cost of housing for the hundreds of residents who have been displaced by the May 16 tornado.

Centennial Christian Church envisions a multipurpose worship and gathering space, commercial and coworking spaces for local entrepreneurs, a health clinic, affordable housing and green spaces.

The Dome at America’s Center needs $155 million in repairs over the next decade, according to a draft of the audit obtained by the Post-Dispatch.

The city Parks Department said the house was supposed to be vacant but was being used recently by homeless people.

About 28 St. Louis Public Schools buildings have been evaluated for electrical problems, blown-out windows or severe roof damage.

Failure to comply could result in discipline up to and including termination, according to the policy.

“We also have Missourians looking for opportunities to earn a wage while they get back on their feet," a state official said of the $750,000 program Thursday.

The Missouri attorney general’s vehicle stops report issued for 2023 did not include a ‘disparity index’ showing whether police stopped drivers in minority groups more frequently than white drivers. via @MO_Independent

“I hope St. Louisans can remember the joyous, heart-warming, heart-breaking moments experienced on streets now scarred by a tornado.”

The crash was about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday.