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For 30 years, every St. Louis alderman has gotten an equal share of a special pot of money to spend on their wards however they like. But maybe not for much longer.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker: “Here in Illinois, we know that reproductive care is health care.”

ST. LOUIS • The Great Depression had settled in hard by the first dawn of 1931. Unemployment, already at 15 percent, would climb relentlessly toward a crushing 24.9 percent two years later. Relief programs were well-intended but scant, and jobless…

The attack happened about 1 a.m. Friday at a house on Hawksbury Place in the Winghaven subdivision.

The Medium Security Institution, also known as the Workhouse, has been empty since May, city officials say.

An Alton man was convicted of first-degree murder in a bench trial Thursday over a 2020 downtown Alton killing.

A 19-year-old faces three felony charges after authorities say he threatened to use grenades and a gun to attack Edwardsville High School.

The school in the Carr Square neighborhood was founded in 2001 as De La Salle Catholic middle school and converted to charter in 2015.

A jury convicted Drew H. Clark Friday in a four-day crime spree in which he carjacked three people, tied a woman up and impersonated a Purina worker.

The murder trial of Anthony Tate Jr. included a juror being removed after they were approached outside of court in what they said was an attempt at intimidation.

The city's new police chief said his first week on the job was a whirlwind, but it showed him that there is plenty of hope for positive change in the city.

He’s returning to politics after surprise loss in GOP contest for St. Louis County executive.

More than a dozen gunshots rang through downtown, and the woman's mini-van, covered in marker writing, was blocked off near City Museum.

Aldina Sakanovic, 25, was convicted by a jury on Nov. 2 of second-degree assault, armed criminal action and resisting arrest.

JEFFERSON CITY — As Missouri Gov. Mike Parson prepares to deliver his annual State of the State address next week, his office and state lawmakers are keeping his priorities close to the vest.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said one person died in the two-vehicle crash about 6:30 a.m. Friday.

It’s spending tens of thousands fighting the Missouri Attorney General’s office. The verdict could outline the AG’s powers.

Celebrations, discussions and programs are scheduled across the region this weekend, leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.

The 1400 block of "Shawmut Place" will be renamed to "Firefighter Ben Polson Place", the fire department announced.