Zachary Hovis, 24, of St. Peters, pleaded guilty last year to selling a dose of fentanyl that killed a woman in 2019.
Ten people are running for five seats on the non-partisan O'Fallon City Council.
The St. Charles attraction would largely feature items now housed at the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City. The Arabia sank in the Missouri River in 1856.
Candidate filing ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday, and races for coveted school board seats in St. Charles County have already heated up.
Linda Roth and Chantel Summers are running for the Ward 1 seat currently held by Bryan Harr, who did not file for reelection. Ward 1 is all portions of Wentzville south of Interstate 70.
Darryl K. Tyson is currently being held in the St. Charles County Jail. His bond is set at $1 million, cash only.
The administrative upheaval in the St. Louis city schools, Wesley Bell's defeat of Cori Bush and passage of an abortion rights measure are among the major local and Missouri stories this year.
Police said Britney Hoffman-Kelly, 32, is believed to have been murdered and her late husband, Chadwick Kelly, is considered to be a suspect in the case.
Kathy Nadeau, who has become known in historical reenactment circles for crafting quality period uniforms and costumes, also getting her work placed in museums.
Darryl Jaspering faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for the charge of transmitting threatening communications.
The city of St. Charles lifted a boil advisory Wednesday after determining the water is safe for consumption.
Lindenwood University plans to acquire a technical training and professional development provider next year.
Those north of I-70 and south of Highway 370 are advised to boil their drinking water until further notice, city officials said.
Two of the five conservatives on the seven-member Francis Howell board are up for reelection in April.
The home of Brenda and Kimball Loos shines bright every holiday season, much to the delight of neighbors, family and friends.
The judge reduced Endrina Bracho's bond to a personal recognizance bond with a GPS tracker. Sen. Josh Hawley attacked the move, saying she's in the United States illegally from Venezuela and a flight risk. Her lawyer says she was awaiting a ruling on her request for asylum when the crash occurred.
The Missouri Highway Patrol refused to release her name or the names of those who were injured.
Police and medics tried to resuscitate the infant, 7-week-old Ty'Ann Paisley Curtner. Her parents, a grandmother and an uncle are among those who face charges.
The scathing report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gives Francis Howell School District the lowest rating of “poor” for its handling of a voter-approved bond issue.
The boy's parents, who were both injured in the crash, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit and have sued the Ballpark Village bar where the driver was drinking.
Former Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has been out of politics since 2017.
The approved budget did not include funding for a proposed mounted patrol for St. Charles County parks or additional pay raises for the county's building inspectors.
Kenneth Roumpos has resigned and will switch to the Kirkwood School District next year after leading Francis Howell for nearly three years as superintendent.
A judge ordered that Hailey G. Zenk, 19, be arrested after the Lincoln County prosecutor said her alcohol monitor recorded 2 tampering events.
Lawyers said it was the same E. coli strain found in the St. Louis County cases, part of a 10-state outbreak tied to lettuce from the California company Taylor Farms.
In late November, Hailey G. Zenk's alcohol monitor recorded two tampering events, including one that lasted 23 hours, said Prosecutor Mike Wood.
During a traffic stop, authorities learned that the burglary suspect was in the country illegally.
Staff salaries have risen by almost 50% over the past five years, and county officials plan on boosting them another 6% this year.
Nearly 26% of public and charter school students in St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County were chronically absent during the 2023-2024 school year.
Maplewood Richmond Heights, Valley Park and Webster Groves are the only three to score higher in English and math this year compared to 2019.