St. Peters, Missouri announces its Christmas break schedule with closures of municipal buildings on December 24-25 and altered solid waste collection following the holiday.

St. Peters announces its 35th annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony to be held indoors at City Hall on December 6, 2024, featuring family-friendly activities, music, and a visit from Santa Claus.

Incoming St. Louis Sheriff, Alfred Montgomery, fires senior staff before taking office, signaling major changes, amid criticism from current Sheriff Vernon Betts.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Mercy have signed a new multi-year contract, ensuring that Mercy remains an in-network provider for Anthem members in Missouri.

Missouri's Board of Education is considering reducing the required GPA from 3.0 to 2.5 for teacher certification, following a study suggesting no performance difference between candidates in the 2.75-3.0 range and those above.

Missouri's Department of Agriculture has opened applications for the 2025 Missouri Agribusiness Academy designed for high school sophomores interested in agriculture.

MoDOT will conduct lane closures on I-70 and I-64 in Missouri for survey work related to the Improve I-70 Project #2, beginning the week of December 8.

A police chase in Brooklyn, Illinois, ended with a pickup truck crashing into a building in St. Louis, resulting in multiple injuries and hospitalizations.

A 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound drove himself to a St. Louis hospital. His recall of the shooting location was unclear, and police are investigating.

St. Louis Police issued a Silver Advisory for a missing 82-year-old with dementia, who was found unharmed later. The community had been alerted to help.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of Missouri and Illinois with 2-5 inches of snow forecasted for the St. Louis area, leading to slippery road conditions.

A man was cut on the arm by unknown attackers while walking in Northampton, St. Louis, and was treated at a hospital. The police are investigating the incident.

St. Louis police report a man was found dead from gunshot wounds in a white Mazda 5 in the 2900 block of Whittier.