SLPS is testing a coordinator‑led community‑school model to reduce chronic absenteeism, but East St. Louis and national examples show steady funding will be crucial. The district plans pilots and a new attendance push while weighing costs.

A pedestrian was killed early Sunday after being struck by a motorcycle on westbound I-64 near Highway K; the stretch was closed for hours.

Heat Advisory runs from noon Saturday through Tuesday with highs near 94°F and heat‑index values into the 100s. City cooling centers are available.

A St. Charles fence contractor will repay more than $257,000 after pleading guilty to dozens of deceptive-business counts tied to unfinished projects. Victims say deposits vanished and the AG secured restitution.

A 37-year-old San Luis, Arizona, man was arraigned in Bates County after a July 13 crash on MO-52 that killed his passenger, authorities say.

A 36-year-old Union man died after his car veered off MO‑V and struck a tree in Franklin County. State troopers say he was taken to Mercy Hospital Washington and later pronounced dead.

A dump truck driver died after a single‑vehicle crash on MO‑30 near Medley Estates Road in Jefferson County; troopers say the truck left the road and struck trees.

Hot and humid Friday with highs near 92°F and a chance of afternoon storms. Cooling centers are listed across the city.

A 20-foot mound of illegally dumped soil on a vacant Soulard lot has prompted a city condemnation and a July 29 removal deadline.

A $15 million "Beauty Reborn" campaign aims to shore up St. Francis de Sales Oratory's 300-foot spire and restore stained glass, masonry and interiors.

A wrong‑way crash on I‑64 eastbound near I‑270 in Town and Country killed one person Tuesday evening. State troopers say the two‑vehicle collision remains under investigation.

A man's body was found on a bluff above the Gravois Bluffs shopping center in Fenton Tuesday; St. Louis County Police say the death is under investigation.

A 100‑acre former MetLife campus off Tesson Ferry Road now includes 210 apartments, dozens of new homes and a subdivision under construction. The conversion is one of South County’s biggest reuse projects.