A surge in capital gains refunds dragged Missouri's general revenue below last year's pace, forcing Senate appropriators to rework the budget plan.

The city awarded $544,887 to launch the Good Shepherd Academy for Boys, a new all‑boys preschool in North St. Louis focused on early learning and family supports.

Usher and Chris Brown will co-headline the Raymond & Brown stadium tour at The Dome at America’s Center on July 21, 2026. Citi presales begin April 21 ahead of an April 27 public on‑sale.

The St. Louis NAACP urged federal and local probes into deaths and medical care at the City Justice Center after another detainee’s death. Families and activists want records and policy reviews.

State and federal leaders told reporters in Jefferson City they’ve coordinated funding and security plans to keep Kansas City’s World Cup matches and fan festival safe. Officials cited federal grants, police planning and interagency exercises.

St. Charles County is weighing a Drone as First Responder program that would station drone docks at partner sites so unmanned aircraft can reach calls before officers.

Federal data and new studies show breast cancer diagnoses are rising in younger women while overall deaths fall. St. Louis experts urge focused screening and risk checks.

O'Fallon is weighing a roughly $22 million plan to replace its 1994 library; officials say the building is undersized and voters could be asked to fund a new facility.

Prosecutors say a recorded jailhouse phone call led to a second murder charge in a 2024 Baden shooting in St. Louis.

Big Lake at The Park at New Melle Lakes is closed after Missouri DNR confirmed a blue‑green algae bloom; crews are treating the water and officials urge caution.

A heavy law‑enforcement response is underway in unincorporated Collinsville after a report of a barricaded subject; traffic on Pleasant Ridge Road is affected.

Grafton’s river ferry is now city‑owned and will operate daily with expanded hours and updated fares. The move is backed by a $1.458M IDOT grant and a long‑term operating deal.

Gooey Louie has opened a Chippewa Street shop in St. Louis, selling scratch-made gooey butter cakes and a rotating menu of flavors near Ted Drewes.