City Sued Over Revocation Of Use Permit
Windrose St. Louis I Properties, LLC, has filed suit against the city of Des Peres alleging that when the city revoked the conditional use permit under which St. Luke’s Hospital operated, it deprived the Des Peres Medical Arts Pavilion of its property rights without due process or compensation. The...
Maryville Mayor Details New Village Projects
MARYVILLE - The Village of Maryville has an exciting year ahead, according to Mayor Wayne White. Sign in to hide this notification. Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. White recently stopped by “Our Daily Show!” with C.J. Nasello to detail Maryville’s upcoming infrastructure...
Black boys deserve to be protected
When New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke directly to Black boys at a recent inauguration, his words spread quickly. Clips ricocheted across phones and timelines far beyond City Hall. Not because they were clever. But because they were rare. “Little Black boy,” Williams said, “you were worth it,...
Prison for man who described himself as ‘top dude’ in fentanyl sales
KANSAS CITY —A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court earlier this month for fentanyl distribution and illegally possessing firearms. Darius Burnett, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to a total sentence of 13 years in federal prison without parole, according to the United State's...
St. Louis University offers free tuition to incoming freshmen from low-income households
Beginning this fall, St. Louis University will cover the tuition for incoming freshmen whose families earn no more than $60,000 per year and have assets of $50,000 or less. Full undergraduate tuition and fees will be paid through federal and state grants and other funding sources. The Jesuit university's Tuition...
Water sampling in Metro East town finds ‘forever chemicals’ exceed Illinois limits
A recent sample from Dupo’s public water system exceeded state and federal limits for so-called “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday. PFAS is shorthand for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The synthetic chemicals have been used for decades...
Police say killer confessed; victim’s mom questions why case was dropped
The mother of Jameyah Ramsey said she received a call from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office in June 2024 that second-degree murder charges were dropped and that the suspect had been released.
Man stabbed victim at St. Patrick Center over teddy bear: Police
One man has been charged in connection to the stabbing that occurred Friday afternoon at the St. Patrick Center.
Missouri Space Weather Alert: Aurora Possible Tonight in St. Louis
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. St. Louis, Missouri – A space weather alert is in effect tonight as a rare G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm creates the potential for Northern Lights to be visible across parts of Missouri, according to the...
911 caller said her boyfriend had been shot and robbed; she’s now charged in...
ST. LOUIS — In July of last year, a woman called 911 to report she found her boyfriend shot to death and his truck stolen at a home in north St. Louis. Nearly nine months later, prosecutors charged her with his murder after police said they discovered she abandoned the truck at a scrapyard shortly after the killing.

















