St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the primary newspaper for the Greater St. Louis area. It ranks as one of the biggest newspapers in the Midwest and reaches readers as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, south to Memphis, Tennessee, and north to Springfield, Illinois. Notably, it is the last daily newspaper still in print in St. Louis.

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'A dream come true': Local legends Miller, Quigley come home to run in Festival of Miles

16 hours ago | stltoday.com | Quentin Corpuel

The 2025 Festival of Miles was in uncharted territory. The event, which is essentially a charity all-star meet of high school and professional track athletes, was being talked about like never before. Multiple people in this year's edition claimed the lineup of runners was the best the event has ever had. With F.O.M. dating back to 2008 and hosting swaths of high-profile runners before, it was a bold proclamation.
Utah phenom blazes to girls national high school record in Festival of Miles at SLUH

16 hours ago | stltoday.com | Quentin Corpuel

Jane Hedengren was simply running on a high school track Thursday night. And yet, she was in her own stratosphere. Running in the 2025 Festival of Miles at St. Louis University High School, Hedengren obliterated the girls national high school record for a mile run, clocking in at 4 minutes and 23.50 seconds to win the event's Girls Championship Mile. Hedengren owned the previous record of 4:26.14 set in March in New York.
Webster University retires chancellor position after president leaves

1 day ago | stltoday.com | Monica Obradovic

WEBSTER GROVES — Webster University’s president is out. Julian Schuster said he is “officially retiring” after 15 years at the university headquartered in St. Louis’ suburbs. His last day was May 31. “It has been a long journey filled with joy and pride,” Schuster wrote in an announcement on LinkedIn.The Webster University Board of Trustees declined to renew Schuster’s contract last fall, sources previously told the Post-Dispatch.
Thousands of pounds of grease stolen from McGurk's pub in St. Louis, charges say

1 day ago | stltoday.com | Kim Bell

ST. LOUIS — A man from southwest Missouri is charged with stealing used cooking oil from John D. McGurk’s Irish Pub and Garden in Soulard. Last month, McGurk's staff told police about thefts of grease totaling more than $2,100. The first of three thefts was on April 14, the last on May 7, court records said. Ronald Dean Braden, 39, was charged Tuesday with two counts of felony stealing and one count of misdemeanor stealing. Bond was set at $10,000 cash.
Man accused of killing wife's girlfriend wants trial moved out of Madison County

1 day ago | stltoday.com | Kim Bell

The murder trial for Sammy Shafer Jr., accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife's girlfriend, could be moved out of Madison County. Claiming the jury pool in that county is tainted, defense lawyers for Shafer filed a motion last month for a change of venue. They are asking that the trial be held outside of Madison County in order to find an impartial jury. No firm trial date has been set before Judge Tim Berkeley.
St. Louis activists sue to stop police takeover by state

1 day ago | stltoday.com | Katie Kull

ST. LOUIS — Local activists filed a lawsuit on Thursday to stop a state board from controlling the St. Louis police department, marking the latest legal challenge to the takeover law. Activists Mike Milton of the Freedom Community Center and community organizer Jamala Rogers say the state takeover will derail recent progress in reducing homicides and other crime by funneling more resources to traditional policing at the expense of social programs designed to prevent crime.
A text from ICE and a tense check-in for St. Louis immigrant. He and others fear arrest.

1 day ago | stltoday.com | Katie Kull

ST. LOUIS — The hallway outside the U.S. immigration office was quiet. A few men stood, waiting their turn. Federal employees strolled past, chatting. Attorney Jessica Mayo’s client stood with his forearms and forehead resting against a white pillar. His eyes were fixed on the glass door of a small rectangular office: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” it said.
Four guilty to fraudulently registering vehicles in St. Louis area, dodging taxes

1 day ago | stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson

Four people have pleaded guilty in a scheme that involved bribing St. Louis area driver's license office workers to fraudulently register vehicles in Missouri. Gary Wilds, 48, ran a business, Pinnacle Concierge, that helped customers register their vehicles with the Missouri Department of Revenue, according to a government press release.
Tornado 'likely' hit Wildwood-Chesterfield area on Wednesday but no major damage, Weather Service says

1 day ago | stltoday.com | Mark Schlinkmann

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — A tornado "likely" touched down in the Wildwood-Chesterfield area Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. However, Brad Charboneau, a Weather Service metorologist, said Wednesday night that there had been no indication of any major damage. He said there had been some reports of downed trees and damage to siding on some homes.
Lambert commission OKs keeping longtime DC lobbyist until mid-2028

1 day ago | stltoday.com | Mark Schlinkmann

ST. LOUIS — James Brown, St. Louis Lambert International Airport's lobbyist in Washington for 45 years, is poised to continue in that role for at least three more. The city Airport Commission on Wednesday voted to keep contracting with Brown's firm, Brown and Associates, through June 2028. A deal worked out with the company calls for it to be paid $150,000 a year for each of the next three years, beginning July 1.