On April 21, the St. Louis County Family Court certified 16-year-old Dakota Merit to be tried as an adult for the August homicide of Derrick Merit. Dakota was charged with second-degree murder and armed...
On April 7, South County voters in the general municipal election passed eight propositions in South County. In case you missed it, here is The Call’s round-up of voter-approved propositions in the cities...
Voters in the Affton and Lemay fire protection districts both approved Proposition F at the April 7 election. Affton voters passed the proposition with 52.28% approval, with 1,722 of 3,294 total votes....
A number of elections were held on Tuesday, April 7. In South County, competitive races include the four aldermanic seats on the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen — in which nine candidates are vying for...
Candidate filing is officially open for the Subdistrict 2 seat on the Special School District (SSD) of St. Louis County’s Board of Education. The Subdistrict 2 seat represents the Affton, Bayless, Hancock...
Yet another round of St. Louis County service reductions was announced on March 24, including the cancellation of the annual JB Blast fireworks event held at Jefferson Barracks Park.
The event, which...
The Jefferson Barracks Visitors Center housed the Missouri History Museum’s traveling civil rights exhibit — highlighting the history and resilience of Black lives in St. Louis — on Feb. 21.
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Editor's note: The deceased has been identified as Douglas Earvin, 46, of the 3100 block of Alpen Rose Court, 63125.
A fatal motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Kingston and Geneva drives occurred...
The Missouri History Museum’s traveling civil rights exhibit is heading to the Jefferson Barracks Visitors Center — 345 North Road, 63125 — on Feb. 21.
The exhibit, titled “1st in Civil Rights,”...
By Ashlynn Couch, Staff Reporter
• February 12, 2026
A wave of school walkouts took place across the country on Jan. 30 in protest of the recent activity of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Some South County students joined the nationwide...
