St. Charles

The Naichuk family was forced to flee after Russia attacked their hometown. Now, Olha and Mikhailo juggle multiple jobs in the St. Louis region while raising their three kids and dreaming of their native Ukraine.

The aviation giant said it is taking the steps with the production paused in the Pacific Northwest due to an ongoing union strike.

Library officials have tabled a plan to close three branches to fund other parts of the library system. Some library patrons and protesters said they worry the smaller branches won’t stay open for long.

Students, parents and teachers protested proposals to prohibit discussions on gender identity and allow people to request books be banned. But the school board introduced the measures over those objections, with final votes coming as early as July.

One of the proposals the school board will introduce would allow anyone who lives in the district to call for bans on books and classroom materials — and prohibit books that lack school board approval.

Timothy Nordmann, owner of Mr. Meowski’s Bakery in St. Charles, went viral in May after sharing the heartwarming story of how he acquired the bakery’s oven.

The Francis Howell School Board approved new curricula for its Black history and literature classes Thursday. It comes after the board voted to pull the classes last December, objecting to Southern Poverty Law Center social justice standards in the courses.

Hundreds of St. Charles County homes damaged in 2019 flooding are eligible to be bought out after a more than $15 million in new federal funding. But, county leaders say the support will only allow for about 100 homes to participate.

Dozens of students walked out of Francis Howell North High School as part of a protest against the school board’s decision to alter the Black history and Black literature courses after initially removing them.

Supporters of the resolution didn't put the measure to a vote because two members were absent.