St. Charles County

A St. Charles County judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit that aimed to halt early voting without poll watchers. Director of Elections Kurt Bahr said poll watchers can observe voting on Election Day.

At an early voting site in St. Peters on Thursday, some voters in line to cast their ballots were unsure if the court order will affect their ability to vote early.

Republican Committeeman Travis Heins alleges that Elections Director Kurt Bahr improperly kept him from acting as a poll watcher at in-person early voting locations.

The fast-growing county is now one of Missouri’s largest voting jurisdictions.

Artificial floating wetlands naturally filter water from contaminants and excess nutrients. There are about a dozen in the state, and the Missouri Department of Conservation wants to add more.

The school board voted 5-2 in favor of the policy to allow hate speech, false science and false historical claims if a book is “educationally suitable.” But books will still be banned for containing drug use, descriptions of crime and sexual conduct.

St. Charles County legislator was one of the first Republicans to call for Eric Greitens to consider resigning the governorship.

More than 100 people protested library officials’ plan to close three branches to focus on larger, busier libraries. Protesters asked them to consider the communities that depend on the three branches.

Missouri State Rep. Justin Hicks, a U.S. House candidate for Missouri's 3rd congressional district, filed the lawsuit after another Republican posted his criminal and military records online.

Local officials said the planned facility on 60 acres in Wentzville could bring jobs and services to one of the state's fastest-growing areas.