St. Louis County

Shipp will take the top role at the private university in Town and Country, which serves over 9,200 students, after Mark Lombardi retires this year.

Approximately 15,000 vehicles travel across the Bayless Avenue Bridge in Lemay on a typical weekday. Its driving surface recently deteriorated to prompt the full closure.

Some city and county officials in the St. Louis region say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hasn’t contacted them, despite rumors and claims that the federal agents have been spotted.

St. Louis officials say they’re finally plowing residential streets with the help of other city departments. Missouri Department of Transportation officials say road crews also had several challenges that hindered speedy snow removal in the St. Louis area over the past week.

The St. Louis region is expecting an additional 2 to 3 inches of snow overnight. St. Louis officials say street crews will focus on clearing arterial, secondary and hill roads, while St. Louis County asks residents to put vehicles in driveways.

Melissa Price Smith’s swearing-in follows a monthslong legal fight between Missouri and county officials over who has the power to appoint the prosecutor.

The ruling from Circuit Judge Brian May of the 21st Circuit will be appealed.

Kenneth Roumpos is the new superintendent of the Kirkwood School District, and Melissa Schneider will be Parkway School District’s superintendent starting in the fall.

The school board president for Special School District in St. Louis County has resigned. Katie Pottroff has served as president since 2023 and has been a member of the board since 2019. She said she is leaving her position to focus on her family.

Midwest BankCentre's CEO says the new branch in Dellwood will pay dividends once it makes more connections in the community.