Nixon Perez Paz and Glendy Marisol Gonzalez de la Cruz are survived by three orphaned daughters after Perez Paz was deported and Gonzalez de la Cruz followed him back to their homeland.

“My analogy is that I’m stuck in the mud up to my chin. But if we stop I don’t know what that gets us.”

Council members are seeking the cause behind a $15.6 million Electric Department deficit.

Two key city officials were ousted while residents saw a sizable rate increase. Some officials still have big questions about what went wrong.

Ferguson and St. Louis County canceled this year’s July 4 fireworks displays, while Kirkwood has been feverishly raising money to pay for its festivities.

An “After Action Report” analyzed factors behind the mess that triggered higher electric rates and a Moody’s credit downgrade. A forensic audit is likely next.

The nonprofit organization promotes women’s education by gifting $10,000 apiece to public high school students.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation has been pushing for statewide paraquat bans—but faced fierce resistance at the Missouri House on Wednesday.

But with many smaller companies still making the pesticide, states like Missouri are eyeing bans.

“It’s a shitty settlement. Spread that far and wide in case I get gagged.”