Erin Heffernan

The Lincoln County prosecutor said he will seek the death penalty for Pam Hupp. Video by Hillary Levin, hlevin@post-dispatch.com

Photographs from St. Louis Post-Dispatch staff and freelancers for the week beginning Oct. 1, 2023. Video by Beth O’Malley

Lori Ann Stuehmeyer spent 3 days in jail in Iron County for a loose dog case. She lives on disability income and couldn’t afford the fines and fees.

St. Louis consistently lands on lists of most dangerous cities, but readers need to carefully look at how such lists are prepared.

Photographs from St. Louis Post-Dispatch staff and freelancers for the week beginning Sept. 24, 2023. Video by Beth O’Malley

Photographs from St. Louis Post-Dispatch staff and freelancers for the week beginning Sept. 24, 2023. Video by Beth O’Malley

Karen Chaplin and Jason Politte are interviewed on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, about the verdict of the civil suit involving the death of their daughter, Melissa Politte, in a Whip-It! abuse crash in 2020. Video by Allie Schallert, Post-Dispatch

St. Louis consistently lands on lists of most dangerous cities, but readers need to carefully look at how such lists are prepared.

Former Ritenour High School choir teacher Richard Bell was found not guilty in a late August bench trial.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner thanks her staff on May 4, 2023 for their hard work when she told them she was resigning as of June 1. Audio obtained by Taylor Tiamoyo Harris