Post-Dispatch reporter Joel Currier also contributed to this report.

The public is invited to observe Veterans Day at several upcoming events.

Veterans George Mason (from left), Bob Brewer and Bob Englehart, members of the honor guard from American Legion Post 388, at…

Christopher M. Nance, 26, of the 4600 block of Farlin Avenue in St. Louis, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for a robbery at a St. Peters convenience store in June.

Christopher M. Nance

Nance’s alleged accomplice, Amy K. Doolin,…

Engineers inspecting the Blanchette Bridge have finished survey work ahead of schedule and will not shut down the middle two westbound lanes Thursday as previously planned, the Missouri Department of Transportation said today.

The lanes had been closed since Monday during…

Of the more than 300 registered sex offenders in St. Charles County, 70 broke a year-old state law aimed at barring “Halloween-related contact” with children on Halloween night.

Sheriff’s Lt. Craig McGuire said authorities from the sheriff’s department, St. Charles city,…

A 61-year-old man was found dead this morning near the entrance to the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, authorities said.

Sheriff’s Lt. Craig McGuire said the man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He said a woman walking her…

Gary Kaplan

The Post-Dispatch’s Robert Patrick reported this afternoon that Gary Kaplan, founder of BetOnSports, has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, violations of the wire wager act and conspiracy.

Readers might recall that Kaplan moved to the…

Rick A. Howren, 46, of the 100 block of Grey Wolf Drive, pleaded guilty in St. Charles today of two counts of felony stealing for taking boat propellers. He was placed on probation.

Rick A. Howren

Howren paid about $11,000 in restitution,…

A prescription drug problem led a Lincoln County woman back to prison today, more than three years after drinking caused her baby’s death.

Sherri J. Lohnstein

Sherri J. Lohnstein, 36, of Foley, pleaded guilty in December 2007 of involuntary manslaughter in the…

David R. Edsall, 27, of Kirksville, pleaded guilty today in St. Charles of felony sexual misconduct and was placed on probation for five years.

Edsall admitted exposing himself online to a person he believed was a 13-year-old girl. Instead, the person…

Alfredo M. Hernandez, pleaded guilty in St. Charles today of two counts of felony attempted child molestation. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of two years in prison on each count.

Prosecutors said Hernandez, 31, of the 1000 block of Howell…