A Ferguson shopper hit a $100,000 top prize on a Missouri Lottery scratcher bought at A1 Market. The $5 "100,000 Taxes Paid" game has paid millions since its January release.

MADD hosted a roll call Saturday in Jefferson County that drew more than 50 officers volunteering for saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints to stop impaired drivers.

Bert Kreischer will headline a one-day Laughing on the Lake festival at Ozarks Amphitheater on May 16, joined by Kathleen Madigan, Rory Scovel, Chris Porter and Shane Torres.

A Jeff-Vander-Lou family of four was forced out Sunday when a vacant building next door collapsed onto their home, spotlighting the city’s backlog of dangerous vacant structures.

Rolling street takeovers in St. Louis left seven people shot and officers say roughly 50 vehicles were disabled by spike strips across multiple neighborhoods.

A Missouri United Methodist elder was suspended after reports she worked for Jeffrey Epstein on his private island. Church leaders launched a 90‑day supervisory review.

A $1 million federal grant will fund a vendor pavilion and new programming at Ferguson’s Plaza 501, organizers say.

A contracted worker fell 128 feet inside a Monett water tower and died. The coroner and federal investigators are now looking into the incident.

A St. Louis County man admitted in federal court that he lied about how a 2-year-old was shot and pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession; state charges remain pending. Sentencing is set for June 2026.

A grand jury has indicted 32-year-old Deondre Powell on first-degree murder and related counts in the Aug. 3, 2023 North City killing of Ametta Powell. Authorities say Powell was arrested by U.S. Marshals in 2023 and has been held in southern Illinois.

St. Louis is centralizing nonemergency service requests under a 311 Citizens' Service Bureau. Residents inside city limits can dial 311; outside callers may use (314) 622-4800.

An 18‑year‑old and a juvenile were arrested after a Lyft driver was allegedly carjacked in north St. Louis; police say the stolen vehicle was recovered within about an hour.

A vacant brick building on Page Boulevard went up in flames Tuesday; crews fought the blaze defensively and no injuries were reported.