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Crime & Emergencies in ...
A 16-year-old has been certified as an adult and charged with second-degree murder in the August 2025 Carrington Lane stabbing; prosecutors set a $300,000 cash-only bond.
A man was critically injured Monday evening in the Vandeventer neighborhood; police found him in his car with multiple gunshot wounds and are searching for a suspect.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Dellwood voters approved Proposition D, clearing $6 million to modernize parks, public safety and several vacant lots along West Florissant. City officials say construction could start this summer.
Two men were shot in South City; one is in critical condition and homicide detectives were called to the Jefferson and Arsenal intersection.
Politics & Govt in ...
Knox County voters approved a 0.5% sales tax to modernize 911 dispatch and emergency services, the county's official returns show.
Vincent Simmons filed a federal suit saying an officer shot him in the back during a March 2025 arrest; the filing lands as St. Louis contends with multimillion‑dollar police verdicts.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
Mercy has opened a nearly 43,000‑square‑foot Kids Center for Neurodevelopment in Chesterfield that centralizes autism diagnosis, therapy and NICU follow‑up for the St. Louis region.
Weather & Environment in ...
The Army Corps found contaminated soil at the long-empty Reserve at Winding Creek in Hazelwood; sampling is underway and remediation is planned for Oct 2026–Mar 2027.
A Rolla officer shot a man early Wednesday during a disturbance call; the Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating. The man was taken to a hospital and is reported stable.
The Missouri State Board approved an SLU‑sponsored Frontier Schools campus for Columbia, setting up a legal fight with Columbia Public Schools over the law and funding.
Community & Society in ...
Vineyards around St. Louis are bracing for another season of crop damage after heavy drift last year and the EPA’s reapproval of dicamba for 2026.
A 56‑year‑old man from Spring, Texas, was arrested and charged in a 1992 St. Louis County sexual‑assault cold case. Authorities say the attack happened near Parkway North High School; he’s being held on a $500,000 cash bond.
Food & Drinks in ...
City filings show The Cheesecake Factory is pursuing a unit at West County Center in Des Peres. The filing would transfer a restaurant permit for unit 17 in the mall’s restaurant village.
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