Dangerous heat arrives Sunday with highs in the 90s and heat index near 110°F. Cooling centers and safety tips inside.

A St. Louis firefighter was placed on forced administrative leave after a federal indictment alleges he distributed meth and fentanyl. The department says the employee is off duty while the legal process moves forward.

A reported kidnapping that police later ruled unfounded sparked a multi-county pursuit from St. Louis into Jefferson County; a trooper used a tactical vehicle intervention to stop the vehicle.

Cornell Boone's All R&B Restaurant & Love plans a late‑July soft opening in Midtown, pairing sharable plates, precise cocktails and live R&B music.

Liberty Vote and MyPillow filed a joint stipulation dismissing their years‑long defamation dispute with Mike Lindell. The filing says the case is dismissed with prejudice and each side will cover its own costs.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled June 23, 2026, that St. Louis does not have to pay a $2.5M wrongful-arrest verdict, leaving the judgment intact but collection uncertain.

City planners held an open house for the Mark Twain I‑70 vision, spotlighting big redevelopment parcels and promises of jobs while neighbors pressed for cleanup and retail. Feedback will shape a draft officials expect to refine this summer.

Missouri’s secretary of state asked a Cole County judge to seal records showing how his office reviewed referendum signatures, escalating a months‑long legal fight over the new congressional map. The filing pits transparency against privacy as clerks race to get ballots ready.

On day one of a bench trial, prosecutors told a St. Charles County judge they would show the former Louisiana police chief stole drugs from evidence and tampered with testing after a 2022 overdose.

District 3 officers executed a Monday Ohio Avenue search warrant and recovered two stolen handguns, a rifle and suspected narcotics. Authorities say the raid ties to an ongoing investigation.

A pre-dawn house fire in north St. Louis County early Monday left one person dead. St. Louis County Police and the regional Bomb & Arson Unit are investigating.

Police republished a Facebook plea on June 21 asking for tips in the 2017 triple homicide that killed Chanice White and two other women.

Eureka police arrested a 36-year-old after a June traffic stop; officers say his prior DWI history could elevate the current charge to a felony.