A juvenile bear moved through Union Friday night. Police and conservation officials urged residents to secure trash and avoid the animal while they monitor reports.

A Swansea woman faces a first-degree murder charge after a 24-year-old was found shot inside a vehicle at 25th and Ridge Avenue in East St. Louis.

Court filings say a Keefe commissary worker was repeatedly harassed inside the Scott County Jail and that depositions show jail leaders lacked training and oversight. The case heads toward a jury trial after venue was moved to Mississippi County.

Federal prosecutors in St. Louis said they will seek the death penalty for two men accused of abducting Michelle Hampton from her Clayton home and later killing her.

Court records say a St. Louis woman attacked someone inside a home, cutting them with a kitchen knife and biting off the tip of their pinky. She was arrested and held on $150,000 bond.

Two 18-year-olds were arrested after police recovered multiple handguns from unlocked vehicles in Elsberry. Prosecutors have charged them with multiple counts of stealing firearms.

Showers and thunderstorms likely Monday morning in St. Louis; some could be severe with damaging winds and heavy rain.

An ICE arrest at a routine check‑in separated a Maplewood school family; colleagues call the custodians model employees as neighbors rally to help.

A Crestwood clerk and a police officer stopped a $7,000 Bitcoin scam aimed at an 82-year-old, after she had already lost $4,000 earlier that day.

A hit-and-run on Gravois Avenue late Friday killed a pedestrian; investigators say the vehicle fled and detectives are probing the scene.

A 16-year-old was critically injured in a north St. Louis shooting near Minerva and Academy avenues; police say the motive is unclear and suspect information was not released.

A federal judge handed down a 47‑year sentence to Bobby Lee Jones after prosecutors tied a fentanyl‑laced pill sale that killed an 18‑year‑old to a string of carjackings. The case combined convictions, pleas and a supervised‑release revocation.

Multiple people were injured in a Thursday evening shooting at Ramona-Mathison Lake Park in Berkeley; investigators are canvassing the scene. Officials have not released victim identities.