A former Missouri trooper was sentenced to 21 months after admitting he searched nine women's phones during traffic stops and photographed images he found.

Six Flags St. Louis will require guests 16 and under to be accompanied by an adult 21+ this weekend. The park tightened ID and face-covering rules as it reopens under new operators.

A late‑night storm ripped the roof off Central Elementary in Steele and a broken gas line ignited a fire that destroyed classrooms. Classes were canceled while officials assess damage.

An investigation found eight residents of Dismas House died of fentanyl overdoses between 2021 and 2023, and gaps between medical‑examiner findings and federal records raise oversight questions.

A woman drowned Sunday at Spanish Lake County Park in north St. Louis County; authorities say the death appears accidental and is not being treated as suspicious.

Heavy rain and fog Monday morning; severe storms likely this afternoon and evening with damaging wind, large hail and possible tornadoes.

Clear and warm Sunday. Storms could turn severe Monday afternoon and evening.

Ameren's Eastern Missouri Grid Transformation would replace 35 miles of lines in St. Charles County; up to 19 miles could be on new routes and the company is taking comments now.

New Blueprint Partners bought two St. Louis industrial buildings totaling 273,221 square feet, adding properties in Olivette and Hazelwood to its Midwest holdings.

A national advocacy group sued Missouri State, saying its bias policy chills speech; the university disbanded its Bias Response Team and says the move predates the suit.

A pedestrian was killed after being struck on St. Charles Rock Road in Breckenridge Hills on April 22; the Missouri State Highway Patrol says the driver stayed at the scene and the crash is under investigation.

Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting Wednesday at Hodiamont and Delmar in St. Louis that left one man dead. Authorities have released few details.

Daniel Paulino, former Velda City police chief, is listed as working for Hillsdale while awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in a federal wire‑fraud case. The development has renewed scrutiny of small north St. Louis County policing.