Washington University assistant professor Gary Grajales-Reyes pleaded guilty to wire fraud, embezzling $412,000 by selling school-purchased computer equipment.

MoDOT announced an overnight closure of I-35 in Daviess County for bridge work on September 3rd, with detours via Route 6 ramps. The Route 6 bridge is set to reopen mid-September.

A St. Louis felon, Derrick Lamar Rodgers, was sentenced to 12 years for firearms possession after police found him with guns and synthetic drugs. He admitted guilt in federal court.

A man in St. Louis County faces charges for defacing a Jewish Student Union sign. The altered sign read "We Genocide Israel," a heinous suggestion of violence.

MoDOT starts a two-year bridge rehabilitation project on U.S. Route 50, reducing traffic to one lane over Vetter Lane from Sept. 8, likely causing delays.

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office is launching its first Citizens Academy to foster transparency and community engagement in the criminal justice system.

MoDOT hosts a meeting in Foristell to discuss local interchange improvements and their impact on traffic, as part of the larger I-70 expansion project.

St. Louis is updating its zoning code for the first time since the 1950s and seeks citizen input, with an Advisory Committee selected via a lottery, and applications open until September 12, 2025.

MoDOT reminds the public to provide feedback on the plan to replace the Missouri Route 7 Bridge over Big Creek before the deadline. Construction is scheduled for spring 2026 with road and trail closures expected.

An 18-year-old male was critically injured in a shooting in Wells-Goodfellow, St. Louis. The incident involved a stolen Pontiac and is under investigation.

A truck driver from Raymondville died in a Franklin County crash after his vehicle went off-road, hitting a fence and trees; seatbelt use was not reported.

A man was fatally shot in Walnut Park East; police are investigating. The incident occurred at West Florissant & Davidson Avenue, with the victim found in a crashed car.

St. Louis County police investigate a homicide after Derrick Merit, 39, was fatally stabbed; a 15-year-old faces charges.