A tornado warning covering St. Louis City expired late Wednesday night, the city police posted. Officials say the alert was part of a larger line of severe storms.

Forest Park topped USA TODAY's 10Best readers' poll as it marks 150 years, capping a streak of national recognition for the 1,300‑acre park.

After federal funding vanished, Nine PBS plugged a $1.8M hole with donor support and a major capital campaign while national legal fights play out.

A Cole County judge dismissed a legal challenge to Missouri’s $50M MOScholars program, keeping scholarship payments moving while appeals and next steps are considered. The ruling leaves the appropriated funding intact for now.

Ameren completed a $30M substation in north St. Louis that officials say will boost reliability for about 8,000 customers and support tornado recovery. The upgrade also helps power local redevelopment and electric‑bus charging.

A shooting outside a north St. Louis market left one man dead and three critically injured; police have the area sealed off while detectives investigate.

East St. Louis unveiled plans to explore folding Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park and nearby riverfront parcels into an expanded Gateway Arch park, launching studies and cleanup work.

Two DePaul Hospital workers who survived a July 2022 stabbing spoke outside the St. Louis County courthouse, describing the attack and pressing for stronger staff protections.

A man was arrested after residents reported masked people trying to enter the long‑vacant Railway Exchange; police say a gun and suspected marijuana were seized.

Demario Anderson, 35, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Spanish Lake and is awaiting extradition to Shelby County on a second-degree murder charge.

Rev. Larry Huber, pastor at Immaculate Conception in Park Hills, died April 9 after a motorcycle crash south of De Soto. Parishioners remembered his energy and service.

A Missouri WARN filing shows Durham School Services will cut 107 jobs at its House Springs bus operation after losing a local contract. The change is set to take effect June 5.

Donald E. Fields II pleaded guilty in federal court to child sex trafficking, admitting he accepted gifts and cash in exchange for access to a 14‑year‑old.