Crews recovered a 19‑year‑old’s body downstream from Castlewood State Park after a nearly two‑day search; officials warned the Meramec’s currents are treacherous.

Kris Miss Small Batch Bake Shop opened a vegan, allergen-friendly storefront at 11102 Veterans Memorial Parkway with weekend cinnamon rolls that tend to sell out.

Emails and filings tie tornado donations to a hard‑to‑trace nonprofit linked to Cori Bush, and Missouri’s attorney general says she’s reviewing the records.

Panera will cap its Sip Club at 30 self-serve drinks per month starting Aug. 19 while keeping the subscription price the same.

ATF and federal prosecutors launched a metro‑wide "Don't Lie" campaign in St. Louis, warning that buying a gun for someone who can't legally have one can lead to federal charges. The effort pairs prevention ads with active prosecutions tracing crime guns to local straw buyers.

Alexandra "Allie" Hummel was found unresponsive in her New London home and a coroner ordered an autopsy. Her husband, an anesthesiologist, pleaded guilty to assault earlier this year.

The Don Welge Memorial Bridge opened in Chester last weekend, replacing the 1942 span and linking Perryville and Chester with a $307.1M cable-stayed crossing.

A Texas man was arrested after authorities say he tried to bring pistols and rifles onto the National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency’s St. Louis campus. Police have identified the suspect and the case is under investigation.

A late-night collision on I-55 in Perry County left one man dead and another hospitalized, state troopers say.

SLMPD District 5 says officers located a vehicle tied to a Skinker‑DeBaliviere hit‑and‑run and seized suspected marijuana packaged for sale and a firearm.

A motorcyclist died Monday on the 2500 block of Lemay Ferry Road after an SUV turned into a south St. Louis County parking lot, police said.

A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after an overnight shooting on the 5700 block of Wells in St. Louis. Homicide detectives are asking witnesses to call the tip line.

A Union Pacific freight derailment east of Warrensburg disrupted Amtrak's Missouri River Runner, canceling trains and triggering bus substitutions. No injuries or hazardous-materials releases were reported.