Officer Jamie Patterson is due in Middletown court after a grand jury indicted her on dereliction charges alleging she allowed a handcuffed teen to be whipped.

A 41-year-old Pittsburg man was taken into custody after passing a note at the US Bank inside Raley’s; police say he assaulted officers and tried to grab an officer’s weapon.

Deputies say lab tests found raw sewage and E. coli at a 5-acre Redland property. A 53-year-old man has been arrested and faces a felony charge.

A bicyclist was killed in Atlantic Beach after a car fled the scene. A Long Beach woman was arrested and charged with leaving the scene causing death.

Charges were filed this week after a robbery attempt in Florissant ended in a fatal shooting, authorities say. The suspect is in St. Louis County jail.

A man was found shot dead inside a business on the 1600 block of Lockbourne Road early Wednesday. Police say suspects and motive are not yet known.

Police set up a perimeter on Wednesday after a barricaded suspect was reported near West 140th and Triskett. Officers are on scene and said updates will follow.

A 33‑year‑old Jacksonville man was arrested after police say he fired a shot at his brother in the Oakleaf Town Center McDonald’s. The suspect faces attempted murder and felon‑in‑possession charges.

Fire crews battled a building fire on the 2000 block of 14th Ave W that extended into concealed void spaces between the first and second floors. Primary search was clear and no injuries were reported.

An Adams County man was sentenced to 17–22.5 years after pleading guilty in the suffocation death of his girlfriend’s 2‑year‑old. The toddler’s mother still faces murder and other charges.

NYT reporting ties earlier agency warnings to a July 2025 ATM cash-out that pulled roughly $17 million from SYEP payroll cards, raising fresh oversight questions.

A child was critically injured Tuesday afternoon in a shooting near Broadway and Humboldt in north St. Louis. Police are investigating and asking witnesses to come forward.

A masked man armed with two swords was arrested after officers say he desecrated at least 14 graves at Maplewood Cemetery in Kinston.