Federal prosecutors in St. Louis said they will seek the death penalty for two men accused of abducting Michelle Hampton from her Clayton home and later killing her.

A judge gave a St. Louis man 25 years after he admitted to kidnapping, sexual abuse and multiple assaults at Tower Grove Park in August 2025.

Court records say a St. Louis woman attacked someone inside a home, cutting them with a kitchen knife and biting off the tip of their pinky. She was arrested and held on $150,000 bond.

A St. Louis man faces charges after a late‑May shooting that killed a man outside a bar, local reporting says.

An unmarked police cruiser was struck on I‑44 at Walnut; two officers were hospitalized and a man now faces assault and armed criminal action charges. The incident is under investigation.

A St. Peters caregiver was sentenced to three years after three elderly adults with special needs were found alone in a van that reached roughly 130 degrees.

A Shrewsbury officer was struck during an armed robbery at a postal loading dock Monday; the suspect fled into Illinois and postal inspectors are assisting.

A security guard at an Aldi in Jennings shot an armed man who chased someone into the store. The suspect was arrested at Barnes‑Jewish Hospital and faces felony charges.

An 18‑year‑old from Florissant has been charged after a May 26 shooting in Venice left a man dead. Court filings point to surveillance and license‑plate video tying a vehicle to the scene.

Two 18-year-olds were arrested after police recovered multiple handguns from unlocked vehicles in Elsberry. Prosecutors have charged them with multiple counts of stealing firearms.

A Wentzville man was sentenced Tuesday in the 2024 shooting that killed his girlfriend, BreAnna Johnson, and her unborn twins. The case has drawn attention to domestic‑violence and fetal‑homicide law.

Steve's Hot Dogs on South Grand was vandalized in back-to-back attacks this week; police are reviewing surveillance footage and seeking tips. The neighborhood has rallied around the longtime spot.

Memphis Dils, 24, was sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty to statutory sodomy and related counts, court records show.