Jack Roper, 56, from Festus, is charged with second-degree assault, kidnapping, and fleeing after a vehicle pursuit ending at Chain of Rocks Bridge. He is in custody with a $500,000 bond.

St. Louis police are investigating death threats against the CEMA head after tornado sirens failed during a destructive storm, and the mayor has put her on leave.

Two individuals were convicted for laundering money for the Sinaloa cartel in St. Louis, with one acting as the focal point and the other as a courier.

A Romanian man was indicted for wire fraud after scamming Target stores across the US by manipulating transactions and obtaining cash refunds. He pleaded not guilty in St. Louis.

A man pleaded guilty to stealing over $152,400 in government funds intended for a deceased relative, including Social Security, stimulus, and pension payments.

Three Colombian nationals pleaded guilty to cocaine smuggling in the U.S., linked to thousands of kilograms of intercepted cocaine transported via go-fast vessels.

A suspect is sought for a burglary at Dorsa Lofts in downtown St. Louis, where firearms worth $5,600 were stolen. Police seek public assistance and offer rewards for tips.

A 17-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting in Hamilton Heights, St. Louis. The incident is under police investigation, with the suspect at large.

Arizona auto mechanic Andres Lopez was sentenced to 33 months in prison and must repay $1.37 million for defrauding customers through undelivered services and damaging vehicles.

Shrewsbury Police detailed a week of crimes including drug-related arrests, theft, and recovery of illegal firearms, with various incidents like shoplifting with possession of drugs and a handgun theft.

Robert Harper received a ten-year prison sentence for the first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action after pleading guilty to shooting his former girlfriend in the face.

Missouri man, Jamal W. Kimball, admitted to sending obscene material to an undercover FBI agent posing as a minor on Kik Messenger and also solicited child abuse material from an actual minor.

A homicide probe began after St. Louis firefighters found a man, later identified as William Wills, shot inside a burning home, who died despite efforts to save him.