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A 32-year-old from Gary, Ind., was found shot in a parking lot on S. Jefferson in Benton Park West. Homicide detectives are investigating.
Two adults were shot early Thursday on the 2100 block of McLaran Avenue in Jennings; police say injuries are not life-threatening and an investigation is underway.
A driver died after a single-vehicle rollover on I-57 southbound near Wetaug; Illinois State Police say Troop 10 responded and the crash is under investigation.
A Florissant man was indicted on five counts of wire fraud after prosecutors say he created more than 600 bogus payments and siphoned over $250,000 from a grocery chain.
An off-duty New Baden police officer was struck and killed late Tuesday on a rural Clinton County road. Authorities identified him as David Jordan, 59, and an investigation is underway.
A special prosecutor says the Dec. 25, 2025 officer-involved shooting at a Columbia Break Time was "justified and proper under Missouri law," closing the criminal probe. Two officers fired and the suspect later died.
St. Louis police renewed a call for tips in the Aug. 6, 2024 killing of Nicholas Jones; detectives say they still have no leads and CrimeStoppers is offering a reward.
Elmore Bibbs, 50, died May 19 from injuries sustained in an April 25 Baden shooting. A 37-year-old suspect was arrested May 16 and faces multiple felony charges.
A heavy police presence was reported Tuesday night around Canfield and Clarion in Ferguson as officers assisted a multi‑jurisdictional search tied to a Bellefontaine Neighbors robbery.
A predawn crash on MO‑47 west of Highway H left one person dead and closed the road near Troy while state troopers investigate.
An O’Fallon man was sentenced to 25 years after prosecutors say he secretly filmed the sexual abuse of an 8‑year‑old. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. Louis.
St. Louis police shot a person near the Dome at America's Center; commanders and force detectives responded and no officers were injured.
O'Fallon crews battled a house fire in the Homefield subdivision; two neighboring homes were damaged but no injuries were reported.
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