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Two teenagers were wounded in an apparent accidental shooting inside a north St. Louis home; police say an 18-year-old was handling the gun and detectives are investigating.
An 18-year-old faces multiple felony counts after police say he fired into a couple's car outside a south St. Louis Domino's.
A teen accepted a manslaughter plea after a 14-year-old was fatally stabbed during a chaotic fight outside Johnson Jennings Junior High.
Police say Allen S. Owens pulled a gun on his girlfriend at a south-city gas station, stole her car and drove over her torso. He was arrested and faces multiple charges.
Two teens were wounded after gunfire at a large gathering at Kiener Plaza early Monday; police say both suffered leg injuries and are seeking witnesses.
A St. Louis man accepted a plea on May 18, 2026, resolving charges in the Jan. 12, 2025 fatal stabbing of a co‑worker outside an Amazon warehouse in Berkeley.
A second‑alarm fire spread to two homes near Winghaven in O'Fallon on Sunday; crews from nearby districts responded and the blaze is under investigation.
District 6 detectives executed a search warrant Sunday and say they recovered multiple firearms, large amounts of ammunition and suspected narcotics. SWAT and North Patrol assisted.
Emergency crews recovered a body after a drowning in Doolittle Saturday afternoon; investigators from the Phelps County sheriff and coroner have taken over the scene.
A man in his 20s was shot and killed just before 1 a.m. Monday on Arsenal Street in south St. Louis; homicide detectives are investigating.
Aaron Graddy was found guilty on six counts of first‑degree statutory sodomy after a two‑day bench trial; alleged offenses are tied to Meramec State Park. The case now moves to sentencing in Franklin County.
An Alton man charged in his fourth domestic battery case was ordered released pending trial. Charging documents list prior convictions dating back to 2009.
A late-night shootout in Carr Square left two dead and three injured; police stopped a fleeing car on the McKinley Bridge and detained two men.
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