A 12-year-old was shot in the lower leg Wednesday night on the 6600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in Carondelet; police detained multiple people and recovered two firearms.

A Madison County man is accused of intentionally striking a neighbor with his truck in Granite City and faces attempted first-degree murder charges. Authorities say the suspect later returned and led deputies on a short pursuit.

ATF and federal prosecutors launched a metro‑wide "Don't Lie" campaign in St. Louis, warning that buying a gun for someone who can't legally have one can lead to federal charges. The effort pairs prevention ads with active prosecutions tracing crime guns to local straw buyers.

Covington police are asking residents to call detectives after a travel nurse arrested in Rolla, Missouri, was accused of sexually assaulting an ER patient.

A wrong‑way crash on I‑64 eastbound near I‑270 in Town and Country killed one person Tuesday evening. State troopers say the two‑vehicle collision remains under investigation.

Alexandra "Allie" Hummel was found unresponsive in her New London home and a coroner ordered an autopsy. Her husband, an anesthesiologist, pleaded guilty to assault earlier this year.

An early-morning shooting at a Union Boulevard gas station left one man dead; homicide detectives are investigating and police are asking for tips.

St. Louis police released photos of three people sought in a June 19 Selber Court shooting that wounded a 22-year-old man.

A teenage male walked into a south St. Louis firehouse early Wednesday after being shot on a nearby porch; police are investigating.

A Texas man was arrested after authorities say he tried to bring pistols and rifles onto the National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency’s St. Louis campus. Police have identified the suspect and the case is under investigation.

A late-night collision on I-55 in Perry County left one man dead and another hospitalized, state troopers say.

A man's body was found on a bluff above the Gravois Bluffs shopping center in Fenton Tuesday; St. Louis County Police say the death is under investigation.

SLMPD District 5 says officers located a vehicle tied to a Skinker‑DeBaliviere hit‑and‑run and seized suspected marijuana packaged for sale and a firearm.