A former Missouri state prison employee has pleaded not guilty to charges including drug distribution conspiracy and making false statements, per the U.S. Attorney's Office.

A steel company owner received a one-year prison sentence for wire fraud related to falsifying safety tests on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project.

Edith Caudillo was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery for allegedly shooting a man, Sergio Angulo-Peraza, in State Park Place near Collinsville.

A St. Louis man was sentenced to 75 months in prison for fentanyl possession and other offenses after being caught with guns and drugs and throwing a dog out of a window.

A man from Canton, Illinois, is sought by Alton police for an attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl at a bus stop. The girl's response made him flee the scene.

A judge denied a motion to vacate the murder conviction of Marcellus Williams despite DNA evidence and an Alford plea, keeping his execution scheduled.

Ritenour High School closed temporarily due to online threats, with students switching to remote learning for the day, while other district schools remained open. Two juveniles were arrested in connection with the threats.

Robert D. Wallace died from blunt chest trauma in a vehicle crash in Granite City after his car hit an overpass. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Investigations are ongoing.

A Missouri couple sues a former Florissant police officer, claiming he stole intimate photos from a woman during a traffic stop.

Pine Lawn Alderman Gerald Metts is charged with DWI after a crash and body camera footage showing his arrest; he also sought preferential treatment post-arrest.

Two Missouri VA employees were indicted for an alleged $80,000 pandemic loan fraud, facing charges of bank and wire fraud and making false statements.

Officer Ramelle Wallace, linked to a controversial incident at Bar:PM, is no longer with the St. Louis Police Department. Details of his exit are not disclosed.

An 18-year-old named Elma Mast died after a van hit her horse-drawn buggy in Jefferson County, IL. Two others were injured and the investigation is ongoing.