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A pedestrian was killed after a semitruck struck them on westbound I-64 near O'Fallon Friday morning. Illinois State Police are investigating the collision.
District 5 officers executed a Kingsway West search warrant and found suspected drugs, a firearm and two neglected dogs; charges were filed, police say.
A 20‑year‑old Farmington man died after his motorcycle was struck by an SUV at Route OO and Williams Drive; two children in the vehicle were treated for minor injuries.
A University City man was arrested after police say he opened a driver’s door and punched a 65‑year‑old woman during a Florissant road‑rage incident; he’s jailed on a $500K bond.
A former St. Charles accounts clerk was sentenced to one year in federal prison for inventing fake patients and siphoning about $434,000 in refunds.
A St. Charles man was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to killing a man during a May 25, 2023 drug deal in an alley off Farlin Avenue.
Police recovered a body from the Mississippi River near East Davis Street in south St. Louis; investigators say identity and cause are unknown. The probe is active.
A cousin of Summer House's West Wilson was charged after his 75-year-old grandmother was found shot at a Carrollton home on April 22.
A Hillsboro High student was taken into custody after school staff reported a possible weapon. Officials say an unloaded handgun and ammunition were found and there was no active threat.
Steven Nodiff, 33, was struck and killed in an alley in Dutchtown; prosecutors charged 50-year-old Edward Duncan with first-degree murder. Family and investigators are still reeling.
Federal prosecutors say eight people were arrested in St. Louis in a probe alleging illegal gun sales and cocaine distribution; several defendants are accused of entering the U.S. without authorization.
Captain William Brown’s death certificate cites heat‑exacerbated heart disease, but the St. Louis Police Department still hasn’t called it a line‑of‑duty death.
A south St. Louis smoke shop condemned after an April 19 shootout remains boarded, but neighbors say people keep showing up at the storefront.
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