A reported kidnapping that police later ruled unfounded sparked a multi-county pursuit from St. Louis into Jefferson County; a trooper used a tactical vehicle intervention to stop the vehicle.

A senior Missouri Department of Revenue lawyer was arrested and fired after child-sex charges were filed in Boone County, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Homicide detectives are investigating after a person was shot and killed Thursday on the 4200 block of Cook Avenue in St. Louis' Vandeventer neighborhood.

Three women sued MassageLuXe in St. Louis County alleging sexual assaults at franchise spas and naming the Chesterfield‑based franchisor and local operators.

A pedestrian was killed early Friday at N. Broadway and John Avenue after a driver fled the scene. Police called accident reconstruction investigators and closed the area.

A Missouri family has sued Snap, saying Snapchat features enabled a 25‑year‑old to groom and rape their 12‑year‑old daughter. Plaintiffs want damages and design changes.

An Israeli national indicted in 2020 on a $28 million apartment-loan fraud was extradited from Israel and arrived in St. Louis to face federal bank- and wire-fraud charges.

A man was shot and killed Thursday on the 5900 block of Goodfellow Boulevard in St. Louis' North Pointe; homicide detectives have been requested.

A part-time after-school worker in East St. Louis faces multiple felony charges after prosecutors say he arranged to meet someone he believed was a child. His employer says he was fired.

A 26-year-old Dixon man died after his pickup left MO‑28 south of Dixon, overturned and was flown to University Hospital, troopers say.

A 60-year-old Clark man died after his pickup and trailer submerged at a Lake Ozark boat ramp; a 66-year-old woman was treated and taken to Lake Regional. Authorities say the Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating.

A St. Louis County man was arrested after police said he carjacked a rideshare driver and robbed a KFC in north county. Prosecutors are reviewing the case.

A 15-year-old was shot near The Grove Wednesday evening and later died at a hospital. Police are investigating and asking witnesses to come forward.