A grand jury declined to indict the father of 7-month-old Kiyomi Parker on a murder charge; prosecutors dropped that count but child-endangerment charges remain. Community groups have launched a gun-lock campaign.

A 62-year-old man from Shawnee drowned Saturday after going under while swimming off a dock near Crescent Drive at the Lake of the Ozarks.

A St. Louis County judge convicted Dan Pruitt of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the 2021 Berkeley death of Courtland Crump. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 21.

A Wentzville mother is critically injured after a crash on US‑61 that also cost her unborn child. Neighbors have organized fundraisers and a bingo night to help the family.

A shooting in the Cedar Hill area left one man dead and another hospitalized Friday as Jefferson County deputies investigate the 7300 block of Lakeshore Drive.

A Missouri appeals court reversed a judge’s dismissal in the long‑running Cole County murder case, putting William “Chris” Niemet back on track for an Aug. 11 arraignment.

Three people were arrested in the 1999 death of 14‑year‑old Justin Hocutt in Cassville after investigators reopened the case and retested evidence.

A St. Louis mother was sentenced to probation after prosecutors said she waited hours to call 911 when her daughter suffered a diabetic emergency. The sentence avoided jail and raised legal and medical questions.

Police released photos after an assault left a man stabbed in Carr Square last Sunday. Investigators are asking residents to call CrimeStoppers with tips.

St. John police are seeking tips after a man grabbed an 8-year-old near Natural Bridge and Clearview last Thursday. Investigators want surveillance footage and tips.

A teen was charged July 23 in a July 5 quadruple shooting near the North Hanley MetroLink; two men were killed and two others were wounded, prosecutors say.

An 18-year-old was charged with murder after a July 21 shooting near North Hanley MetroLink that left two people dead.

A St. Louis man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of 20‑year‑old Tori Dunn after prosecutors say he abandoned a vehicle and fled the scene. Court records list upcoming hearings and say he’ll be held without bond.