Officials say staffing is thinnest overnight, the same hours a detainee slipped through ceiling tiles and out a back door.

A man died after a Thursday night shooting south of downtown St. Louis, one of two overnight homicides under investigation.

David Kuntz, 28, wasn't wearing a seat belt when his truck hit an embankment Wednesday night, troopers say.

Anthony Tobias-Haywood pleaded guilty to 11 felonies after a cross-state investigation tied him to Daniel Hughes' 2024 killing.

A judge said “probation is not enough” in sentencing the driver for Miranda Douglas's death.

The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported more than 27,000 vehicle thefts in Missouri in 2023 and a statewide theft rate of 441.61 per 100,000 people.

Earl Frank, 57, fired at a deputy marshal who came to arrest him after he cut off his ankle monitor, prosecutors say.

The drug has landed on a federal lab map tied to Missouri, though no local case has been confirmed yet.

The crash happened near Michigan Street around 7 p.m. Wednesday; the 28-year-old driver was uninjured and wearing his seat belt.

Taneesha Wise faces statutory rape and sodomy charges tied to a Columbus Square apartment. She remains jailed without bond.

Kelvin F. Fuller slit a co-worker's throat after feeling disrespected, police said. He's now headed to prison for 25 years.

Garret C. Miller, 30, faces DUI and reckless homicide counts after his truck crossed into oncoming traffic on Route 140.

Quentin Hanks allegedly admitted torching couches at two spas after a dispute over paid sexual services. A woman died in the rubble.