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A St. Louis pathologist completed a second autopsy in Lloyd Gilmore's in‑custody death; investigators and the coroner say final results are pending.
A shooting at a home on County Road 623 left one person dead and a woman flown to a hospital, the sheriff’s office says.
Madelynn Carroll pleaded not guilty June 16 to felony DWI and child‑endangerment charges after a July 12, 2025 crash that prosecutors say killed a 14‑year‑old passenger. Arraignment is set for Aug. 5, 2026.
A District 4 traffic stop turned into a weapons-and-drug recovery: officers seized two guns fitted with conversion devices and suspected narcotics, the department posted.
A carbon monoxide leak at a duplex just east of Rolla killed five people and injured two on June 19, 2026, Phelps County officials say. An investigation is underway.
A driver plunged from the Blanchette Memorial Bridge into the Missouri River during a pursuit; multi‑agency crews searched the water but had not located the person.
Security footage shows a St. Louis barista fighting off would‑be robbers — and he says Starbucks fired him weeks later. A wrongful‑termination suit and appeals are still pending.
Missouri filing asks a state commission to discipline former Ashland Police Chief Gabe Edwards, alleging unauthorized MULES lookups and posts under a fake Facebook account.
A 17‑year‑old from East St. Louis was found shot in a Jennings field in January 2024; police say ballistics and license‑plate data led to charges against relatives and teens.
Three Galloping Goose members admitted to racketeering-related crimes tied to a deadly 2021 Lake of the Ozarks brawl. Federal filings say the pleas include violent-crime and drug counts.
The city ordered a temporary curfew in the Grove for Pride weekend: under‑17s barred from public 8 p.m.–5 a.m., with barricades and early bar closures planned.
A St. Louis man was sentenced after a jury convicted him in the Central West End carjacking of two women; police tracked and arrested him within about 45 minutes.
A St. Louis man on supervised release was sentenced to 140 months after probation officers found child sexual abuse material and violent chat messages on devices seized from his home.
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