Sunny and warm with gusty south winds this afternoon; elevated fire danger and storms tonight into Friday.

A man was found dead in an alley in the Greater Ville neighborhood Wednesday night. SLMPD has opened a death investigation and the cause of death is unknown.

A warm, mostly dry Thursday in St. Louis gives way to increasing shower and thunderstorm chances Friday; SPC flags a marginal-to-slight severe threat.

Cherokee Street's flagship Cinco de Mayo festival will not run in 2026, organizers said, citing rising costs and the event’s large scale.

A St. Louis man was charged after a March 1 street beating near Riverview left a victim with serious head and facial injuries; prosecutors filed first-degree assault and armed criminal-action counts this week.

A 77-year-old woman died after a collision at Old Highway 21 and West Four Ridge Road in Jefferson County; troopers say a driver failed to yield.

A crash on northbound I‑55 near Potomac Street killed one person and backed traffic to Gasconade Avenue during Wednesday's morning rush.

Two St. Charles City Council incumbents were defeated in Tuesday's municipal election; one lost by a single vote after fights over parks and a controversial data center.

O'Fallon voters replaced multiple city council members in Tuesday's municipal election, flipping ward seats and triggering county verification steps. The count reshapes local representation.

Florissant voters approved a charter amendment Tuesday that requires voter approval for sales or swaps of city parkland, a response to a disputed Koch Park land swap.

Sunny, warm Wednesday with gusty south winds and elevated fire danger; showers and thunderstorms likely Thursday night into Friday.

A write-in upset in Manchester unseated a candidate accused of stealing from a local Cub Scouts unit as votes were tallied after the April 7 municipal election.

Counterpublic’s 2026 triennial, Coyote Time, will open Sept. 12 and spread roughly 50 new public-art commissions across St. Louis from the riverfront to The Ville.