Cool Thursday, then late-week storms; heat spikes near 100°F by Monday.

An 18‑year‑old was charged after a thrown gun struck a wall and a 17‑year‑old was wounded in Greendale. Police say the suspect faces domestic assault and armed criminal action charges.

A roughly 40‑member panel will study whether district mergers and other consolidation can help struggling St. Louis‑area schools, starting with north St. Louis County.

Parkway School District did not renew its contract with Chartwells, and a state WARN filing lists about 93 cafeteria workers affected by the change.

Bullets from outside struck a woman sitting on a couch in a North St. Louis home; she was hospitalized and homicide detectives are investigating.

Wentzville aldermen will meet July 22 to finalize a six‑month pause on new large‑scale data centers while staff studies water, power and neighborhood impacts. The draft ordinance would temporarily stop new applications as the city reviews protections.

Flyover Comedy Festival returns to St. Louis in November with David Cross, Roy Wood Jr. and the Sklar Brothers headlining and a move to the Delmar Loop.

A Maplewood man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after a probation officer found unauthorized phones investigators say contained child sexual abuse material.

Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash at Miller Road and Highway MM in Jefferson County. Authorities say the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed the fatalities and an investigation is underway.

A 35-year-old man is in critical but stable condition after being shot in the head on Union Boulevard. A 27-year-old suspect was arrested and police are investigating.

After last summer’s fire, Asador Del Sur’s owners have leased 7014 Chippewa in St. Louis Hills for a new South American restaurant with expanded tasting menus and an upstairs lounge.

A Missouri parole board will weigh whether James Robert Scott, convicted in the 1993 West Quincy levee break, should be released. The hearing revives a case that still divides river towns.

A former Chesterfield officer known from a hidden‑camera scandal now faces a federal meth trafficking charge after an FBI raid and allegations captured on covert recordings.