A second‑alarm fire spread to two homes near Winghaven in O'Fallon on Sunday; crews from nearby districts responded and the blaze is under investigation.

The St. Louis African Arts Festival returns to Forest Park next weekend for its 35th year with free stages, vendors and family programming. Organizers expect a strong turnout after last year’s cancellation.

NWS confirmed two tornadoes in Linn County and one in Livingston County Saturday; survey crews reported an EF‑1 with 110 mph winds and no injuries.

District 6 detectives executed a search warrant Sunday and say they recovered multiple firearms, large amounts of ammunition and suspected narcotics. SWAT and North Patrol assisted.

Washington University flood scientist Robert Criss resigned from University City's stormwater commission, saying delays to River Des Peres warning upgrades leave neighborhoods at risk.

Emergency crews recovered a body after a drowning in Doolittle Saturday afternoon; investigators from the Phelps County sheriff and coroner have taken over the scene.

A man in his 20s was shot and killed just before 1 a.m. Monday on Arsenal Street in south St. Louis; homicide detectives are investigating.

Aaron Graddy was found guilty on six counts of first‑degree statutory sodomy after a two‑day bench trial; alleged offenses are tied to Meramec State Park. The case now moves to sentencing in Franklin County.

Heavy showers and gusty south winds today; localized flash flooding is possible in spots. Expect brief downpours and travel disruption through the afternoon.

Post‑harvest workers at BeLeaf’s Sinse cultivation plant won an 11‑3 union vote, ending a two‑year fight after the NLRB rejected the employer’s agricultural exemption argument.

An Alton man charged in his fourth domestic battery case was ordered released pending trial. Charging documents list prior convictions dating back to 2009.

A late-night shootout in Carr Square left two dead and three injured; police stopped a fleeing car on the McKinley Bridge and detained two men.

District 1 officers arrested a 14‑year‑old after a foot pursuit and recovered a firearm and a Louis Vuitton bag the department says was taken in a robbery.