Morning showers and a humid day; an Extreme Heat Watch runs Sunday–Thursday. Find local cooling centers and heat‑safety tips.

The Board of Aldermen passed Board Bill 28 9–6; the measure would require meters on new service connections and certain rehab projects and now heads to Mayor Cara Spencer.

A reported kidnapping that police later ruled unfounded sparked a multi-county pursuit from St. Louis into Jefferson County; a trooper used a tactical vehicle intervention to stop the vehicle.

ARPA funds will pay for roof work at the historic Virginia Theater in Dutchtown, halting water damage while officials and neighbors consider reuse options.

A Flood Watch is in effect for St. Louis Friday with heavy storms possible this afternoon. A sharp warm‑up brings upper‑90s heat early next week.

A senior Missouri Department of Revenue lawyer was arrested and fired after child-sex charges were filed in Boone County, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Homicide detectives are investigating after a person was shot and killed Thursday on the 4200 block of Cook Avenue in St. Louis' Vandeventer neighborhood.

Three women sued MassageLuXe in St. Louis County alleging sexual assaults at franchise spas and naming the Chesterfield‑based franchisor and local operators.

Cornell Boone's All R&B Restaurant & Love plans a late‑July soft opening in Midtown, pairing sharable plates, precise cocktails and live R&B music.

A pedestrian was killed early Friday at N. Broadway and John Avenue after a driver fled the scene. Police called accident reconstruction investigators and closed the area.

A Missouri family has sued Snap, saying Snapchat features enabled a 25‑year‑old to groom and rape their 12‑year‑old daughter. Plaintiffs want damages and design changes.

An Israeli national indicted in 2020 on a $28 million apartment-loan fraud was extradited from Israel and arrived in St. Louis to face federal bank- and wire-fraud charges.

A man was shot and killed Thursday on the 5900 block of Goodfellow Boulevard in St. Louis' North Pointe; homicide detectives have been requested.