Outside PACs and rival operatives are trading attack mailers in Missouri's 10th Senate primary after a lawmaker's 988 hotline test. The race has gone national in tone.

A Madison County man is accused of intentionally striking a neighbor with his truck in Granite City and faces attempted first-degree murder charges. Authorities say the suspect later returned and led deputies on a short pursuit.

A $15 million "Beauty Reborn" campaign aims to shore up St. Francis de Sales Oratory's 300-foot spire and restore stained glass, masonry and interiors.

ATF and federal prosecutors launched a metro‑wide "Don't Lie" campaign in St. Louis, warning that buying a gun for someone who can't legally have one can lead to federal charges. The effort pairs prevention ads with active prosecutions tracing crime guns to local straw buyers.

Covington police are asking residents to call detectives after a travel nurse arrested in Rolla, Missouri, was accused of sexually assaulting an ER patient.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon in St. Louis with highs near 91°F. Heat returns this weekend with possible heat‑index readings near 100–105°F.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will make a brief whistle stop in Pacific on July 20 at about 11:30 a.m.; the city will host morning booths at Pacific Station Plaza.

A former St. Louis Sheriff’s Office administrator says she was fired after cooperating with investigators and has sued the city and former Sheriff Alfred Montgomery.

Wealthy St. Louis suburbs posted the largest dollar increases in home values through May 2026, with Huntleigh, Loch Lloyd and Ladue leading a Stacker/Zillow ranking. The dollar-based ranking highlights how expensive enclaves drive headline gains.

A wrong‑way crash on I‑64 eastbound near I‑270 in Town and Country killed one person Tuesday evening. State troopers say the two‑vehicle collision remains under investigation.

Alexandra "Allie" Hummel was found unresponsive in her New London home and a coroner ordered an autopsy. Her husband, an anesthesiologist, pleaded guilty to assault earlier this year.

An early-morning shooting at a Union Boulevard gas station left one man dead; homicide detectives are investigating and police are asking for tips.

The Don Welge Memorial Bridge opened in Chester last weekend, replacing the 1942 span and linking Perryville and Chester with a $307.1M cable-stayed crossing.