A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after an overnight shooting on the 5700 block of Wells in St. Louis. Homicide detectives are asking witnesses to call the tip line.

A 29-year-old St. Louis mother was charged after an autopsy listed an acute fentanyl overdose in her 2-year-old; court records say a fentanyl-positive straw was found.

A chase that began at a Hall Street parking‑lot takeover ended near I‑70 after police arrested three people and recovered a short‑barreled rifle.

Sunny Monday with a high near 88°F. Heat builds midweek into the 90s with heat‑index values near 100–105 by late week.

A 57‑year‑old man was booked on three counts of first‑degree sexual misconduct after police say he exposed himself at Long Branch State Park while families were on the beach.

9 Mile Garden reopened this summer with an 18,000‑sq‑ft indoor hall beside its outdoor food‑truck garden, adding concerts, weddings and fewer weather cancellations.

A woman died after a shooting early Sunday near Labadie and Newstead in north St. Louis. Homicide detectives are investigating and the victim's identity has not been released.

A late-afternoon apartment fire near Affton damaged a second-floor unit and sent smoke into neighboring homes, displacing several residents; no injuries were reported.

Clear Sunday with a high near 87°F and a muggy low around 69°F. Heat returns into the 90s by midweek; city cooling sites available.

A Holden man was arrested after a cyber tip led investigators to suspected child sexual abuse material; he faces 13 felony counts and is being held on $100,000 bond.

A Union Pacific freight derailment east of Warrensburg disrupted Amtrak's Missouri River Runner, canceling trains and triggering bus substitutions. No injuries or hazardous-materials releases were reported.

A two‑day Illinois State Police sting in the Metro‑East July 8–9 led to 13 arrests, 18 criminal charges and the seizure of multiple firearms and small amounts of drugs in East St. Louis.

Ameren pledged $1 million to UMSL to build an electrical engineering lab, fund scholarships and back hands-on programs that funnel local talent into regional engineering jobs.