A Jefferson City nurse was sentenced to five years after admitting to a sexual relationship with a jailed lifer. The term will run alongside a 12‑year sentence she accepted last year.

A Union man faces burglary and assault charges after deputies say he broke into a home and doused a woman with gasoline using a homemade flamethrower, court papers say. A bond hearing is scheduled in Franklin County.

A dirty‑soda chain filed plans for a two‑lane drive‑thru in Wentzville with room for about 17 cars, marking another local expansion.

A 27-year-old man was arrested at Shaw Park Aquatic Center after two children reported being touched. Authorities say he faces two counts of second-degree child molestation.

A state panel recommended removing Wentzville municipal judge Mike Carter after finding his social‑media posts and online polls undermined judicial impartiality.

A man from Cyprus pleaded guilty to a 2024 Lake Saint Louis stabbing and was sentenced to 20 years. Authorities say the victim's body was found partly inside a dog cage.

A Waynesville man faces seven counts after investigators say a cybertip pointed to child-sex-abuse material stored on Google and shared via Telegram.

Terron Young was sentenced June 16, 2026 to life without parole plus 15 years for the 2024 shooting of local emcee Anthony Jefferson — a killing that was livestreamed on Facebook.

A St. Louis mother is jailed after police say a 20‑month‑old died and siblings were found severely emaciated in the Ville neighborhood.

Olin and Huntsman announced an all‑stock merger of equals that will create OlinHuntsman and relocate the combined headquarters to The Woodlands, Texas. The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2027, promises more than $400 million in synergies.

Randolph County prosecutors added burglary and property‑damage counts against two people already accused in the killing of 16‑year‑old Kayla Huff. The new counts arrive as the community continues to mourn.

A Warren County man was convicted in Franklin County on statutory rape and statutory sodomy counts tied to alleged 2006 abuse after a short trial. The jury returned mixed verdicts after about six and a half hours of deliberation.

County filings obtained by local reporters show a Rocket Travel Center and a rebuilt Burger King planned at the Villa Ridge I‑44 exit, on ground hit by a March 2025 tornado. Bidding is already open for the truck‑stop build.