A 69-year-old St. Louis woman was sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty in a 2022 hot-oil attack that later killed her roommate.

St. Charles County closed the new Kinetic Park splash pad after parents reported several children slipped on a reportedly slick blue surface; the county will reassess.

Cool, clear start Tuesday with spotty midday showers. Wednesday could bring severe storms and 40–45 mph gusts — plan ahead.

About 50 cars were targeted in an overnight smash-and-grab run across south St. Louis County, including many vehicles at the Royal Oaks Condominiums in Oakville. Residents are filing claims and urging stronger parking-area security.

City officials want $6.4M to clear and stabilize the former Killark Electric complex on MLK Drive so a food manufacturer can move in and a workforce campus can expand. Bids for stabilization work ran this spring.

A person was killed after a train struck them around 10 p.m. on June 15 near South Kingshighway and Manchester in south St. Louis; details remain limited.

County Executive Sam Page tapped a police captain as acting director of the Buzz Westfall Justice Center as the jail faces staffing shortages and multimillion-dollar repairs.

A class-action suit alleges St. Louis health giant Ascension shared private patient records with Google, claiming violations of federal privacy rules and seeking class relief.

A man was shot near the Emerson Park transit stop in East St. Louis on Tuesday; police are investigating and have not released the victim’s condition.

Justin Smith, a personal attorney to President Trump, was confirmed to the Eighth Circuit in a narrow Senate vote amid warnings from civil‑rights groups. The pick shifts influence on a court that hears cases from seven states.

An Illinois appeals court reversed a $60M verdict in a preterm‑formula NEC case and ordered a new trial, saying jurors were given the wrong duty‑to‑warn instruction.

Joey B’s is opening in Lake St. Louis this summer. The chain will hold a June 16–21 job fair and is targeting a July grand opening.

A private plane carrying 11 skydivers and a pilot went down near Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday, killing 12. Authorities say the NTSB will investigate.