A St. Louis judge signed arrest warrants for two men accused in the June 4, 2023 Baden drive‑by; prosecutors allege first‑degree assault and weapons counts.

A Thursday evening shooting near Page Boulevard and Kingshighway left one person dead in Wellston; homicide detectives have taken over the investigation and are seeking witnesses.

Franklin County officials say a phishing scam siphoned roughly $45,000 from the collector's office in 2025; insurance covered most of the loss and a suspect was arrested.

Federal prosecutors in St. Louis said they will seek the death penalty for two men accused of abducting Michelle Hampton from her Clayton home and later killing her.

A judge gave a St. Louis man 25 years after he admitted to kidnapping, sexual abuse and multiple assaults at Tower Grove Park in August 2025.

Court records say a St. Louis woman attacked someone inside a home, cutting them with a kitchen knife and biting off the tip of their pinky. She was arrested and held on $150,000 bond.

A St. Louis man faces charges after a late‑May shooting that killed a man outside a bar, local reporting says.

An unmarked police cruiser was struck on I‑44 at Walnut; two officers were hospitalized and a man now faces assault and armed criminal action charges. The incident is under investigation.

A St. Peters caregiver was sentenced to three years after three elderly adults with special needs were found alone in a van that reached roughly 130 degrees.

The FTC is requiring Ascension to divest seven ambulatory surgery centers in five metros before its $3.9B AmSurg acquisition can close.

Warm, humid Thursday with highs near 87°F. Heavier rain chances arrive Sunday–Tuesday.

A Shrewsbury officer was struck during an armed robbery at a postal loading dock Monday; the suspect fled into Illinois and postal inspectors are assisting.

The EPA rolled out a national "Superfund Solutions" plan to cut red tape and speed long‑stalled toxic cleanups, officials say. The move could push hundreds of priority sites into active remediation and reshape reuse prospects.