A federal judge in St. Louis handed Eddie Marcus Love life plus 15 years for a May 2023 shooting that killed two women and later an unborn child.

Five former St. Louis sheriff's office employees sued the city, alleging racist texts, retaliation over medical leave and long‑running workplace dysfunction.

Mayor Spencer paired a $1,000 lump sum and minimum raises for city workers with an executive order to centralize transportation decisions and overhaul sidewalk repairs.

St. Louis County reached a deal to sell the 28‑acre Wellston Industrial Park to a logistics developer, moving a long‑vacant former factory site toward private redevelopment.

A St. Charles family discovered a newly occupied grave in their Oak Grove plot. The city traced the error to a 1980 burial and an insurance claim is pending.

Nearly $3.9M in federal housing funds will support 34 affordable homes across St. Louis neighborhoods.

A coalition of St. Louis nonprofits published an interactive dashboard that uses Rapid Response hotline data to map detentions, arrest pathways and monthly trends across eastern Missouri.

A radar‑confirmed tornado prompted warnings across Putnam County on Wednesday; viewer video shows a funnel near Lucerne while neighbors reported downed trees and a damaged shed.

A 31‑year‑old Fenton man was arrested after investigators say child pornography was found on his electronic devices during a May probe. He faces two counts and is being held on bond.

Residents pressed MoDOT at a public meeting after a five‑year review found 22 deaths on Gravois. They want quick safety fixes — not a 2029-only rebuild.

MSD broke ground in Bevo Mill on the Ulena stormwater job — 150 feet of new pipe to reduce flooding — the first project funded by Proposition S.

A two‑year rework pushes Patrick Mahomes’ contract past $500 million and ties him to the Chiefs through 2033, reshaping pay and Kansas City’s cap picture.

A former board president was sentenced to 22 months and ordered to repay roughly $123,000 after admitting to stealing from Circus Flora as the troupe reopened in Grand Center.