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.

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.