Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will make a brief whistle stop in Pacific on July 20 at about 11:30 a.m.; the city will host morning booths at Pacific Station Plaza.

A former St. Louis Sheriff’s Office administrator says she was fired after cooperating with investigators and has sued the city and former Sheriff Alfred Montgomery.

Wealthy St. Louis suburbs posted the largest dollar increases in home values through May 2026, with Huntleigh, Loch Lloyd and Ladue leading a Stacker/Zillow ranking. The dollar-based ranking highlights how expensive enclaves drive headline gains.

A wrong‑way crash on I‑64 eastbound near I‑270 in Town and Country killed one person Tuesday evening. State troopers say the two‑vehicle collision remains under investigation.

Alexandra "Allie" Hummel was found unresponsive in her New London home and a coroner ordered an autopsy. Her husband, an anesthesiologist, pleaded guilty to assault earlier this year.

An early-morning shooting at a Union Boulevard gas station left one man dead; homicide detectives are investigating and police are asking for tips.

The Don Welge Memorial Bridge opened in Chester last weekend, replacing the 1942 span and linking Perryville and Chester with a $307.1M cable-stayed crossing.

St. Louis approved steep tax breaks for ICL’s planned battery plant even as the company’s Carondelet site supplied white‑phosphorus to the military; federal backing later fell away. Activists say the episode exposes gaps in the city’s incentive process.

St. Louis police released photos of three people sought in a June 19 Selber Court shooting that wounded a 22-year-old man.

An Oakville man began rabies treatment after picking up a grounded bat; health officials warn residents not to handle bats and to report any indoor encounters.

A teenage male walked into a south St. Louis firehouse early Wednesday after being shot on a nearby porch; police are investigating.

New + Found says a five‑story, mass‑timber office will rise at City Foundry, adding roughly 83,000 sq ft and joining a large apartment phase in Midtown. The move is being pitched as St. Louis’ first mass‑timber office.

A Texas man was arrested after authorities say he tried to bring pistols and rifles onto the National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency’s St. Louis campus. Police have identified the suspect and the case is under investigation.