St. Louis
St. Louis mourns 32-year police veteran, remembers ‘standout’ officerA veteran St. Louis police officer who died during a medical emergency in training was laid to rest this week after serving his community for 32 years. Family, friends and colleagues gathered at the… Read More
Law Enforcement, St. Louis
‘Funky math and litigation’: Police union blasts St. Louis city lawsuit over SLMPD state controlThe city of St. Louis filed a lawsuit Thursday to block a state law returning control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) to a state-appointed board. The… Read More
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‘There’s never anybody walking around:’ New York broadcasters speak their minds about downtown St. Louis foot trafficThe firestorm is still blustering from remarks by New York Mets broadcasters Gary Cohen and Ron Darling about the lack of pedestrians in downtown St. Louis.The St. Louis Cardinals were… Read More
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What to know for Cardinals 2026 Opening Day at Busch StadiumThe St. Louis Cardinals start their “rebuilding” year against the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday at Busch Stadium with a 3:15 first pitch.The Cardinals spent the offseason unloading star players like… Read More
St. Louis
As St. Louis enacts juvenile curfew, ‘catch and release’ fix sits on governor’s deskA Missouri bill would keep repeat juvenile offenders off the streets, even as seven people were shot during violent street takeovers over the 314 Day weekend and a 17-and-younger curfew… Read More
St. Louis, Taxes
‘Fairness’ tax coming to ballot in St. Louis County addressing ‘pressing budget challenges’St. Louis County residents will head to the polls this August to decide whether to tax internet purchases. Democrat County Executive Sam Page signed legislation Friday placing a “use… Read More
Crime, St. Louis
‘Beyond reprehensible’: St. Louis nonprofit executive sentenced to 16 years in prison for stealing nearly $20 million meant for kidsA former Missouri nonprofit executive was sentenced Monday for orchestrating what prosecutors are calling the “largest public assistance and pandemic fraud in state history,” stealing nearly $20 million from a… Read More
St. Louis
No more rogue sheriffs? Bill ending St. Louis City elections for scandal-plagued office heads to Senate floorA Missouri Senate bill giving circuit court judges the sole task of appointing the St. Louis City sheriff passed out of committee Monday, advancing to the Senate floor. Republican Sen. Read More
Crime, St. Louis
Outrage erupts after woman gunned down randomly in St. Louis Starbucks drive-thruOutrage and heartbreak are exploding on social media and in St. Louis after a woman was killed in cold blood Tuesday while in line at a Starbucks in the Tower… Read More
Crime, St. Louis
St. Louis man locked up after deadly Starbucks drive-thru shooting and crime spreeA St. Louis man is being held without bond after police say he gunned a woman down in a Starbucks drive-thru. Police are connecting the suspect with a recent flurry… Read More
Crime, St. Louis
BackStoppers aids injured St. Louis officers as suspect faces murder charges for wrong way crashThe BackStoppers announced Monday it is providing financial support to two St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers critically injured when a wrong-way driver intentionally struck their patrol car head on. Read More
ICE, St. Louis
Soros linked St. Louis anti-ICE protest targets Enterprise headquartersAbout 500 protesters descended on Clayton, Missouri on Friday to target Enterprise Holdings Inc., in an attempt to force the company to scrap its service contracts with Immigration and Customs… Read More
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Judge denies liberal St. Louis County exec’s motion to dismiss felony indictment; GOP candidate eyes 2026 ‘reset’A day after Democrat St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page announced he would not seek re-election, claiming his exit was a display of “courage,” a Greene County judge… Read More
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Judge ousts rogue St. Louis City Sheriff after a year ‘entirely outside the scope of his authority’After a five-day bench trial, Senior Judge Steven R. Ohmer ordered the immediate and permanent removal of Alfred Montgomery as Sheriff for the City of St. Louis. Attorney General… Read More
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Reward climbs to $57K in St. Louis antisemitic arson caseFederal and local authorities are ramping up efforts to find the person responsible for a targeted arson attack outside a Jewish family’s home in Clayton, Missouri.In the early morning… Read More
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Liberal St. Louis County executive not seeking another term amid indictmentDemocrat St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, currently facing multiple felony indictments for the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, announced Thursday he won’t be seeking re-election when his… Read More
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Antisemitic arson, hate message alarms quiet St. Louis suburbThree cars were set on fire and an antisemitic message was scrawled on a quiet residential street in a St. Louis suburb early Tuesday. The crimes stunned residents, horrified the… Read More
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Judge may sanction St. Louis’ lawyers for ‘slipshod’ lawsuit vs. Missouri that ‘first-year law student’ wouldn’t have filedA federal judge may discipline attorneys for St. Louis after they filed a lawsuit against the state that he said “a first-year law student” would know not to file. Outgoing… Read More
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Just in time? St. Louis rocked by half-dozen carjackings days after state assumes police leadershipAs if to prove the case for state leadership of its police department, St. Louis saw six different armed carjackings over the weekend.In the last of the incidents, which were… Read More
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St. Louis Blues add new program for children, always adding moreST. LOUIS, Mo. – Blues for Kids, the St. Louis Blues’ program for children, is introducing a new initiative to support literacy and reading in its local community. Louie’s Little… Read More