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Leonard F. Tewolde, 39, passed 6/25/2025.

Alton Police called it a "senseless shooting with an innocent life lost."

Kayakers found body early on Independence Day.

"We will issue charges on that," St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith said. "It's not safe. Those bullets have to come down."

A 6-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man from St. Louis buying fireworks in the tent were seriously injured.

Four machines were found at a gas station in Festus, and nine more were located in Hillsboro.

What should one do when institutions fail to protect the core tenets of democracy?

In a new strategy, St. Louis police say they will cite parents for their kids’ shenanigans this holiday weekend.

The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, cycling, rock climbing and ziplining, as well as vineyards and wine trails.

Billy Hunter was an All-Star in 1953, his rookie season in St. Louis and the franchise’s last here before moving to Baltimore.

Victim had a non-life-threatening wound. Police say victim's father was taken into custody for questioning.

A judge in Kansas City on Thursday blocked restrictions that temporarily banned access. Attorney General Andrew Bailey said he will appeal.

The fatal crash occurred Thursday morning at Routes 143 and 3, police said.

Susan DiRaimondo was appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe to a Democratic seat on the 4-person bipartisan board.

Ka’Niesha Robertson alleges in a lawsuit that school officials “conspired” to reassign her so she’d be unable to advocate for her students.

Sentio says the expansion will create 58 new jobs.

Treyvon Perry, 23, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the June 9 shooting of Lamarie Pigram, also 23, in Walnut Park West.

Gerald Hogue, 64, is one of three Missouri men connected to the 2001 shooting death of a man in Marion, Alabama.

Antonio L. Steed, 30, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Nathan Owen, who was visiting St. Louis from California when he was killed July 30, 2018.

Ben McLemore, 32, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of eight years and four months in prison. He was taken into custody at the close of the hearing.