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Helicopter crossed into Delta plane's flight path near Lambert International Airport
The flight was part of Delta's regularly scheduled service between Atlanta and St. Louis. The plan was a Boeing 737-900ER.
Jury awards local asphalt company millions after its supplier sold it the wrong material
Gleeson Asphalt Inc., a paving contractor based in Belleville, filed a lawsuit in 2019 against its supplier, Chicago-based Lafarge North America Inc.
Belleville man shot three Fairview Heights cops, one in the jaw, charges say
Officer Molly Muennich and two other officers were shot about 11 p.m. Saturday when they checked on a report of a man looking in windows of a home on Potomac Drive.
See the path of tornado damage in the St. Louis area
The National Weather Service conducted initial surveys in the St. Louis area and found the tornado reached at least EF3 intensity.
Sheriff to probe death of 3-year-old boy at daycare in Park Hills
Sheriff Jeffrey Crites said 3-year-old Conrad Ashcraft was discovered dead Friday at the Poppy's Playhouse daycare in Park Hills.
Hundreds of volunteers lend a hand after St. Louis tornado. ‘That’s how people are here.’
Hundreds of volunteers and community organizations across St. Louis have joined forces in the aftermath of Friday’s devastating tornado.
Two men, two women found shot to death in apartment in south St. Louis
The two women and two men were discovered about 8:30 a.m. in the 800 block of Schirmer Street.
Head-on crash in Bellefontaine Neighbors kills three adults, injures boy
The Missouri Highway Patrol said the two-vehicle crash was about 11 p.m. in Bellefontaine Neighbors.
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St. Louis mayor doesn’t know reason for ‘holdup’ in federal emergency response to tornado
The price tag on the storm damage in the city has reached a conservative estimate of $1.6 billion.
St. Charles police fatally shoot armed Fenton man
Four St. Charles police officers were put on leave Sunday after fatally shooting a man from Fenton.
Federal DEI crackdown threatens Illinois graduate student scholarship program
Gov. JB Pritzker continues to support an expenditure for the Diversifying Higher Education in Illinois scholarship as budget negotiations continue.
Clayton, University City schools to close, hundreds of St. Louis students to relocate after tornado damage
Leaders in St. Louis Public Schools scrambled over the weekend to reassign students and staff to other schools for the last week of class.
Rescuers search St. Louis rubble, crews work to clear streets after tornado
Dozens of firefighters and rescue workers are conducting a methodical sweep in St. Louis after Friday's tornado.
Woman killed in St. Louis church lauded as ‘servant’ in tight-knit community
Patricia Penelton had recently finished serving hot meals to people in need at Centennial Christian Church, part of her years of outreach and philanthropy there, when a tornado caused the church to collapse.
St. Louis Zoo to reopen Monday after storm damage cleanup
A few zoo attractions, including the railroad, will still be closed on Monday but should reopen later this week.
Adding insult to injury, more storms are heading to St. Louis
The National Weather Service says St. Louis area should expect heavy rainfall in the next few days.