STLtoday 💲📰

Lawyer says police took advantage of Richard Holman's intellectual disability and forced false confessions out of him because they were under intense pressure to solve a high-profile string of killings.

The shooting, just after 7 p.m. Wednesday, happened on the Innerbelt between Midland Boulevard and St. Charles Rock Road.

The popular doughnut shop, at 508 North New Florissant Road, has been a mainstay in Florissant and across the St. Louis region.

Laerke, a 5-year-old polar from Tacoma, Washington, will soon join Kallu in the McDonnell Polar Bear Point.

A lawsuit claiming more than a dozen men spent 11 days locked in a sewage-soaked holding cell will move forward after a judge called the allegations "nothing short of horrifying."

Just don't expect the state to write a single check from that endowment anytime soon.

Lambert says airport police were notified that ICE would be arresting someone there Oct. 7 but didn't say their vehicle would be left unattended at Terminal 1.

There are more than two dozen railroad crossings in St. Louis County that are nonetheless part of St. Louis city’s “quiet zone.”

We went behind the scenes to see how the St. Louis Zoo staff keeps everything running smoothly and makes sure the animals are happy and healthy.

BELLEVILLE — One of the three people injured in a shooting Monday is an off-duty East St. Louis police officer, investigators confirmed.

Headlines from the Oct. 15, 1926, front page include: Aldermen invite county voters to support merger

Joseph "Joe" W. Benwell, Oct. 10, 2026. Visitation Mon., Oct. 19, 9:00 am, followed by funeral at 11:00 am, at BOPP CHAPEL, 10610 Manchester Road, Kirkwood. Interment, Jefferson Barracks Cem. See BoppChapel.com for details.

Benwell, Joseph "Joe" W. - St. Louis, MO

December 28, 1935 - October 13, 2026

Sgt.

Functional Unit Manager

Officer

Melton, Robert Kent, passed away, Saturday, October 10, 2026. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com

November 15, 1942 - October 11, 2026

Unite Here Local 74, a union representing hospitality workers, announced the results of the vote on Wednesday.