Officers estimate there is about $1.2 million owed to about 40 current and retired officers, and some allege the police chief is engaging in union-busting retaliatory tactics.
Multiple officers were suspended after a man now facing several felonies passed through security checks with a loaded gun in his wheelchair at the St. Louis County Jail.
State officials continue to take samples and assess potential public health risks along Coldwater Creek in north St. Louis County, following last week's industrial chemical spill.
The office is helping the city clear its homicide backlog; the U.S. Attorney also discussed the regionβs violent crime problem long-running efforts to address crime.
Troupe, known for his outspokenness, was in the Missouri House 24 years and on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen for 8 years until losing a reelection bid in 2013.
A Jennings man, agitated by a neighborhood Fourth of July barbecue, killed a man and injured a woman who was trying to help the dying man, authorities said.
Layoffs at the Edwardsville distribution center will be effective Aug. 28, according to a WARN notice filed with the state. Walgreens plans to shutter the plant.
Alex L. Mason is now charged as an adult with second-degree murder, attempted robbery and armed criminal action in the death of 15-year-old Lydia Elking.