NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year. Pike, [...]
KIM CHANDLER and KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press
On Sept. 30, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis hosted a briefing from its Division of Public Safety. The division oversees several initiatives within the community aimed at tackling resource deserts, opioid use, and gun and vehicular violence.
Democrats and republicans are getting ready for another potential budget fight in St. Louis County. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is set to unveil his proposed 2027 budget Thursday.
At least 77 fire hydrants across St. Louis have been damaged after being stripped of their brass attachment points. Firefighters have developed a temporary device to ensure crews can still access water during emergencies while city repairs continue.
A delegation of public safety brass unveiled about 50 cards and cases that make up the latest edition of the Cold Case Playing Cards initiative. The program features a deck of cards with information about cold cases. The decks are then given out at state correctional facilities across Missouri.
Waste management professionals from across the country gathered in St. Louis this week to address critical safety hazards in municipal trash systems, focusing heavily on the risks posed by improperly discarded lithium-ion batteries. The batteries are causing significant fires inside waste collection trucks and at landfills.
The trial begins in the case of man who apparently sent out a cry for help via text message and was later found stabbed to death in Washington County, Missouri. The initial prosecution ended in mistrial last year. FOX Files investigator Chris Hayes, who broke the story five years ago, was back in the courtroom Wednesday.
ST. LOUIS – A third person is facing a murder charge for a fatal shooting this summer in St. Louis’ College Hills neighborhood. The shooting happened on July 12 around 10 p.m. in the 2000 block of Obear Avenue. Police found Jobori Bell shot to death inside a residence. Bell was 28. According to the [...]
After finding an invasive fish in the southern portion of the state, the Missouri Department of Conservation is asking the public to help them in their effort to combat its population growth.
Arizona State placed hockey coach Greg Powers on administrative leave on Wednesday as the school investigates the collapse of a player during an outdoor workout.
A man who formerly served as teacher and coach in the Lindbergh School District has been charged with sex crimes, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.