Alderwoman Laura Keys (Ward 11) was stunned when she found 400 to 500 tires dumped in a vacant lot off North Grand Boulevard. She also discovered towering, six-foot piles of tires near O'Fallon Park.
After months of complaints regarding mail services throughout the metro, locally elected officials announced they have joined forces across party lines to combat delivery delays and find solutions to the U.S. Postal Service's growing problems
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material. The [...]
SUMMER BALLENTINE and STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue. The Senate vote was Democrats’ latest attempt to force Republicans into a defensive stance on women’s health [...]
Another building in Downtown St. Louis is getting upgrades and amenities to try and attract new residents into the city. It’s called Six Cord, a reference to the building’s prominence in the old garment district.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes protected by blackmail and shocking acts of violence. The music mogul is charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The indictment against him [...]
LARRY NEUMEISTER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press
JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — Jasper County authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that might be connected to a death investigation. Jasper County Sheriff's Office investigators said in a release Tuesday they're looking for a red or maroon, 2010 Chevy Cobalt with Oklahoma license plate PIH667. Its passenger-side rear door bears [...]
Robert Anzalone, a 60-year-old St. Louis man, has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly assaulting two neighbors with a metal bat and holding one captive in his home.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge's ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away.
UPDATED: (2:30 p.m.) - A baby who was found Monday night unresponsive and not breathing died as a result of severe hyperthermia and dehydration. That could have been the result of being in a closed vehicle for a long period, said Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood "I can't sugarcoat it. Those are the facts. There [...]
The main goal of the act is to stop pollution that comes from fluorescent lights. Fluorescent lighting is known to be incorrectly disposed of which leads to mercury and other toxins being released into the air.
A woman found dead in an Illinois cornfield in 1991 has been identified as a Chicago-area woman more than a decade after authorities began re-examining the cold case.