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A St. Louis police SUV was involved in a crash while pursuing a suspected carjacker Sunday afternoon in south city.

The homicide happened Sunday in the 2100 block of Caseyville Avenue.

"As the suspect was exiting his moped, he refused orders and reached into a bag," police said. "Two detectives fired shots, and the suspect died."

Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a weekend shooting that left one man dead.

Andrew Abbott retired the final 18 batters he faced in seven commanding innings, and the Cincinnati Reds avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals. Jose Trevino, Jake Fraley and Elly de la Cruz each doubled and scored, and Matt McLain hit his ninth home run for the Reds. The Cardinals had a five-game winning streak snapped. Abbott (7-1) allowed only three singles, including Yohel Pozo’s RBI single in the second inning. Abbott had three strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 1.79.

An elderly Wildwood woman died Saturday afternoon in a crash along Highway 100.

Police say a woman died from gunshot wounds early Saturday morning.

Investigators have identified a woman gunned down inside her Jennings home early Saturday morning.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. — Donna Langheier, 77, of St. Louis, died following a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 100 and St. Alban’s Road on June 21, 2025, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. The crash occurred around 12:38 p.m. Saturday when a 2013 Ford C-Max, traveling southbound on St. Alban’s Road, attempted to enter Highway 100 and was struck by a 2015 Dodge Ram traveling westbound on Highway 100. Langheier, the driver of the Ford, was transported to a hospital but later succumbed to her injuries. The driver and passengers in the Dodge Ram were also taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons and Accident Reconstruction detectives are continuing to investigate the incident. Authorities have not released further details at this time. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

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JENNINGS, MO. — Alicia Leach, 24, of the 7200 block of Calvin Avenue, was identified as the victim in a homicide investigation after she was found fatally shot inside her residence early Saturday morning, June 21, 2025, St. Louis County Police said on Sunday, June 22, 2025. At 3:59 a.m., June 21, 2025, officers from the City of Jennings Precinct responded to a welfare check call at the Calvin Avenue address. Upon arrival, they discovered Leach suffering from gunshot wounds and pronounced her dead at the scene. Detectives from the St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are actively investigating the case. Authorities have not released additional details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting or any potential suspects. Further information will be provided as the investigation progresses, officials said.

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President Trump announced Saturday night that the United States has bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, engaging U.S. forces in a war that Israel launched two weeks ago. In a brief address on Saturday night, Trump warned of continued U.S. attacks on Iran if “peace does not come quickly.” “This cannot continue,” he said, flanked [...]

Illinois leaders issued statements late Saturday night following news of the U.S. military's strike on three sites in Iran, as President Donald Trump and his administration joined Israel’s effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a frequent critic of Trump, said the following on [...]

B-2 pilots from Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Missouri, completed the largest and most successful B-2 operational strike in the program's history on Saturday.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about ICE arresting Brad Lander: Republicans keep saying no one is above the law, but they keep referring only to other people and not themselves. They don’t need warrants. They don’t need to provide due process. They get to assault […]