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St. Louis police arrested three armed teenagers overnight - including one carrying an automatic weapon - while responding to ShotSpotter alerts.

A teenager drowned in the Meramec River on Friday evening in Crawford County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Around 1:30pm on June 20th, 2025, Anti-Crime Task Force detectives located a stolen vehicle in the 5100 block of Ridge wanted for Assault 1st on Law Enforcement from a nearby jurisdiction.

The post Shots Fired After Stolen Vehicle Accelerates at Police appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

A police pursuit that began Saturday morning in north St. Louis County ended with a serious crash in St. Louis City near North Broadway and East Taylor Avenue, police say.

Thomas S. Ripley of the 3700 block of Cookson Road in Fairmont City was identified as the victim by the St. Clair County coroner.

A rare bronze medal awarded to a Scandinavian team for winning a tug-of-war event at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics is up for sale at RR Auction with an estimated value of $25,000.

GRANITE CITY – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) will join members of the United Steelworkers (USW) in Granite City to discuss the deal between President Donald Trump and Nippon Steel. Budzinski and the USW will raise concerns around the lack of transparency and local input as well as the deal's failure to include necessary investment in Granite City Works. They will call for a voice for workers at the negotiating table, and real commitments to protect American steel jobs in Illinois. To learn more, visit HERE . Budzinski will be joined by Craig McKey, President of the United Steelworkers Local 1899, and Jason Chism, United Steelworkers Sub-District Director for a Press Conference to Demand Seat at the Table and Local Investment. The event will be held Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 1:30 to 2 p.m. at Local Union 1899, Tri-Cities Labor Temple, 2014 State Street, Granite City, Ill., 62040.

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ST. LOUIS – Hundreds have gathered in Downtown St. Louis Saturday morning to celebrate International Yoga Day. People gathered at Kiener Plaza for a yoga session hosted by the St. Louis Indian Cultural Association. This is the 11th edition of International Yoga Day, dedicated to the celebration of community, culture, and connection.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of two lawsuits brought by National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) that seek to block an executive order defunding them and threatening the continued operation of their local affiliates. “The president’s illegal attempt to cut off federal funding to public broadcasting stations would eliminate high-quality educational programs for children, lifesaving emergency alerts in times of severe weather and other public safety events, and an essential source of news and information for rural residents,” Raoul said. “I will continue to stand with fellow attorneys general against the president’s unlawful actions that threaten the separation of powers as well as the rule of law.” On May 1, President Trump signed an executive order directing the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and executiv

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