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Grafton Church Plans Fish Fry For New Youth Community Center Addition

11 hours 56 minutes ago
GRAFTON — Grafton Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church is holding a community fish fry fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at 20165 State Highway 3 as it works to raise money for a new youth center, Pastor Tom Foster said. The fundraiser supports the church’s effort to build the youth center next to its current building, which Foster said was built in 2022 as the growing congregation sought space for Sunday school, youth groups and youth activities. He said groundbreaking

DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access

11 hours 57 minutes ago
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms.  Election officials who do not comply with administration directives to enhance security of voting machines and to share voter data with the federal government through the powerful Systematic Alien […]
Sam Gauntt

Man Arrested in Fatal College Hill Shooting Case

12 hours 33 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - A 28-year-old St. Louis man was found fatally shot inside a residence in the College Hill neighborhood on July 12, 2026, and homicide detectives later arrested a 26-year-old St. Louis man in the case, according to an update released Friday, July 17, 2026. Police said officers were called at about 10 p.m. July 12, 2026, to a shooting in the 2000 block of Obear. When officers arrived, they found the victim, later identified as Jobori Bell of St. Louis City, shot inside the residence.

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Putting Some Meat On The Bans

12 hours 37 minutes ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. To get extended episodes with additional coverage, support us on […]
Mike Masnick

Man Dies Following North Grand Shooting

12 hours 37 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - A 36-year-old man died after a shooting Thursday afternoon, July 16, 2026, in the 4100 block of North Grand, where St. Louis District 4 officers responded around 1:45 p.m., police said. Officers arrived July 16 and found the man shot, barely conscious and barely breathing, according to the information released Friday. EMS took him to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Homicide detectives were requested and assumed the investigation. Anyone with information

Rare portrait of George Vashon sells for $230,000

12 hours 41 minutes ago
A rare daguerreotype recently identified as a portrait of George Boyer Vashon, the namesake of St. Louis' Vashon High School and a pioneering Black attorney, sold at Sotheby's for $230,400. This, after it was previously sold at Christie's for just $882, according to Sotheby's auction records.
Kimberly Young

19-Year-Old Dies After Shooting In Lindenwood Park Neighborhood

12 hours 42 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Police said a 19-year-old man died and another 19-year-old was critically injured after a shooting in the Lindenwood Park neighborhood early July 16, and a 39-year-old man has been charged in the case. St. Louis District 2 officers were called just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026, after two adult males with gunshot wounds were dropped off at an area hospital, according to an update released July 17, 2026. The vehicle that dropped them off fled, police said. A preliminary