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STL Co. leader requests to put millions toward animal shelter met with pushback

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – St. Louis County Executive Sam Page recently made two requests to the county council that, combined, would put more than $20 million in Rams settlement dollars toward the troubled St. Louis County animal shelter. But he may face an uphill battle in obtaining those funds. Tuesday night, the county council [...]
Max Diekneite

STLCC top grad survives shooting at age 11

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ST. LOUIS - Jordan Hughes once wanted to experience life on the streets. He recalls duping his parents into believing he was somewhere else when he ventured out in September 2010. That decision led to Hughes being struck twice by gunfire in a drive-by shooting, once in the foot and once in his leg. Trauma [...]
Jeff Bernthal

STL police rule 55-year-old man's death as homicide

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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) has ruled the death of a 55-year-old man who was a victim of an assault in April 2024 as a homicide. Happening in the O'Fallon neighborhood in St. Louis, detectives say a 55-year-old man, whose identity has not been released publicly, suffered life-threatening injuries to [...]
Daesha Gear

UPDATE: Homicide Detectives Open Investigation After Man Dies in April Assault

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Detectives initiated a homicide investigation after being notified on June 17, 2025, that the victim of a prior assault had died from his injuries and the manner of death was ruled homicide. The assault originally occurred on April 15, 2025, in the 4500 block of Alice.  The victim, a 55-year-old man, suffered injuries to his […]

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Mitch McCoy

Edwardsville Updates Rules For Solicitors, Approves 'No Knock' List

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EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville City Council members gave the city’s rules for door-to-door solicitors a long-needed update on Tuesday night. Unanimously approved at this week’s meeting was an ordinance amending the section of the Edwardsville City Code concerning solicitors. Alderman William Krause said these updates have been needed for decades. “This was an item requested out of the Police Department: Update our solicitors … taking into account the various legal changes that have occurred over the last 40 some-odd years from our previous 50-years law that we had on the books,” Krause said. Krause clarified that certain exceptions will apply to Boy Scouts, religious organizations, and political surveyors, but said “solar salesmen” and most other solicitors would first need to register with the city and obtain a permit. He added the city will also establish a “Do Not Knock” list for individual residences to sign up for.

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Family of tornado victim demands answers after emergency alert failure

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ST. LOUIS - The family of a St. Louis woman killed during last month's tornado is speaking out, saying the city failed her. The family of 74-year-old Delois Holmes believes a breakdown in the emergency warning system cost her life. Holmes was known as a loving mother, grandmother and a pillar in her north St. Louis [...]
Kelley Hoskins