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Nico Hoerner drove in two runs, Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for four runs in the sixth inning against a sloppy St. Louis defense to top the Cardinals 6-4 to avoid a series sweep. Alex Bregman doubled in a run, pinch-hitter Pedro Ramirez had an RBI and the Cubs posted two unearned runs to win for the 10th time in their last 13 games. St. Louis’ Jordan Walker hit his 20th homer, a three-run shot in the sixth, then drove in a fourth run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, to boost his RBI total to 67.

Six fire trucks responded to douse a blaze at a one-story vacant house just east of Rolla in rural Phelps County.

ALTON - A lightning strike hit an abandoned boat at Alton Marina on the afternoon of Saturday, July 4, 2026, causing its mast to fall onto another derelict vessel, marina operator and general manager Rob Honke said. No one was hurt, and officials’ main concern now is salvage, Honke said. Honke described the incident as “very, very rare and very scary.” “The good news is no one was hurt, and the vessel that was struck was an abandoned derelict vessel slated to be

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Update: 2:45 p.m. EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- Officials shared new details Sunday afternoon -- including that one person was shot and flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries -- after an incident at an Effingham church Sunday morning. The Illinois State Police said shortly before 9:30 a.m. on July 5, St. John’s Lutheran Church security [...]

On July 5, 2026, just after midnight, District 6 received a call for a shooting at the intersection of N 21st and E. Linton.

The post College Hill Triple Shooting Leaves One Dead appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

On July 4, 2026, just before 8:30PM, District 6 officers observed a male that had been shot near the intersection of N. Newstead and Farlin Ave while responding to another call.

The post Two Teens Shot in Penrose July 4th Shooting appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

The SLMPD conducted two significant public safety operations overnight, resulting in multiple arrests, vehicle seizures, and continued enforcement of the modified juvenile curfew in Downtown and Downtown West.

The post SLMPD Fourth of July Operations Result in Curfew Enforcement Actions and Disruption of Significant Planned Street Takeover appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Jacob Williamson, 49, of Ottawa, Illinois was shot and killed by LaSalle County deputies after allegedly shooting at them while they were attempting to arrest him on a warrant.

EDWARDSVILLE - Nolan Pichee led the way with three hits and two RBIs, while Auggie Landuyt came up with two hits and two RBIs, with both players being the catalysts as the Alton Post 126 junior American Legion baseball team came from behind with a nine-run seventh to defeat the Extreme Elite under-16 baseball club 10-7 in the Play 9 tournament Sunday morning at Plummer Park in Edwardsville. The come-from-behind win was their fourth in the last eight games, and they are now 13-9-1 on the season.