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St. Louis County health officials said they are seeing slightly above-average levels of West Nile virus in the mosquito population this summer, but they aren’t too concerned.

(The Center Square) – Twenty-two state attorneys general are questioning taxpayer funding of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine amid what the AGs call the group’s “sham”-like “independent review” of its much debated reference manual’s climate science chapter…

Blaze Jordan and Ramón Urías homered early to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, snapping a five-game losing streak. Riley O’Brien pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his National League-leading 34th save after allowing a combined seven runs and taking the loss in his previous two outings. The teams traded runs in the eighth after Coby Mayo hit a three-run homer in the seventh to cut the St. Louis lead to 6-4.

The Berkeley Police Department is celebrating new upgrades to its headquarters on Thursday and giving praise to Clayco for its help.

The St. Louis City Branch of the NAACP is mourning the loss of Harold Crumpton, the chapter's former president.

GRANITE CITY – State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) and State Representative Amy Elik (111th-Alton) are calling on state and federal authorities to investigate allegations involving the possible misuse of taxpayer funds and financial practices at Gateway Regional Medical Center (GRMC) and its parent company, American Healthcare Systems, following recent reports by local media. On Friday, Senator Harriss and Representative Elik sent letters to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raou

Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt joined disability advocates on Thursday to discuss ABLE accounts, savings accounts for people with disabilities.

The owner of the Mark Twain Hotel in downtown St. Louis will pay $100,000 to help relocate residents as it prepares to close the building Sept. 1, as part of an agreement reached with the Missouri Attorney General's office.

A man accused in deadly shooting outside a St. Louis nightclub two months ago now faces criminal charges.

District 4 is investigating a shooting that left a man injured on June 28, 2026 in the Downtown West neighborhood.

The post ARREST: Man Later Dies After Downtown West Shooting appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

St. Louis Public Radio highlights the Propel Kitchens Registered Apprenticeship and SLATE’s role in expanding apprenticeship opportunities.

O'FALLON, IL. – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged an O’Fallon, Illinois, man with possessing child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online. The Attorney General’s office charged Henry Alvarez-Mendez, 21, in St. Clair County Circuit Court with 10 counts

JERSEYVILLE - Laird Conditioning and Heating is eager to announce they’re back in business. Laird Conditioning and Heating offers residential and commercial HVAC services. The family-owned business was established in Jerseyville, but had to take a hiatus after owner Drew Laird suffered a stroke last November. Now that Laird is healthy again, he is eager to give back to the community and provide top-notch service. “We’re trying to let the community here in Jerseyville know

EDWARDSVILLE – A Canadian man taken into Vermont custody last week on an Edwardsville arrest warrant faces newly unsealed felony charges of child porn, solicitation and grooming. 40-year-old David Zouzout of Cote-Saint-Luc, Quebec, Canada was charged on Dec. 19, 2025 with two Class X felony counts of child pornography, a Class 1 felony count of child pornography, a Class 3 felony count of indecent solicitation of a child and a Class 4 felony count of grooming. The charges against Zouzout

ST. LOUIS — For tens of thousands families in the St. Louis area, Ratko Mladic was a symbol of the genocide in Bosnia that killed their loved ones and drove them from their homes to seek refuge here.

WOOD RIVER - Nevaeh Flowers has spent years building the qualities that now define her volleyball career at East Alton-Wood River High: steady effort, teamwork and a connection with teammates she describes as family. Flowers, a senior at EAWR, is being recognized as a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete Of The Month for volleyball during her senior year for her work ethic inside and outside the classroom and for being a good teammate over the years. Her coach is Bethany Hoyland. Flowers

Mike Milton, leader of the progressive nonprofit Freedom Community Center, said inmates and their families have raised flags about jail conditions the city has promised to fix.

A series of bills approved in this year’s Missouri legislative session will officially take effect on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, as laws.