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A delegation of public safety brass unveiled about 50 cards and cases that make up the latest edition of the Cold Case Playing Cards initiative. The program features a deck of cards with information about cold cases. The decks are then given out at state correctional facilities across Missouri. 

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is hosting its second Fast Track Testing Blitz this fall.

Officials said just 19 home repairs have been completed since March.

EAST ALTON – East Alton Police charged a resident with causing fire damage on public park property in one of several property damage cases filed in Madison County last week. Shemeika D. Hardin, 35, of East Alton, was charged with one count each of criminal damage to government-supported property (a Class 4 felony) and criminal damage to property (a Class A misdemeanor) on Sept. 23, 2026. Hardin allegedly knowingly started a fire at Van Preter Park in East Alton the day prior on Sept.

Waste management professionals from across the country gathered in St. Louis this week to address critical safety hazards in municipal trash systems, focusing heavily on the risks posed by improperly discarded lithium-ion batteries. The batteries are causing significant fires inside waste collection trucks and at landfills.

ALTON - Bring your furry friends to the Canine Carnival at the Alton Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market on Saturday, October 3rd from 8:00 a.m. until Noon for a morning full of fun just for them. At this free event organized by Alton Main Street and Hope Animal Rescues, there will be many activities to enjoy and pet-related vendor booths to browse. Plus, you can learn about local animal welfare charities and services for your pets. Rescue agencies will be holding an adopt-a-thon, so if

Federal funding for home repair, youth and senior services, homelessness, jobs, vacancy reduction and neighborhood improvements across St. Louis.

The trial begins in the case of man who apparently sent out a cry for help via text message and was later found stabbed to death in Washington County, Missouri. The initial prosecution ended in mistrial last year. FOX Files investigator Chris Hayes, who broke the story five years ago, was back in the courtroom Wednesday.

“Defund the police” has come for at least one local law enforcement agency in one of the reddest states in the nation. This police department could have avoided this ignominious fate simply by not being generally awful. But the person leading the now-defunct department couldn’t seem to do his job without violating rights on the […]

A school van crash victim's family hires an attorney as the teenager continues to recover in the hospital.

A new state law that took effect a month ago has allowed authorities here to charge a former teacher and cross-country coach with sexually abusing students decades ago.

National Night Out was Tuesday, October 6, 2026!

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The owner of the Speakeasy Café on Holly Hills Avenue in south St. Louis is charged for running a business without a retail sales tax license.

A warm southwest wind has pushed temperatures to near record levels, as expected. Expect mostly cloudy skies to continue into tonight and Thursday.

“Somebody didn't do their homework."

WOOD RIVER – A Wood River resident accused of pointing an illegally possessed firearm at another person during an argument faces his latest criminal charges in Madison County. Deandre S. Pirtle, 22, of Wood River, was charged on Sept. 23, 2026 with a Class 3 felony count of felon in possession of a weapon, two Class 4 felony counts of aggravated unlawful possession of weapons and a Class A misdemeanor count of aggravated assault. Pirtle is accused of committing assault with a deadly weapon