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Illinois State Police said the person was shot Thursday afternoon at a Phillips 66 gas station.

ST. LOUIS -- Ashbyrose Leachmen, a 7-year-old, has been crowned Tiny Miss Missouri and is gearing up to compete in the Authentique Beauties National Pageant in June. The Authentique Beauties National Pageant aims to empower women and youth on a national and even global scale. Former Ms. Missouri Plus America 2023, Catherine Bush, aims to [...]

ST. LOUIS -- SSM Health St. Louis says that only 6% of orthopedic surgeons are women; despite this, one SSM Health practice has three female surgeons. Dr. Angela Passanise talks about their two offices located in Wentzville and St. Charles and the difference it makes having three women on staff. Dr. Passanise was once an [...]

HIGHLAND – A man from Highland remains in custody after firing a weapon near a 2-year-old child. Benjamin M. Mathenia, 24, of Highland, was charged on March 7, 2025, with two Class 4 felony counts of reckless discharge of a firearm and one Class A misdemeanor count of endangering the life or health of a child. On March 7, Mathenia allegedly shot a firearm while in a residence and in close proximity to a 2-year-old child and another individual. A petition to deny Mathenia’s pretrial release states he became intoxicated and angry before firing the weapon in the interior stairwell of a residence. The situation escalated even further before police arrived at the scene. “Victim’s child was in close proximity to the defendant at the time of discharge,” the petition states. “Victim reported that defendant then placed the fun to his head, threatening to kill himself if police were contacted. When police arrived, he put the gun down.” Mathenia reportedl

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Parents are alarmed following Thursday’s daycare molestation charges out of Webster Groves.

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be bossed around by Gene Simmons? Well, if you’ve got the dough, now’s your chance.The KISS rocker is offering up…

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On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum explores the pros and cons of Missouri's legislative term limits. He talked with state Rep. Peggy McGaugh, who wants to allow someone to spend up to 16 years in the Missouri House or the Missouri Senate. And he also discussed term limits throughout the country with University of California-San Diego political science professor Thad Kousser. Rosenbaum also checked in with GOP Rep. Eric Burlison about the lay of the land in Washington, D.C.

A Riverview man pleaded guilty Friday and admitted hosting dogfights in his home and training them to fight. 

A grand jury this week indicted a 22-year-old man on more than 50 charges related to numerous car break-ins from late last year.

Erik Seitz and Angelo McNeal Jr. were set to begin trial this past Monday in separate homicide cases. Instead, their cases were dropped.

The Supreme Court moves at a glacial pace. Sure, it’s got a bit more to do now with the Trump Administration creating new constitutional crises on a daily basis, but for the most part, it’s willing to sit back and let cases pile up until the conservative majority can undermine rights by issuing an 82-page […]

Folks are still hitting the theaters to catch the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.BoxOfficeMojo reports that the film, starring Timothée Chalamet as the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer,…

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One of the oldest nonprofit agencies in the St. Louis region is changing its name to reflect a dynamic change and growth in desired services and offerings for those 60 plus. Beginning this week, the 165-year-old Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) organization, which also is the 11th largest nonprofit senior living provider in the country, will be known as EverTrue. “It’s a transformative moment for the organization,” said Adam Marles, president and CEO of EverTrue. “From right here in St.…

EAST ST. LOUIS — A 33-year-old man - Dyuwaun Flowers - was shot multiple times and later died at a local hospital, authorities said on Friday, March 7, 2025. Flowers, a resident of 71st Street in East St. Louis, was pronounced dead at Touchette Regional Hospital in Cahokia Heights at 12:42 p.m. on Friday, the St. Clair County Coroner's Office said. The incident occurred Thursday night, March 6, 2025, at a Phillips 66 gas station located in the 8300 block of State Street, where East St. Louis Police responded to reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, officers found Flowers suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, as detailed in a report from the Illinois State Police. The investigation into the shooting is being conducted by the Illinois State Police Public Safety Enforcement Group. No further details regarding the circumstances of the shooting or any potential suspects have been released at this time.

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- St. Louis native John Sansone is set to bring a local touch to national television as he joins the third season of Fox's reality dating show Farmer Wants a Wife. The show, which pairs farmers with potential romantic partners, returns on March 20 at 8 p.m. on Fox 2. Sansone, a [...]

Eugene Jamison III, 22, was indicted by a grand jury on 57 counts, including seven counts of stealing a firearm.