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A man who admitted to intentionally throwing an incendiary device onto a home is being charged with arson in the first degree.

See Cortex . . . aglow! This FREE winter-themed photo op features lighted snowflakes and illuminated trees. Drive by or stop for a selfie with the snowflakes to remember the […]

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Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year. Come to celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful […]

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Anyone with information is asked to call the department's missing persons unit at 314-444-5738

Find Your Farmer, a St. Louis-based, last-mile fresh produce delivery service founded by five Washington University graduates in 2020 when the pandemic disrupted local farmers' revenue streams, has been acquired.

A man is accused of sex crimes, kidnapping, and other criminal charges in connection with a gas station encounter on New Year's Day in St. Ann.

A St. Charles man was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in prison after being tied to a shooting outside a St. Louis nightclub.

An investigation is underway after a man's body was discovered in a wooded area in Alton, Illinois.

D.B. Cooper’s 1971 airplane hijacking did more than just create an American crime legend: He inspired copycats, including in St. Louis in 1972. The St. Louis caper forms the core of University of Missouri history professor John Wigger's new book, “The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI’s Battle to Stop It." Wigger interviewed McNally, who was released from federal prison in 2010, and more than a dozen retired FBI agents. Wigger spoke with St. Louis on the Air producer Danny Wicentowski.

Their bank notified them when a man tried to cash the check in an apparent check-washing scheme.

Florissant joins the Missouri cities of Jennings, Normandy, Edmundson, Maplewood and St. Ann in settling the lawsuit. The lawsuit is still pending against Ferguson.

Multiple St. Louis area police agencies engaged in an incredibly chill chase early this afternoon, with both pursuers and pursued traveling at speeds somewhere between OJ Simpson’s white Bronco and a sloth. It's unclear where this pokey pursuit began, but it passed through Lemay in south county and ended in south city not far from Hampton and Chippewa. 

A Missouri city will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it and six other St. Louis suburbs of violating the constitutional rights of residents by jailing them and forcing them to pay fees, often for minor traffic violations.

ALTON - Alton Police was called to a scene where an adult male was found in a wooded area in the 2300 block of Lincoln Avenue at 12:37 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said when officers arrived at the scene, they determined the male subject to be deceased. "The investigation into the male subject’s death is ongoing," Chief Ford said. "Investigators with the Alton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are conducting the investigation and are being assisted by the Illinois State Police and Madison County Coroner’s Office." Ford closed with the following statement: "Anyone with information is asked to call the Alton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 618-463-3505 Ext. 634."

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Paul McCartney wrapped his 2023 Got Back tour in Brazil last month, and he’s sharing highlights from the trek with fans. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer debuted a video recapping…

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CAHOKIA HEIGHTS – Cahokia Heights detectives are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, at the Greystone Apartments off Old Missouri Avenue. Cahokia Heights Police have reported a woman was shot and killed in her car outside an apartment complex. The neighborhood has reported previous gunfire activity to police, so it is not unknown in that vicinity. To date, no one has been apprehended and suspects or a victim have not been identified.

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Meteorologists are expecting some snow starting Friday and a significant winter storm system to move into the area next week.

ST. LOUIS - Between Thanksgiving and New Year, residential waste increases by 25%. As the Christmas season winds down, the City of St. Louis Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department is offering locations throughout the city to take your live Christmas trees to be properly recycled. “Once they’re dropped off into the yard waste, which is [...]