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The Clayton Police Department conducted active shooter training Saturday at Wydown Middle School, just weeks before families prepare for the start of the school year.

The New York Times has a long piece today about the "steep cost" of Ron DeSantis's loose COVID policies, and it's a little hard to follow. But there's a simple way to judge the results of anyone's COVID policy: excess mortality. Here it is for Florida: Florida's excess mortality during the big Delta surge of ...continue reading "Florida’s COVID performance has been mostly average"

ALTON/GRANITE CITY - Recently, the Cross-River Crime Task Force completed deployments in Alton, and Granite City areas. Below are the results of the area law enforcement deployments. On July 15, members of the unit assisted in a special enforcement detail which was coordinated due to reports of a large gathering of members of motorcycle clubs in the Granite City area. During that detail, officers conducted 11 traffic stops involving approximately 25 individuals. Officers issued 10 traffic citations and arrested two subjects on charges of disorderly conduct or public intoxication. One allegedly was making obscene gestures at motorists on a roadway, while the second allegedly attempted to start a fight. On July 1 and July 2, members of the unit deployed in the Alton area. That deployment resulted in 15 traffic stops, seven citations, one arrest on a felony Failure To Appear warrant and one U.S. Marshals Service felony warrant arrest. While conducting the deployment in the Alton area,

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The Cubs sent a combined 16 batters to the plate in the two innings, getting six hits, drawing three walks and having one batter hit by a pitch

Cody Bellinger drove in four runs and Nico Hoerner had three of Chicago's 15 hits, helping the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 on Saturday in a wet and wild matchup of NL Central rivals.

Man reportedly from Jefferson County is one of more than two dozen Missourians charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Saturday marked the grand opening of a south St. Louis playground named for a church member who passed away when he was just 12 years old.

Community members gathered for a safety fair Saturday in memory of Casey Williamson, a child murdered in 2002.

Police recently arrested suspects in connection with two St. Louis recent deadly shootings investigated as homicides.