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The historic settlement came from a lawsuit filed by St. Louis, St. Louis County and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority.

The joint program consists of upper-level UMSL engineering students who take undergraduate courses on the Washington University campus taught by Wash U faculty members.

A 19-year-old's second murder trial in three months ended this afternoon with him being found guilty of double homicide. After a two-day trial, a jury determined that Prinshun McClain murdered Terri Bankhead, 27, and her 8-year-old daughter, Da'Nilya Edwards, in August 2021 in the Fairgrounds neighborhood. In closing arguments, Assistant Circuit Attorney Natalia Ogurkiewicz referred to the case as a "nightmare story” for the two victims, but “an intricate production” for McClain, who went about the murders as if they were happening in a horror film of which he was the director.

The Missouri House has changed its dress code for women after debate Wednesday over house rules in the legislative session.

St. Louisans have been mourning the loss of the Way Out Club deeply this month. Though the club announced its closure in 2021, it wasn’t until last week that the public was let inside for an epic estate sale of all things kitsch. But all of this attention to the space had people wondering what would come of it once the Way Out had been cleaned out.

The Catholic community in the St. Louis region is at a crossroads. A sweeping plan from the Archdiocese, known as the All Things New initiative, is considering how to close schools and consolidate parishes. Among those preparing for the change is Fr. Andrew Auer, an associate pastor at St. Clare of Assisi in Ellisville. Fr. Auer discusses the reaction to All Things New, why St. Louis’ Catholic community may be “over-planted,” and the impending announcement May 28, on Pentecost, of the final model for parish consolidation.

Police said in court documents that Clarence Battle, 58, approached the girl and threatened to shoot her if she refused sex with him.

St. Louis Alders are about to raise their salaries from $37,000 to $72,000. Most will continue secondary employment, running businesses and working at other jobs for paychecks, unless very specific wording is added to the City Charter by public vote. Alders and Board President should be required to devote all their time to the elected … Continue reading Your $72,000 Future Alders Side Gigs →

A St. Louis man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl at Compton Hill Reservoir Park.

The non-emergency line for the St. Louis County Police Department is 636-529-8210.

FREEBURG - Freeburg Police discovered its first homicide since the 1970s when authorities found the body of 55-year-old Linda Waller during a wellness check in the Deerfield Creek Mobile Home Court on Wednesday night. The Belleville Police Department contacted the Freeburg Police that there might be a crime victim in that area. Officers then pulled over a vehicle registered to Waller and a driver was taken into custody. Authorities say that man is the lone person of interest in the case. At 7:02 p.m. on January 11, 2023, Belleville Police officers on patrol saw a silver Ford F-150 truck traveling north on Centreville Avenue. Officers continued to observe the vehicle and observed the driver make an improper turn from West Washington onto South 2nd Street. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle at First and West Main Street, police said. "Officers identified the driver and observed the vehicle he was driving did not belong to him," Belleville Police said. "Officers

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Prinshun McClain, 19, who is already facing a term of life in prison in the death of one woman, was convicted Thursday in two additional killings.

WARREN COUNTY, MO. - The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis today announced charges for Mike A. Clardy, 63, in the 2004 homicide of Alton woman Deanna D. Howland in St. Louis County. The press conference for the announcement was held in Warren County Administration Building in Warrenton, MO. The Major Case Squad today said the case originated when the victim's torso was discovered in Warren County, MO., on June 28, 2004. Deanna D. Howland was identified as the victim in the case in 2016. She had four children at the time and resided in Alton. As a result of additional investigation efforts, Mike A. Clardy was identified in late 2022 as a person of interest. On January 10, 2023, the Major Case Squad investigators interviewed Clardy and the case was presented to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and the following charges were: Count I: Murder 2nd Degree - Class A Felony Count II: Abandonment Of A Corpse, Class D Felony The Major Case Squad officials said "the extensive

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On Tuesday, a U.S. District Court in East St. Louis sentenced a man to eight years in prison for possessing a pistol that had been modified with a high-capacity magazine that worked as a machine gun and a 50-round drum magazine.

(This is a joint statement by Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor and State's Attorney Thomas Haine about the passage of HB 5471 into law on Wednesday). Dear Citizens, "Like many of you, we are very concerned by the passage of HB 5471, which bans certain commonly-used firearms and firearm components in the State of Illinois. Overnight, thousands of otherwise legal gun owners fear their Second Amendment rights are in jeopardy. "We feel the duty to clarify for our citizens the policy their Madison County law enforcement leaders will adopt with regard to this new situation. As with any statute passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, it is presumed constitutional. But we are acutely aware that this statute touches on fundamental constitutional issues and is in obvious tension with recent and binding Supreme Court precedent on the Second Amendment. Among other things, it bans many of the most popular firearms in America, firearms that are currently in common use for lawful

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To Kill a Mockingbird runs from February 28 to March 12, at the Fox Theatre. Win with Five at the Fox!

One man is behind bars after he shot a Door Dash driver who accidentally backed into his vehicle Wednesday evening in St. Louis, police say.