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Yvonne Campbell, who owns My Just Desserts, died of her injuries after a shuttle bus she was on crashed.

A 12-year-old girl was shot Tuesday evening in north St. Louis while riding in a car.

Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! Click through and start planning ahead. And as always, here's your obligatory COVID safety warning: Be sure to check with the venues before you make plans to head to any of these shows, as the virus is still circulating and safety measures vary from venue to venue.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Detectives are seeking assistance to identify a person of interest in a bank robbery that occurred at the U.S. Bank in the 11000 block of Larimore Road in St. Louis County at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. St. Louis County Police said the person of interest entered the bank, showed the teller a note, and demanded money. "The subject then fled to a nearby Dirt Cheap store where they entered a restroom and changed clothes," St. Louis County Police said. "The person of interest was last seen walking westbound on Dunn Road. The photos here show the subject before and after changing clothes." Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective McDonald through our Bureau of Communications at (636) 529-8210 or (314) 615-8686. "Thank you for your assistance!," St. Louis County Police said.

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Kratom is a plant grown in Southeast Asia that affects the same opioid brain receptors as morphine.

The St. Louis County Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a person of interest in a bank robbery that happened yesterday at the U.S. Bank on Larimore Road in Spanish Lake. The police say the individual in the photos entered the bank, showed a note to the teller demanding money, then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. After leaving the bank, the individual went to a nearby Dirt Cheap and used the bathroom to change clothes.

Jimmy Lappe, an official with Missouri Jobs With Justice, ran unopposed in Tuesday's special election to fill the remaining 9 months in the term of Sarah Wood Martin, who resigned in April.

If you felt the Earth slightly rumble last night, it was because rapper Nelly and St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols transported all of us back to the early '00s with a simple double high five... and St. Louis lost its mind. After Pujols launched his sixth homerun of the season — and his 685th total — he trotted all the bases and jogged over to Nelly, who was seated next to the dugout. The two double high-fived, and thousands of St. Louisans went wild.

Police sent an update Wednesday early afternoon saying he was found safe.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

A couple of months ago, the parents of a 10-year-old who died of asphyxiation while allegedly “participating” in a “blackout challenge” sued TikTok, alleging their child’s death was directly related to the social media platform’s moderation efforts (or lack thereof) and content recommendation algorithms. The suit, filed in a Pennsylvania federal court, claimed the death […]

ALTON - Francine Jackson was renting the home in the 1300 block of Taylor in Alton on Friday, July 8, and was sound asleep when a burning smell and coughing caused her to rise out of bed. At first, she thought it was the “smell of burning leaves” that captured her attention, and she grabbed her phone to contact the fire department. Then, she realized this wasn’t burning leaves, but she looked at the window and saw the whole window engulfed in flames. She tried to grab a fire extinguisher in her cabinet but she realized she had to get outside. She trudged in a blind fashion through a gulf of smoke and was barely able to get out the doorway. “I was sound asleep and I woke up coughing,” she said. “I have asthma.” Jackson’s asthma issues may have ultimately saved her life in what seemed what she called "a miraculous escape." “I felt lucky,” she said. “I had no idea I was that close to death. If I had woken up 30 seconds

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Sixteen people were arrested, more than two dozen firearms confiscated, and a large amount of narcotics seized during a raid at a north St. Louis motel.

Via Twitter@STLCityGov: The Water Division has received reports from some residents of a metallic, earthy, or...

Goedeker's, a St. Louis-founded retailer of household appliances and furniture, will rebrand under a new name after decades of business.

In the sampling of political ads that I’ve seen lately, Republicans all seems to be trying to one-up each other in their demonstrations of how tough they are. It’s hard to tell if this is a trend or just momentary explosion of desperation. I think it’s a bit of both.