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New details are emerging after a car crashed through a window at the Barnes & Noble in Ladue last Friday, leaving one dead and two injured.

Tens of thousands pack Downtown St. Louis on Thursday to celebrate the new St. Louis Blues season.

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery faced new federal charges, six weeks after being indicted on a separate count of deprivation of rights under color of law. Montgomery now stands accused of four counts of witness retaliation and one count of witness tampering. The charges stem from allegations that Montgomery ordered the detainment of Tammy Ross, a former St. Louis jail administrator, after being denied access to a rape victim he sought to interview. Montgomery has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Following his arrest, the judge placed Montgomery under house arrest while the case proceeds. In a message posted on his Facebook page, Montgomery invoked civil rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, calling on supporters to “remain resilient.” “To my fellow Citizens of Saint Louis,” Montgomery wrote. “If you are reading this message, it means I am likely held behind bars against my will. But let me be clear: do not allow this

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Emergency management officials from across Missouri are meeting at an annual conference to discuss lessons learned from a host of in-state disasters that occurred so far this year. They are also planning for future events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

GODFREY – Godfrey trustees this week tabled a policy guiding the future use of speed bumps and humps to deter speeding on residential streets throughout the village. As officials sort through the details, the item is set to return for another vote in two weeks. Speed Bumps vs. Speed Humps: Key Distinctions The proposed policy defines the differences between a “permanent speed hump” and a “temporary street bump.” While both are 3 to 4 inch tall platforms aimed at reducing vehicle speeds, the two contrast in a few key ways. Permanent speed humps are installed in fixed positions, and are longer, flatter, and more gradual than speed bumps. Their general goal is to “promote traffic flow while safely reducing vehicle speeds.” Temporary speed bumps are portable and are typically only used “for a limited trial period.” A speed bump is significantly shorter and less gradual than a speed hump – as a result, it “forces

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online […]

Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department have identified the man killed in a shooting at a balloon release Wednesday night as Angelo Davis. He was 18.

Brandi Matheis said she contacted the Illinois State Police. She worries about what would have happened to her passenger had the impact been greater.

These days some older church facilities are sliding by on the power of prayer when it comes to their mechanical systems. Systems contractor Integrated Facility Services (IFS) has found that asking church leaders what success looks like, and then presenting innovative technology, can pay big dividends. A legacy HVAC system that continues to provide a […]

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Neil Young says he's ready to pull his music off Amazon.The rocker blasted Jeff Bezos’ company in a post on his Neil Young Archives site, writing, “Bezos supports this government,” then, after posting…

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JERSEYVILLE – Deputy Chief Scott Woelfel gave a heartfelt farewell to officers of the Jerseyville Police Department as he made his retirement official with an emotional “10-42” call, ending his tour of duty on Oct. 9, 2025. “I just want to say thank you to all the citizens of Jerseyville for allowing me the opportunity to serve you,” Woelfel said. “It has been the pleasure of my life to give everything I have to this community.” Woelfel then thanked several of his fellow officers, including recently retired former Police Chief Brad Blackorby and new Police Chief Daniel Green, among others “who worked the streets with me over the years.” “Thank you to the officers for watching my back these years. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve alongside you,” he added. “To the dispatchers, thank you for being my lifeline. To the men and women of the Jerseyville Police Department, thank you for your dedication

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Proposal due November 13, 2025 by 2:00 PM

FERGUSON, Mo. - The Ferguson Police Department has confirmed the death of one person near Florissant Valley Community College Thursday afternoon. According the department, officials were alerted to reports of gunfire around 4 p.m. FOX 2 has learned that there was no lockdown on campus. Police believe the person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.