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A St. Louis County man admitted in court Thursday that he lied to police about how a 2-year-old boy was shot last year, according to the United State's Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Severe storms moved through the St. Louis region and Illinois this week, resulting in at least four confirmed tornadoes and two fatalities in northwestern Indiana. The early-spring weather system caused significant property damage across several states as residents began cleaning up the aftermath Wednesday.

Authorities are investigating a violent incident that unfolded quickly at a synagogue and school in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. While officials have not yet confirmed a motive, the event has shaken members of the Jewish community across the country, including here in St. Louis.

Beginning this weekend, the National Museum of Transportation is celebrating 100 years of Route 66 with a new exhibit. For many, the star of the exhibit is a restored scale model of the Admiral, docked under the Gateway Arch.

The Missouri House of Representatives approved 15 bills Thursday, ending a week in which lawmakers passed 43 total measures. A criminal justice bill regarding juvenile sentencing is now headed to the governor's desk for final approval.

The U.S. military announced Thursday that a refueling aircraft, a KC-135, crashed in western Iraq in an incident that was not caused by friendly or hostile fire. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said two aircraft were involved in the incident, with one going down and the other “landed safely.” It is unclear if there were any [...]

Residents cleaning up after a tornado in Moro, Illinois, say they never heard warning sirens before the storm damaged homes Wednesday morning.

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 round-up of the latest news in online […]

With the help of his friend, a man allegedly attempted to hang on the mammoth tusk, causing it to shatter.

State authorities are investigating after Metro East police officers was involved in a fracas with civilians over the weekend.

The gerrymandered congressional map pushed through the General Assembly by Republicans meets constitutional requirements for districts to be compact and contiguous, a Jackson County judge ruled Thursday. The decision from Circuit Judge Adam Caine is the third Missouri court ruling to reject a constitutional challenge to the plan intended to shift the 5th Congressional District […]

The case that began with a man found bloody in a field led to a guilty verdict for one officer, while his supervisor was found not guilty. Police claimed they were giving an admitted shoplifter a “courtesy ride” before a bloodied man was found in a field July 4th, 2023. Jurors convicted the officer seen there that night — but cleared the supervisor who wasn’t there.