Shocking Video Captures Insane Shootout at East St. Louis Gas Station

by Daniel Hill on September 19, 2018 at 1:53PM

There Are Jellyfish — Yes, Jellyfish — in Missouri's Lakes

by Jaime Lees on September 19, 2018 at 6:39AM

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Deangelo Thomas Charged in 1999 Cold Case Murder of Floyd Epps

by Doyle Murphy on September 18, 2018 at 11:12AM

St. Louis police say they've cracked a cold case killing that went unsolved for nearly two decades. On Monday, prosecutors filed a murder charge against 39-year-old Deangelo Thomas in the death of 30-year-old Floyd Epps.

Expedia Touts the Real St. Louis Experience with Police Shields, Riot Gear

by Sarah Fenske on September 18, 2018 at 11:01AM

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Oakville Man Who Drove Through Crash Scene Was on Probation for DWI

by Doyle Murphy on September 18, 2018 at 10:30AM

A 31-year-old south county man was still on probation for a 2017 DWI on Monday when police say he drunkenly swerved around fire trucks and police working the scene of a crash on Interstate 44, court records show. Timothy Sutton of Oakville was eventually arrested about ten miles away in Des Peres.

Missouri Town Shows Second Highest Crime Spike of All U.S. Cities

by Sarah Fenske on September 18, 2018 at 6:31AM

The security company tallied crimes reported to the FBI, including violent crime, murder, robbery, assault, property crime, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson for each city. (Rape was not included because the FBI changes its reporting definitions during the period in question.)

Smoking Ban Struck from St. Louis County's November Ballot

by Sarah Fenske on September 18, 2018 at 6:30AM

The group pushing comprehensive smoking bans on ballots in the St. Louis suburbs this fall is now zero for two: Last night, a St. Louis County judge followed the lead of her counterpart in St. Charles County, tossing the measure from the ballot. The St. Charles ban was booted from ballots there last week.

St. Louis Hit with Flurry of Lawsuits Over Police 'Kettle' During Stockley Protests

by Doyle Murphy on September 17, 2018 at 6:00PM

Then-acting chief, Lt. Col. Larry O'Toole, capped off the evening by bragging to reporters that "the police owned the night." ArchCity Defenders Executive Director Blake Strode says St. Louis, given its familiarity with protests, should have known better.

Man Plowed Through Accident Scene on I-44, Then Led Police on 10-Mile Chase

by Doyle Murphy on September 17, 2018 at 10:56AM

Unfazed by a highway full of flashing emergency lights — and maybe buzzed after having a few too many drinks — a man weaved through an accident scene early this morning, and then sped off with cops on his tail, Webster Groves police say. The driver narrowly missed the emergency responders and their vehicles as they worked to clear up a crash at 1 a.m. on Interstate 44, just west of Elm Avenue, Webster Groves Police Lt. Andy Miller says.

Hookah, Vaping, Cigar Lounges Would Fall Under Smoking Ban in St. Louis County

by Dustin Steinhoff on September 17, 2018 at 6:57AM

A smoking ban on St. Louis County ballots this November could mean big changes for a much broader swath of businesses than just bars where smoking is currently permitted. If the proposed ban were to go into effect, smoking would be prohibited in public spaces, areas of employment and within fifteen feet of prohibited smoking areas.

City Hall Locks Out Alderwomen, Activists

by Sarah Fenske on September 14, 2018 at 1:18PM

The press conference held by St. Louis: Not for Sale yesterday was pretty tame as far as these things go. No chanting, no marching.

Prop NS Won After All, Judge Says, Overruling Elections Board

by Sarah Fenske on September 14, 2018 at 9:14AM

And Spencer says the citizen group that pushed the proposition — and then pushed to have the original elections board decision overturned — is positively ecstatic. "Even my letter to the city counselor asking him to reexamine this was largely driven by the group," she says.

Driver Who Plowed Through Yards to Go Around School Bus Blames Car Malfunction

by Doyle Murphy on September 13, 2018 at 4:36PM

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Missouri Senator Wants to Require Psych Screenings for Presidential Candidates

by Sarah Fenske on September 13, 2018 at 1:16PM

Hours after President Donald Trump bizarrely tweeted his certainty that a study linking 3,000 deaths to Hurricane Maria was factually incorrect, state Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) filed a resolution asking Congress to require mental health screenings for all presidential candidates. Because hey, if anyone can pull our nation back from the brink, it's surely the Missouri Senate.

Uranus, Missouri's New Newspaper Is the Uranus Examiner (Huh. Huh.)

by Daniel Hill on September 13, 2018 at 12:46PM

A new weekly newspaper launching out of Uranus this week is causing a stink among onlookers and government officials in its immediate vicinity. The newly minted Uranus Examiner, based in Pulaski County, Missouri, which is approximately 100 miles west of St. Louis near Fort Leonard Wood, will fill the gaping hole left in the local media landscape by the sudden closure of the Waynesville Daily Guide on Friday.

Video Shows Reckless St. Louis Driver Plowing Through Lawns to Avoid School Bus

by Doyle Murphy on September 13, 2018 at 10:05AM

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Senator Claire McCaskill, Please Come Out Against Brett Kavanaugh

by Jaime Lees on September 13, 2018 at 9:26AM

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'Close the Workhouse' Campaign Demands Action from City Officials

by Sarah Fenske on September 13, 2018 at 8:00AM

A new campaign seeks to pressure city officials — including Mayor Lyda Krewson, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and the Board of Aldermen — to shut down St. Louis' notorious Medium Security Institution, better known as the Workhouse. The detention facility, which opened in 1966, is known for its hellish conditions, which include extreme temperatures (it only recently got air conditioning), infestations of vermin and cockroaches, and violence.

Sylvia Brown Killed Her Sister Rather Than Admit Debt, St. Louis County Police Say

by Doyle Murphy on September 12, 2018 at 2:29PM

A north St. Louis County woman killed her sister to hide her money problems, police say. Sylvia Brown, 57, was charged today with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Those Explosions and Gunshots You Heard Monday Night? Just the Military

by Daniel Hill on September 12, 2018 at 1:35PM

As it turns out, though, it was Army Special Forces teams that chose the closed Lakeside Center School, which consists of several vacant buildings right next to the park, to conduct urban combat and flight operations. KSDK reports that local police had been notified ahead of time about the war games — the Army gave advance notice that they'd be in town conducting similar drills in the area for most of this week.