ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Zoo and the Missouri Botanical Garden (MoBOT) announced that they are losing about $900,000 in federal funding, citing the Trump Administration’s cuts.  Both organizations reported that they received termination notices from the “Institute of Museum and Library Services,” with MoBOT losing over $550,000 and the zoo losing about $400,000. [...]

ST. LOUIS – A Fredericktown, Missouri, man is in custody after St. Louis police say he stole a gun and other items from the SWAT bunker at police headquarters. Alexander Johnston, 25, is accused of slipping under a gate at the police headquarters parking garage downtown on April 21. Police say he was seen leaving [...]

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Missouri Department of Transportation are launching a new operation to combat growing concerns of debris from unsecured loads on trucks causing congestion and crashes on regional roadways. Since 2020, debris from trucks has led to over 1,500 crashes, with 300 tons of rubbish reported on roads [...]

Update: 5:45 p.m. CHATHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- Chatham Police confirmed with WCIA News that four people are dead and six are injured after a car drove through an after-school building on Monday. Scott Tarter, Deputy Chief of Police in Chatham said the call came in around 3:20 p.m. Tarter said the car drove through the [...]

ST. LOUIS – A 28-year-old woman from St. Louis County was reported missing today; the St. Louis County Police Department (SLCPD) issued an Endangered Person Advisory for Monai L. Paster. Police reported that the missing person incident happened on Monday April 28, 2025, at 11057 Ebert Drive in St. Louis just after7:55 a.m. Officials say [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Two men are in custody for a shooting last week at a Hazelwood convenience store. According to the Hazelwood Police Department’s probable cause statement, the shooting occurred on April 23 at Hazelwood Discount Cigarettes in the 6900 block of North Hanley Road. Police said Tredell Wilkes drove Jaquaz Hardy to [...]

OAK PARK, Ill. (WGN) – An armored Brink's truck dropped about $300,000 on an Illinois street last week, reportedly causing a frenzy among onlookers who rushed to grab the cash. Police were made aware of the incident after a Brink's employee called them on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 22. The employee explained that the [...]

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Public Schools are holding a public forum tonight to discuss financial decisions for the upcoming school year. The SLPS budget meeting aims to create a spending plan for the 2025-2026 school year, allowing students, parents and taxpayers to provide their input. The first meeting will take place at Adams Elementary [...]

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis police have a man in custody for a drive-by shooting that happened Sunday night in downtown. According to a statement from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened before 9 p.m. at Spruce and South 4th streets. Police found the victim, a 39-year-old man, in the 900 block [...]

ST. LOUIS – A man who received a suspended sentence just weeks ago for stealing is back in jail; this time, for armed carjacking. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's probable cause statement, the carjacking took place April 24 in the 3400 block of Klocke Street, located in the Dutchtown neighborhood. Police said [...]