ST. LOUIS -- The baseball team known for their flamboyant and entertaining performances of "banana ball" will be heading to St. Louis this week while on a world tour. The Savannah Bananas have accumulated over nine million followers on TikTok for their dance performances, walking on stilts, and backflipping while catching balls. Banana ball is [...]

ST. LOUIS - A 69-year-old man was injured Wednesday after a group of men invaded his home in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the home invasion occurred around 1 a.m. on the 4800 block of Leduc Street in north St. Louis' Kingsway East neighborhood. The incident occurred when [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A Spectrum employee is accused of stealing a diamond wedding ring from a customer's Bridgeton home and later pawning the jewelry. According to the Bridgeton Police Department's probable cause statement, the theft happened Dec. 10, 2024. The victim contacted both police and Spectrum to report her wedding ring, valued at [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A former teacher and coach at Riverbend Middle School faces new child sex crime charges for having inappropriate contact with a student at a school event. According to the Eureka Police Department’s probable cause statement, the crime occurred on June 21, 2024, at a football jamboree. Police said Dustin J. [...]

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's May concert lineup features a diverse mix of performances before the orchestra returns to Powell Hall next season. The schedule includes a semi-staged production of Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt, a hip-hop collaboration with DMC and the Sugarhill Gang, a symphonic tribute to The Beatles, and a Disney-themed [...]

Note: This video is from June 2021. ST. LOUIS – Tonia Haddix, the Festus woman at the center of the HBO series “Chimp Crazy,” for her handling of chimpanzees, appeared in federal court Monday. She entered court, waiving her indictment. Haddix, 55, was emotional as she pled guilty to three felony charges---two counts of perjury [...]

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man appeared in court last Friday to be sentenced for a series of robberies across the city. Prosecutors with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office said Jeremiah Pearson, 20, targeted people at banks and ATMS between Jan. 23 and Feb. 2, 2023, and stole wallets, keys, cell phones, and [...]

ST. LOUIS – Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a death in the city’s Penrose neighborhood. According to a police spokesperson, officers received a call for help shortly before 9:35 p.m. Sunday in the 4400 block of Marcus Avenue. Officers arrived to find the body of a woman in a [...]

ST. LOUIS - No injuries were reported overnight Monday morning after a vacant house fire in north St. Louis. The fire occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Thrush Avenue in north St. Louis' Walnut Park East neighborhood. STL city leaders make bold steps to tackle downtown blight It is unknown how the fire began.

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis Metropolitan Police officer was left injured overnight Monday morning after being struck while attempting to conduct a traffic stop in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the incident took place around 12:40 a.m. near Peck Street and Carter Avenue in north St. Louis' [...]