ST. LOUIS - Donna Baringer was sworn in today as the new Comptroller of the city, sharing power with Mayor Cara Spencer and Aldermanic President Megan Green. Baringer, a former city alderwoman and state representative, ousted longtime Comptroller Darlene Green, who had been re-elected seven times and served for nearly 30 years. Close Thanks for [...]

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County ranks high in the United States for fatal hit-and-run accidents. According to a poll by the Law Offices of Christopher Chaney, St. Louis County is placed at #1 on the list, with data gathered for the past five years.  The polling ranked counties in the U.S. surrounding the frequency [...]

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - Brenda Deutsch, 70, who has reportedly fostered hundreds of children, is locked up on a case the Lincoln County prosecutor says is expanding. “That list is continuing to grow so this could potentially be a lot larger than even we realize,” said Prosecuting Attorney Mike Wood of Lincoln County. Close Thanks [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. -- A woman has been charged with assault after driving a Jeep into another woman following a fight outside a St. Louis County nightclub. According to the Normandy Police Department, Tashala Brown, 28, was involved in a fight on April 10 with others in the parking lot of the Eclipse Kitchen [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Supreme Court of Missouri has found that the state has the right to appeal Christopher Dunn's exoneration, according to a court ruling Tuesday. Dunn spent 33 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction in the 1990 murder of Ricco Rogers. He maintained his innocence the entire time. In July 2024, [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday asking voters to repeal an abortion-rights measure they narrowly approved last year and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest. Democrats and abortion-rights activists denounced the public policy swing as an affront to the will of voters. But Republicans contend [...]

ST. LOUIS - On Tuesday, dozens of fire departments responded to a massive fire at a warehouse in east St. Louis.  Chief Derrick Burns of the East St. Louis Fire Department said they were called out around 1 a.m. on Tuesday and spent the entire day putting out flames at Pallet Sales and Recycling.  Burns [...]

ST. LOUIS - "Soul On Fire," the moving story of a St. Louis man who survived a life-threatening accidental explosion as a child, is coming to theaters this fall. "Soul On Fire," a production of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s AFFIRM Films, is based on the true story of John O'Leary, who survived a massive explosion in [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A Mehlville, Missouri, man was charged Tuesday for embezzling thousands of dollars from the church where he volunteers. According to the St. Louis County Police Department's probable cause statement, Patrick J. Steinway embezzled the money between June 4, 2024, and Jan. 23, 2025. Police said Steinway, 41, worked at the [...]

MISSOURI -- On Tuesday, employers across Missouri were required to notify their employees of the new paid sick time policy taking effect after voters passed Proposition A in November. Back in November, 57.5 percent voted "yes" on Proposition A, while 42.5 percent voted "no" on the proposition. Paid sick leave and an increase to minimum [...]