Charges filed in murder of Belleville teen Dirico Washington

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – A juvenile has been charged with the shooting death of a Belleville teenager, who was fatally wounded Monday outside his home. According to the Belleville Police Department, the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Monday on the 100 block of North 81st Street. When officers arrived, they found Dirico Washington suffering [...]

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Missouri launches DOGE portal, users asked to report ‘government inefficiencies’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Senate has launched a new online portal for residents to submit reports of "government duplication, waste, or inefficiencies," aligning with the DOGE initiative established during Donald Trump's current administration. Through a recent executive order, Trump created a nongovernment agency called DOGE, an acronym for the Department of Government Efficiency. The [...]

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St. Louis tax preparer files 41 false tax returns; costs IRS over $312K: DOJ

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis tax preparer pleaded guilty on Monday to filing at least 41 fraudulent tax returns over the course of five years. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Missouri, Shasherese M. Reed, 53, prepared the fraudulent returns through her daughter's tax preparation business, Majac Money. Reed [...]

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Mom’s Deli to leave south St. Louis location, searching for new spot

ST. LOUIS - Mom's Deli, a longtime staple in south St. Louis, will leave its current location later this month. The owners hope to find a new spot to continue serving the St. Louis community. Mom's Deli is currently located at 4412 Jamieson Avenue in St. Louis' Lindenwood Park neighborhood. Police AI program leads to [...]

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Fatal stabbing suspect to appear in court Wednesday

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man accused of stabbing another man to death last summer is making his first appearance before a judge Wednesday afternoon. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the stabbing happened on July 19, 2024, at an apartment building in the 1500 block of Olive Street, [...]

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Man, woman threatened with knives, sledgehammer in robbery attempt

ST. LOUIS - A man and a woman were confronted with knives and a sledgehammer in an attempted robbery, which occurred in the 8500 block of Mora Lane yesterday, Feb. 4. Witnesses, a woman, 52, and a man, 41, told officers that a man, 53, confronted the woman -- accusing her of stealing. According to [...]

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Three injured in crash on MO-367 ramp to I-270 in north St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Three people were left injured Wednesday morning after a collision on the ramp of Missouri Route 367 to Interstate 270 in north St. Louis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash happened a little after 6 a.m. on the southbound ramp of MO-367 to eastbound I-270. [...]

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Arrest warrant issued for St. Louis man accused of child sex trafficking

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis Circuit Court judge signed an at large arrest warrant Tuesday for a man accused of sex crimes involving children. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, Ferguson police detectives were assigned to investigate a runaway juvenile on Monday, Feb. 3. The detectives eventually tracked the [...]

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How St. Louis almost landed the New England Patriots – And why it didn’t happen

ST. LOUIS - With the Super Bowl just days away, it's worth revisiting how one of the NFL's greatest dynasties nearly packed up and moved to St. Louis, just before their rise to multiple championships. That team? None other than the New England Patriots, who ironically won their first of six Super Bowls over two [...]

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Ritenour School District’s EV bus plans in limbo after Trump executive order

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Ritenour School District received a new electric bus on Tuesday, but its plans to replace its aging fleet with EV buses is now in jeopardy. The district received a $9.5 million federal grant to replace its fleet of 24 buses. So far, it has used $1.2 million to buy [...]

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