MISSOURI -- If it seems like Missouri has already had an unusually high number of tornadoes this year, you are correct. The state of Missouri has already seen double the yearly average of tornadoes only halfway through the year, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS shared on X that the state has had [...]

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant for an Illinois man accused of stealing copper wiring in a south city neighborhood. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the theft occurred on May 7 in the 3100 block of Texas Avenue in Benton Park West. [...]

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ST. LOUIS – Three men remain jailed following two separate investigations into wire theft in tornado-damaged neighborhoods in north St. Louis in recent days. According to probable cause statements from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the thefts occurred June 4 and June 6. In the first incident, a police officer was working a disaster [...]

ST. LOUIS – The last in a trio of people who committed COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment fraud and stole dozens of identities along the way appeared in federal court on Friday to be sentenced. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Daryl Jones Jr., 46, pleaded guilty in February to [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Crews are on the scene after reports of a water main break Monday morning in Berkeley. The main break took place at the 6300 block of James S. McDonnell Boulevard, outside of the Boeing Headquarters building. According to a spokesperson for Missouri American Water, the main break involves a 12-inch [...]

ST. LOUIS – A man remains in critical condition after being shot overnight in the Central West End neighborhood. According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened around 3:15 a.m. in the 10 block of South Taylor Avenue. Police found the 33-year-old victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. EMS [...]

WENTZVILLE, Mo. – A Lincoln County man will appear in St. Charles County Circuit Court this week for allegedly stealing and damaging several thousand dollars’ worth of copper wiring in Wentzville. According to the Wentzville Police Department’s probable cause statement, the theft occurred June 3 along the railroad tracks around Main Street and Hilltop Drive. [...]

BOND COUNTY, Ill. - A person was left dead overnight Monday morning after being struck by a truck while exiting an ambulance in Greenville. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), the crash took place shortly before 3 a.m. on westbound Interstate 70 near Exit 45, involving a tractor-trailer. 8-year-old injured in Baden shooting; 1 [...]

ST. LOUIS - A disaster assistance center has opened at Chaifetz Arena to help people affected by the deadly tornado on May 16. The center is a collaboration between the City of St. Louis, state agencies, and local organizations, providing resources ranging from insurance assistance to emotional support. Starting Monday, investigators from the Missouri Attorney [...]