Legal & Courts

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (131+ words) A passenger died in a vehicle crash in a construction zone early Sunday morning in Godfrey, according to police. A gunman was killed Tuesday after he barricaded himself in a home while shooting at neighboring houses and St. Louis County…...

20+ hour, 43+ min ago   (136+ words) Elections clerks across Missouri said they have begun to send ballots to absentee voters, despite continuing uncertainty over which congressional candidates should be listed. A gunman was killed Tuesday after he barricaded himself in a home while shooting at neighboring…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (101+ words) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has ordered six prediction-market companies to stop offering sports-related contracts to Missourians, arguing the products are unlicensed sports betting dressed up in different packaging. The cease-and-desist letters went to Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Novig, Underdog…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (140+ words) ST. LOUIS — A man was fatally shot in an alley early Friday morning in the city's North Pointe neighborhood, police said. A gunman was killed Tuesday after he barricaded himself in a home while shooting at neighboring houses and St....

2+ day, 15+ min ago   (96+ words) The St. Louis Fire Department is accepting applications for probationary fire private positions through Oct. 2. The agency plans to select at least 50 individuals from the current recruitment pool to enter the fire academy in 2027, while a separate class of 50 recruits…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (328+ words) Springfield's 120-day moratorium on data center proposals is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by the developer behind plans for a facility at 2900 S. National Ave. The lawsuit claims the moratorium passed in late June is invalid and has prevented plans…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (113+ words) A SWAT team and US Marshals are investigating in a Springfield neighborhood on Friday. Crews responded to the 100 block of South Race Street around 1:17 p.m., according to a Springfield Police Department sergeant. Prosecutors say over 100k of texts part of evidence in…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (149+ words) ST. LOUIS COUNTY — A 12-year-old boy riding an e-bike was injured when he was hit by a vehicle Thursday afternoon in the Oakville area of South County, county police said. A gunman was killed Tuesday after he barricaded himself in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (240+ words) Court documents indicate that Makins' car was seen leaving the area right after the shooting, and investigators later matched his fingerprints to a spot on Mason's car where surveillance footage showed him touching it, the same station's report notes. Makins…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (140+ words) BEL-RIDGE — An 11-year-old boy was shot and seriously injured Thursday afternoon in the 3600 block of East Edgar Avenue, authorities said. A gunman was killed Tuesday after he barricaded himself in a home while shooting at neighboring houses and St. Louis…...