St. Louis officer charged with harassing, assaulting mother of his child
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis police officer was taken into custody after prosecutors say he misused his position of authority to harass the mother of his child. Terrence M. Ruffin, 33, was charged Monday with three counts of first-degree harassment and one count each of misuse of official information by a public servant,...
Suspected cop shooter could face 100 years in prison
The man accused of seriously wounding a Granite City police officer last week was charged Monday and could face up to 100 years in Illinois prison if convicted of those charges.
Man Charged With Felonies For Thefts, Resisting Arrest
A Kirkwood man has been charged with multiple felonies including stealing, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest. Adrian L. Thompson, 50, of the 300 block of Saratoga Street, faces felony charges of two counts of stealing (fourth or subsequent offense within 10 years), one count of receiving stolen property...
St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative will eliminate all paid staff as city grant ends
The nonprofit St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative, a coalition “committed to reducing vacant property in St. Louis,” is shedding its three paid staff members at the end of the year and going back to a volunteer and contractor-run model. Its board chair, Peter Hoffman, says those changes come at...
Wallet thief caught while picking up Little Caesars pizza: Records
Charges have been filed after a man was caught with a stolen wallet at a Little Caesar's over the weekend.
St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income pilot showed some uplift
As the city of St. Louis releases today the results of its guaranteed basic income pilot program, your take on whether it succeeded will depend on how you define success. When Mayor Tishaura Jones and Treasurer Adam Layne announced, in October 2023, the details of the $5 million program—giving $500 a month, no...
St. Louis police arrest teen escapee
A 16-year-old escapee from the St. Louis Juvenile Detention Center was arrested in south St. Louis on Friday, after police say they spotted him attempting to forcibly enter several homes. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, undercover detectives from its Anti-Crime Task Force were conducting...
Funding cuts may leave hundreds in St. Louis homeless, advocates and city leaders warn
For the past three years, Kendrick and Mary Jordan have watched their small family grow in an apartment of their own. That was once unimaginable: Before moving into the two-story apartment complex in St. Louis’ Hamilton Heights neighborhood, the Jordans were homeless, bouncing between relatives and shelters to stay...
Suspect killed, 2 injured after pursuit ends in crash in north St. Louis
A suspect was killed and two bystanders were injured after a police pursuit that ended in a crash in north St. Louis on Sunday night.
The Enormous Outlet Mall In Missouri Where $45 Goes A Seriously Long Way
There’s a retail paradise in Chesterfield where bargain hunters transform into treasure hunters, and wallets breathe sighs of relief. St. Louis Premium Outlets stands as Missouri’s monument to the art of the deal, where designer dreams meet down-to-earth prices. Let’s be honest – we all love a good...
