St. Louis Judge Slaps Romanian Target Scam Artist With 21 Months In Prison
A Romanian national who crisscrossed the country pulling a cash-register con at Target stores is headed to federal prison. On Monday in St. Louis, a judge sentenced 39-year-old Bobi Covaciu to 21 months behind bars for a multi-state "sleight-of-hand" scam that prosecutors say stretched across at least 22 states and...
“Government’s After 29-Year-Old, Veteran Songwriters”: Zach Bryan Performs Controversial “Anti-ICE” Song “Bad News” For...
Shots fired once again. After what feels like years of comments about not touring and/or playing select dates, Zach Bryan kicked off his lengthy, 35+ show With Heaven On Tour over the weekend in St. Louis. Given the fact that he’s coming off his all-genre #1 album, With Heaven On Top back in January, fans were quite...
Man attacks MetroLink security officer with railroad spike: Police
A MetroLink security officer is recovering after being attacked with a railroad spike downtown.
Treasurer’s girlfriend used a city-issued hangtag to avoid parking fees
A woman who previously dated St. Louis Treasurer Adam Layne has for more than a year been using a city-issued hangtag that exempts vehicles from paying for parking meters and city-owned lots. The vehicle is driven by a woman who court records indicate shared an address with Layne last year...
St. Louis resumes booting and towing cars with unpaid tickets amid department negotiations
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis has officially resumed the booting and towing of vehicles with delinquent parking tickets, marking the return of an enforcement measure that has been dormant since 2018. The Treasurer’s Office confirmed the move this week following a period of heightened scrutiny regarding...
Build-A-Bear workers plan strike after 4 employees fired
ST. LOUIS — Build-A-Bear Workshop employees plan to hold a one-day strike to protest the firing of four employees for what United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655 alleges is “protected union activities.”. The strike will be held at the retailer's store in downtown St. Louis from 10:30...
Shooters in Missouri Murder-for-Hire Case Still At-Large
A Missouri woman was sentenced to 225 months in prison for her part in a murder-for-hire plot of her fiancé. The shooters that were hired remain at-large.
Tower Grove Showdown As St. Louis Neighbors Trade Chants Over Iran Strikes
Dozens of demonstrators converged on Tower Grove Park on Saturday as rival groups, some backing recent U.S. strikes on Iran and others demanding an end to the fighting, lined up on opposite sides of the path with officers looking on. The tense but controlled scene showed how fast global flashpoints can land right in...
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 drug deal killing
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A St. Louis man was sentenced to life in prison about a month after he was convicted of a 2022 fatal shooting. Joshua Grace, 23, received a life sentence plus a 15-year concurrent sentence after he was found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The charges stem from the...
Guilty verdict handed down in Collinsville murder-for-hire
A Madison County judge delivered a guilty verdict to the man who was accused of killing a woman in a murder-for-hire plot.
