Pedestrian dies after three vehicles strike him on Interstate 170
A 30-year-old St. Louis man died Tuesday night after he was struck by three vehicles on Interstate 170 in St. Louis County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the incident occurred at 11:17 p.m. Sept. 15 on northbound Interstate 170 north of Interstate 70. According to the patrol, a 2024...
SNAP decline squeezes St. Louis
Nearly 50,000 fewer Missourians are receiving food assistance than a year ago, even as St. Louis-area food pantries report growing demand. Now, declining enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could have another consequence: putting pressure on federal funding that helps schools provide free meals.
Wood River man charged with murder after Granite City police chase kills 3
What charges reveal about the chase and fiery crash that killed 3 in Granite City
CID Letter discouraging businesses from giving water to the homeless draws ire
South Grand CID advises businesses to deny water/food to homeless in extreme heat, sparking debate. Some businesses defy the letter.
Two in custody, including a juvenile, after shots fired in Belleville
A juvenile and an adult were taken into custody after an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday in Belleville, police said. Belleville police officers were dispatched to the first block of Lillian Drive at about 2 a.m. to the report of shots being fired. A short time later, St. Clair County sheriff’s deputies located a ve
Bridgeton police respond after video shows officer using force during arrest
The Bridgeton Police Department says it is reviewing an officer's use of force during an arrest after a video of the encounter circulated on social media.
St. Louis man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks after suffering head injury
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man drowned Wednesday morning at the Lake of the Ozarks after he suffered a head injury, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man jumped from a deck into shallow water and injured his head at the...
Watches, cologne, mowers: Former MoDOT supervisor accused in $80k fraud scheme
A former maintenance supervisor for the Missouri Department of Transportation has been indicted on federal fraud charges after prosecutors say he used state-issued credit cards for $50,000 in personal purchases, and also participated in a scheme to steal MoDOT equipment worth nearly $30,000. Artemus Jamal “AJ” Jackson
Dozens of deaths in Illinois jails missing from state records
On a Sunday morning in March 2025, hours after Dennis Francis Barrett left his parents’ home in West Alton, Missouri, he got into the fender-bender that led to his death. Police officers responding to the crash found that Barrett, 38, had a warrant for violating probation on a 2019 marijuana possession charge. He was t
Ozzy’s Market closing September 19
Ozzy’s Market (1933 Washington)—the bodega-inspired café, sandwich shop, and grab-and-go corner market that opened last November—is closing later this week, according to an announcement on social media. The last day of business will be this Saturday, September 19, from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. In the social...
