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Woman injured in shooting at gas station on Tucker Boulevard
ST. LOUIS — A woman was injured after a shooting in St. Louis early Saturday morning. District 4 officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the scene of the Shell gas station at Tucker Boulevard and Convention Plaza. Police said they found a 25-year-old woman who...
Suspected arsonist arrested for setting fire to relative’s home
Kevin Straub, 41, has been arrested and charged with arson and illegal possession of a firearm after allegedly setting his cousin's house on fire while the victims were asleep inside, and then firing several shots into the house.
St. Louisians celebrate the beginning of the 2024 Paris Olympics
Communities across the Bi-State hosted watch parties for the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony. It was festive, patriotic, but also rainy in Paris for the spectacle. American athletic legends like Steph Curry and LeBron James dodged the rain drops in France on July 26 and rode the waves of the Seine to commemorate the 100 years since the Olympics were in Paris last in 1924.
Trey Lipscomb scores run in Nationals' win at St. Louis
Washington defeated St. Louis, 10-8, on Friday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Former Vol Trey Lipscomb started at third base for the Nationals. He went 1-for-4 in the contest and scored one run, while also reaching on-base after a walk. Lipscomb was selected by Washington in the third-round...
'It’s a stress release for the brain'; Wheelchair tennis players compete in championship this weekend in Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — When Darryl Rahn is playing on a tennis court, “outside life doesn’t exist,” he said. Rahn, from Lincoln, Neb., has been playing wheelchair tennis for decades. “It’s a stress release for the brain, as well as a good sport,” Rahn said. “It is...
‘They’re mocking the system’: Latino community responds to campaign ad targeting illegal immigrants
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Latino community members in Kansas City say they are feeling othered by a recent campaign ad targeting illegal immigrants. “No more taxpayer handouts for illegals period. Nada. Zilch. Zero” is one of the first lines Senator Bill Eigel expressed in his campaign video for Missouri Governor released on Tuesday.
Northwest district to pay $500,000 to fix flash flooding damage
Northwest R-1 School District officials and staff members are scrambling to repair flash flooding damage before school starts next month. The Northwest Board of Education approved a transfer of $500,000 from the district’s operational funds to the district’s capital improvements funds to pay for the repairs and renovations not covered by the district’s insurance carrier.
New lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. Five separate lawsuits seeking unspecified damages were...
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