ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — An 83-year-old man who had been missing since Friday afternoon was found safe on Saturday. The Rockhill Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. Friday afternoon, the man dropped his wife off for an appointment and didn’t return to […]
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Lynn Meyer helps Friendship Village residents fight COVID-19
“We have trained for years to expect such an epidemic, but experiencing it is totally different” ST. LOUIS — Lynn Meyer has been a nurse and infection preventionist for nearly 50 years — but she’s never experienced anything like COVID-19. “We have trained for years to expect such an epidemic, […]
Maryland Heights police officer dies
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — A police officer with the Maryland Heights Police Department has died. Officer Matthew Schmitz’s passing was announced on Facebook Saturday morning. The department said he died of natural causes. Schmitz served Maryland Heights for more than 23 years and served in the Navy during Operation Desert […]
Missing: Elderly man from St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The Rockhill Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. Friday afternoon, 83-year-old Christopher Riley dropped his wife off for an appointment at 400 N. Lindbergh Boulevard and didn’t return to pick her up. His phone was left at home […]
Pregnant woman found dead in St. Peters, police suspect homicide
Amethyst Killian, 22, was found dead near her home after family reported her missing on Thanksgiving ST CHARLES, Mo. — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been activated to investigate an apparent homicide after a pregnant woman was found dead in the “Old Town” area of St. […]
Fatal crash in south St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating after a fatal crash Friday evening in south St. Louis. Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded at 5:20 p.m. to a crash at the intersection of S. Kingshighway Boulevard and Holly Hills Avenue in the Princeton Heights neighborhood. At least one […]
Missing Fenton man found safe
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — A missing Fenton man was found safe on Friday. Ronald Stage had last been seen at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said he was heading to a family member’s home for Thanksgiving, but he never arrived. He was later found safe, the […]
St. Charles businesses relying on holiday shoppers
ST CHARLES, Mo. — “This is our make or break this is — the holiday season is when we make our year,” said Lydia Crespo, artist and owner of The Cozy Shop on Main Street in St. Charles. She and other small business owners hope shoppers remember them as they […]
Pregnant woman found dead in St. Peters, police suspect homicide
Amethyst Killian, 22, was found dead near her home after family reported her missing on Thanksgiving ST CHARLES, Mo. — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been activated to investigate an apparent homicide after a pregnant woman was found dead in the “Old Town” area of St. […]
Christmas tradition coexists with caution in St. Louis
At Eckert’s in Belleville, Santa Claus can be seen listening to kids’ wish lists from inside a protective plastic bubble ST. LOUIS — The Friday after Thanksgiving not only marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season, but it’s also the unofficial start of the Christmas tree lot season. And […]
St. Louis activates Cold Weather Outreach Nov. 27
Continuous availability of more than 700 shelter beds will begin on Dec. 1. through Feb. 29, regardless of weather conditions ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis has activated its Cold Weather Outreach Plan in anticipation of temperatures that are expected to fall to at or below freezing Friday […]
St. Louis pandemic task force update: Nov. 27
St. Louis area COVID-19 hospital admissions increased from 876 Thursday to 878 Friday, the highest it has been since the pandemic began. The St. Louis area broke another COVID-19 hospitalization record the week of Thanksgiving, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force. In its daily update, the task […]
Suspicious death investigation in St. Peters
ST CHARLES, Mo. — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been activated to investigate a suspicious death in St. Peters on Friday afternoon. Melissa Doss with the St. Peters Police Department confirmed that there was a suspicious death in the 200 block of Main Street, in what’s […]
Suspicious death investigation in St. Peters
ST CHARLES, Mo. — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been activated to investigate a suspicious death in St. Peters on Friday afternoon. Melissa Doss with the St. Peters Police Department confirmed that there was a suspicious death in the 200 block of Main Street, in what’s […]
Parrot missing in Fenton area
FENTON, Mo. — A Fenton woman is asking everyone to keep an eye out for her parrot who has been missing since Thanksgiving morning. Gabi, a bright-yellow, fully-flighted Golden Conure, flew away early Thursday, her owner Carole Grommet said. Gabi was last spotted later Thursday in the Meramec Township, southwest […]
North St. Louis Co. shooting: Teen shot in arm while sleeping
The teen was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening injury, police said ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — An investigation is underway after a teenager was shot in north St. Louis County early Friday morning. At around 5:09 a.m., St. Louis County police officers responded to the 1200 block […]
State Farm layoffs in Earth City
ST. LOUIS — Insurance firm State Farm said it will lay off 111 employees in Earth City as it closes an office. The company said the layoffs will take place Jan. 31 at 111 Corporate Office Drive in Earth City and include a variety of banking positions, such as customer […]
Missing man from Fenton in Jefferson County
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in finding a missing man. Ronald Stage, 83, was last believed to be at his home in the 1000 block of Coriander Drive around 8:45 a.m. on Thursday. The sheriff’s office Stage was heading to […]
Operation Food Search study of food for health benefits
The program provides a participant’s entire family with food including protein, dairy, fruits and vegetables from local farmers and producers ST. LOUIS — Operation Food Search, a St. Louis-based nonprofit hunger relief organization, has begun a three-year study to demonstrate the economic and health benefits of providing healthy food to […]
$4M plan to remake north St. Louis city life
“We’re not taking any shortcuts. We’re completely transforming the houses, inside and out” ST. LOUIS — Walking into the home on Cupples Place, with its abundant natural light, charming fireplace and modern kitchen, it’s hard to imagine that the 1,000-square-foot house was once filled with trash and grime. “We’re not […]