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St. Louis advocates demand more support after deadly shooting involving two homeless men with serious mental illnesses
ST. LOUIS — Advocates for the homeless community are demanding support for a growing mental health crisis. This is after two men were shot and killed near a homeless camp in downtown St. Louis last week. It happened across from Memorial Park. On Wednesday afternoon, police identified the victim...
Beloved Saint Louis Zoo vulture with 'larger-than-life' personality dies at 36
ST. LOUIS — Boris, one of the oldest cinereous vultures in human captivity, has died at the age of 36, the Saint Louis Zoo announced Wednesday. The zoo said Boris' care team had been treating him after he developed an ongoing and painful eye disease. Eventually, his condition progressed to the point that additional treatments could no longer keep him comfortable, so the decision was made to humanely euthanize him.
Teenage boy shot in south St. Louis Wednesday afternoon
ST. LOUIS — A teenage boy was shot Wednesday afternoon in south St. Louis' Carondelet neighborhood. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded at 3:49 p.m. to the shooting on the 6100 block of Idaho Avenue. They found the boy, believed to be about 14 years old, with a gunshot wound to his thigh.
Former Williamson County State's Attorney sentenced to probation for real estate scheme
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Illinois — Former Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation for a scheme to sell seven commercial rental properties by falsifying loan and other bank documents, according to federal prosecutors. Zanotti was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and...
Man arrested, charged after driver shot in road rage incident in University City
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — A man was arrested and charged after University City police said he shot another driver during a Wednesday morning road rage incident. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Octavian Carr, 33, of Hazelwood, with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. The University City Police Department said...
2 barricaded suspects arrested after SWAT situation at St. Charles home
ST CHARLES, Mo. — Two people were taken into custody after a SWAT team situation at a home in St. Charles, the city's police department told 5 On Your Side at the scene. Officers were serving a felony warrant for stealing on Wednesday at a home on Expedition Trail Court at around 11:28 a.m. when the situation began, the department said.
Men posing as police officers break into home, steal car early Tuesday morning
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police are investigating after three men claimed to be police officers while burglarizing a home and stealing a car early Tuesday morning. According to an incident report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the burglary happened at about 1:30 Tuesday morning in the 5100 block of N. Norwood Avenue.
Mason Clark Middle School teacher arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot students
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An East St. Louis middle school teacher was arrested last week and is now facing a felony charge after he allegedly threatened to shoot students, according to court documents. The Mason Clark Middle School science teacher, identified as Terry Moran, reportedly made the threats...
Here are the 10 dangerous St. Louis intersections set to get traffic enhancements starting this year
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis is working to change dangerous intersections with traffic safety upgrades through a new project called the 'Principal Arterial Traffic Safety Enhancement Project'. The project will include improvements like pavement resurfacing, lane reconfigurations/reductions, restriping, various ADA improvements, traffic signal retimings and additional...
Cahokia Heights woman arrested in connection with deadly nightclub shooting
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A Cahokia Heights woman was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting at an East St. Louis nightclub. According to Illinois State Police (ISP), 39-year-old Danielle Williams of East St. Louis was shot and killed Monday outside of Another Level, located at 600 Martin Luther King Drive.
Weather Alert: Isolated strong storm, locally heavy rain chances return Thursday
ST. LOUIS — After pockets of heavy rain moved through the Bi-State region on Tuesday, we finally had a chance to dry out on Wednesday. The break in the rain is short-lived though, as more showers and storms chances return on Thursday. After weeks of rainfall and severe weather,...
Fire is a lost tradition in Missouri. Meet the council reigniting the practice
MISSOURI, USA — Father Louis Vivier encountered a world on fire when he first stepped foot in the Midwest. The French Jesuit was one of the first Europeans to describe Missouri's landscape. His 1750 written account had an unfavorable tone regarding the people setting the fires: Missouri's original Native American tribes.
John Legend to perform alongside St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at The Muny
ST. LOUIS — Emmy-, Grammy-, Oscar- and Tony-winning singer and coach on NBC's "The Voice" John Legend is teaming up with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for the first live concert at The Muny in more than three decades. Legend will join the SLSO on the James S. McDonnell...
Crystal City man drafted to play in National Pickleball League
CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. — Jefferson County resident Tony Hoang recently was drafted to play in the National Pickleball League as a member of the Houston Hammers. The NPL, a professional league for women and men 50 and older, started in 2022. The league has 12 teams made up of...
Jefferson County agencies work together to survey residents about health needs
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — Five agencies are working together to survey Jefferson County residents about the health issues, challenges and other needs most important to them. Compass Health Network, Jefferson County Community Partnership, Mercy Hospital Jefferson, Jefferson County Health Department and Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation encourage all Jefferson County residents to complete the anonymous online Community Health Needs Assessment survey.
'They cause more damage than what they take': Soulard business owners are tired of continued break-ins
ST. LOUIS — Soulard business owners said they're tired of break-ins and fed up with fixing windows and doors over and over again. The Cat’s Meow bar in Soulard was the latest to get hit. “It's a shame because all of us work really hard to survive,” Cat’s...
Frustrated flood victims in East St. Louis 'fed up with high-water headaches'
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — "I watched it on my surveillance security video. I just couldn't believe it because it filled my backyard in just 20 minutes," Terry Barnes said. It was a torrential downpour Tuesday in East St. Louis that almost brought a weary Barnes to tears. "It...
Company donates $1M to rebuild Annapolis after city was hit by tornado
ANNAPOLIS, Mo. — Standard Industries will donate $1 million to help rebuild Annapolis, Missouri after the city was hit by an EF-1 tornado last week. SGI, a Standard Industries company, is the largest employer in Annapolis with 183 employees and has operated there for nearly 60 years. A significant...
Missing Hazelwood man with Dementia found safe
HAZELWOOD, Mo. — The Hazelwood Police Department canceled its endangered silver advisory alert for a missing 68-year-old man Wednesday morning after he was found safe. The man was last seen around 3 p.m. Tuesday on Chapel Ridge Drive after he was away from his residence, police said. He was...
Missing man with dementia found safe after walking away from Barnes-Jewish Hospital
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department canceled an Endangered Silver Advisory Tuesday after a missing man with dementia was found safe. Police said the man was last seen at 8:35 a.m. Tuesdaywalking away from Barnes-Jewish Hospital after being discharged against medical advice. In a Wednesday update,...
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