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EDWARDSVILLE - A 20-year-old man died of an apparent fatal drug overdose Friday in the 5000 block of Chain of Rocks Road, according to officials with the Madison County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Department and Coroner's Office were at the scene investigating the death Friday afternoon.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Police said a man stabbed a 57-year-old woman multiple times after asking her for a cigarette Thursday evening in north St. Louis. The incident happened around 6:00 p.m. in the 5000 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, near Sherman Park. When the woman told the man that she didn’t have a cigarette, a struggle ensued between them.

EAST ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Troy L. Cooper of Cahokia Heights was charged Friday after a 3-year-old was shot and killed in East St. Louis Sunday. Cooper, 34, is charged with first-degree murder in the case. Police allege Cooper fired shots at a passing vehicle around 15th and Broadway and fatally shot the 3-year-old boy and also struck an 11-year-old boy. The 11-year-old survived the shooting.

An elderly man in Kansas shot and killed his bedridden wife, then died by suicide, according to cops. Neighbors reportedly said that Frank Mayfield, 87, and Donna Mayfield, 87, were a loving couple, and that incident was both a tragic shock and out of character for them. Frank Mayfield wrote his children an email explaining his plans before the incident, authorities said in a KMBC report. Officers did not detail this message.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The Major Case Squad has been activated to help the North County Police Cooperative in the investigation of a double homicide in Pine Lawn. The shooting happened at around 7:15 p.m. Friday evening in the 4500 block of Hamilton Avenue when officers responded to a call for shots fired. When police arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were later pronounced dead.

The State of Missouri asked a St. Louis woman to repay pandemic unemployment funds that she received from the state.

In all, the rings nine members trafficked more than $4 million worth of drugs.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A man has been charged in a shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy and seriously injured another child in East St. Louis. Troy L. Cooper, 34, is facing several charges, including first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, aggravated battery, and aggravated discharge of a firearm.

BOONE COUNTY − A former fraternity member charged with felony hazing in the Danny Santulli case left the courtroom in handcuffs Friday afternoon. Thomas Shultz, of Chesterfield, was indicted by a grand jury on June 17 with hazing charges of life endangerment and supplying liquor to a minor or intoxicated person.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A St. Louis County man convicted of killing a 94-year-old woman, whom he provided care for, was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Back in May, a jury found 58-year-old Tommie Coffer Jr. guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the 2017 death of Geneva Richardson.

Former Belleville West High School and Ohio State University basketball star E.J. Liddell is now a member of the NBA. Liddell reacted Thursday night to being picked in the second round of the NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.

A man was arrested for allegedly shooting a White Castle employee during an armed robbery at the fast-food restaurant in University City on Thursday.

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- A corrections officer at the St. Louis City Justice Center was injured after two inmates assaulted him, police said. One of the inmates had a homemade sharp object and cut the 36-year-old officer, police said. The inmates are 32 and 40 years old. Police did not release their names.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A man is facing charges after a shooting left a 3-year-old dead in East St. Louis on June 19. Troy L. Cooper was charged with two counts of first-degree murder among other charges. Illinois State Police said the shooting happened at 12:22 a.m. Sunday...

EDWARDSVILLE - A Collinsville man was charged Thursday with multiple weapons- and drug-related charges by the Madison County State's Attorney's Office. Darren K. Irby, 49, of Collinsville, was charged June 23 with armed violence, unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, and two counts of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, all Class X felonies; unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony; two counts of unlawful possession of weapons by a felon, both Class 2 felonies; unlawful residency of a child sex offender, a Class 4 felony; and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.

EAST ST. LOUIS — A Cahokia Heights man has been charged with murder and other charges in connection with the death of a 3-year-old child who was struck by gunfire last weekend along with an 11-year-old in a drive-by shooting, police said. Troy L. Cooper, 34, was charged in...

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A "Door Dash" driver is no longer able to work after her car was stolen in the middle of a delivery Thursday night.

Stacker compiled a list of where people in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area are moving to the most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Metros are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to the metro from St. Louis between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.