Collegiate SBM students back to school for the first time since October mass shooting

ST. LOUIS — Two St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers were shot in Soulard Thursday night, and now city officials say our city needs more to prevent guns on our streets. “This is not a battle with a victory line in place," said Jared Boyd, chief of staff to...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Public Schools has selected its new superintendent. The St. Louis Board of Education announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Dr. Keisha Scarlett as the next superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools. She will officially step into the role on July 1. Scarlett was...

ST. PETERS, Mo. — At Fairmount Elementary in St. Peters, Missouri, it's not so easy being clean. "The school is really big," said third grader Harper Harris. Really big. In fact, with over 1,000 students, it's the biggest elementary school in the state of Missouri, which presents a lot of challenges.

PARK HILLS, Mo. — This Valentine's Day is going to be one to remember for hundreds of Missouri seniors living in long-term care facilities. Residents will be getting a special gift that'll last a lifetime. Roses for Residents is an initiative based in Park Hills, Missouri. The project started...

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — A Wentzville neighborhood lit up green Thursday to hold a very special parade for a resilient family. Jaxson Dreiling is only 10 years old and he was diagnosed with kidney disease and needed a transplant. He was able to get a new kidney, and following the...

FLORISSANT, Mo. — The Florissant Valley Fire Protection District is hosting its first female fire camp this spring. 'Fire Up St. Louis' is a hands-on experience for women thinking about becoming a firefighter or paramedic. The idea came from Kate Freshman. She's been a firefighter for the last four...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis is investing more than a million dollars to reach youth before they resort to violence. It follows several recent cases where teenagers are accused of serious crimes. It's a conversation about solutions -- investments for prevention and even justice for offenders. A local professor...

ST. LOUIS — Wednesday morning, a 13-year-old boy had a court hearing after being accused of pointing a gun at a pastor's face and stealing his car in south St. Louis. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said it was the teenager's mother who turned him in. This is after...

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man already charged with a carjacking in August was indicted Wednesday on charges in connection to a fatal July carjacking in St. Louis County. The indictment alleges Loyse Dozier, 20, fired a gun during the deadly carjacking of a 2014 Mercedes sedan on July 10 at a market in the 300 block of Chambers Road in Riverview, according to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Sayler Fleming's office.

ST. LOUIS — An unknown caller threatened to shoot up three LGBTQ bars in The Grove in St. Louis over the weekend. Rehab, Just John and PRISM STL all received disturbing calls between Saturday night and Sunday morning from someone threatening to harm staff and their patrons and shoot up the establishments.

ST. LOUIS — Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating after a toddler was found dead and a man was found fatally shot. Police were called to an apartment on the 5100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at about 6:50 Thursday evening for a report of a shooting in the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood.

ST. LOUIS — Police say a St. Louis alderman struck a woman with his car moments before he went on social media accusing her of trying to carjack him, according to a report obtained by 5 On Your Side. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Office has declined to...

FENTON, Mo. — A local U.S. Army veteran will be celebrating his 100th birthday with friends, family and the VA St. Louis Health Care System. John Trenholm, a St. Louis area resident, will celebrate his milestone birthday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3 at Olde Towne Donuts in Fenton. Trenholm is known to employees because of his regular order of 18 Maple-Bacon long johns.

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says in the month of January, there were 691 reported incidents of motor vehicle theft compared to 311 during the same time period in 2022. 5 On Your Side learned there are two types of cars that thieves are targeting...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. — A carjacking suspect is in custody after a police pursuit ended in a crash in Franklin County Thursday morning. At around 6:30 a.m., the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a carjacking that happened in Washington, Missouri. Just before 7 a.m., a trooper with Missouri State Highway Patrol located the car and tried to pull it over and that’s when a pursuit ensued.

ST. LOUIS — Everyone will grieve and process the video that captured the gruesome beating that led to the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis differently, including police officers. Sgt. Donnell Walters with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and president of the Ethical Society of Police, told 5...

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — A K-9 officer with the University City Police Department is taking his final walk. Due to medical issues, K-9 officer King is being humanly euthanized and put to rest on Tuesday. K-9 handlers, University City police staff and other agencies will gather to say their final goodbyes to King.

ST. LOUIS — It's an issue community leaders are calling a 'public health crisis.'. Some of the most serious and violent crimes in the past week were committed by teenagers. Over the weekend two more violent acts were added to that list. Robberies, assaults, even carjackings turned deadly. These...

BERKELEY, Mo. — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated Tuesday to investigate a fatal shooting in Berkeley. At 3:46 a.m., dispatchers with the Berkeley Police Department received a 911 call for shots fired on the 8000 block of Busiek Avenue, the Major Case Squad said. Responding officers found a 34-year-old man suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

ST. LOUIS — National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) is an annual celebration that inspires girls and women to play and be active. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, marks the 37th annual celebration of NGWSD to honor the achievements of girls and women in sports. The day began in 1987 and it united organizations and women athletes to bring national attention to women in sports.