1 in custody after gun confiscated at East St. Louis high school

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A man is dead after a Saturday double shooting in East St. Louis. According to Illinois State Police, the shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. in a vehicle at the intersection of 18th Street and Old Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis. 2 people...

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a man Saturday. Police said officers responded to a shooting near the intersection of S. Broadway and Bates Street at about 3:20 p.m. Saturday. There, they found a 2-vehicle crash, where the 36-year-old driver of a Pontiac Grand Prix was found unconscious and not breathing from a gunshot to the neck.

ST. LOUIS — A juvenile was fatally shot in the face Sunday evening in St. Louis, police investigators said. The fatal shooting happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of O'Fallon Street, three blocks north of the Dome at America's Center in the city's Columbus Square neighborhood.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A student was taken into custody after bringing a gun to a basketball game at Francis Howell Central High School. Francis Howell School District Superintendent Kenneth Roumpos said in a statement to the district community that the incident happened at a Friday night game between Francis Howell Central and Francis Howell North.

FERGUSON, Mo. — Detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department's Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are investigating a man's death in Ferguson. According to St. Louis County Police Department, officers with the Ferguson Police Department responded to a welfare check call shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of N. Marguerite Avenue.

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. — Three people died and two others were seriously injured after a crash early Sunday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson Dallas Thompson, the Highway Patrol was requested to the scene of a single-vehicle crash at about 4:15 Sunday morning on South Chantilly Road, south of Ethington Road in Lincoln County.

ST. LOUIS — A suspect has been charged in the killings of a 60-year-man and a 3-year-old girl earlier this week in St. Louis. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office on Saturday charged Henry Hughes, 55, of St. Louis with two counts of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a dangerous felon.

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 — 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...

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...

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 — Two St. Louis police officers were shot in Soulard Thursday night. The St. Louis Metropolitan police department said in a Friday update that one officer had been treated and released and described the other officer's condition as "stable." Department spokeswoman Evita Caldwell said the officers were...

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. — A 17-year-old boy from St. James was killed Thursday in a rollover crash on Interstate 44. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at around 5:30 p.m. on westbound I-44 in Phelps County. According to a crash report, the teenager was a passenger in a pickup truck that traveled off the road. The driver overcorrected and the truck overturned several times, which caused the driver and passenger to be thrown from the truck.

DES PERES, Mo. — A tiny home intended to help Habitat for Humanity raise funds was stolen Saturday morning. It was found Saturday evening, a Des Peres official said. Surveillance footage shows what appears to be an SUV back up to the tiny home's trailer hitch before the home was towed away, Harper Zielonko with Habitat for Humanity St. Louis said.

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...

PONTOON BEACH, Ill. — The Metro East family of a missing woman now has answers after two men were charged with her disappearance and death Thursday. On Jan. 17, 2013, Patrenia 'Trina' Butler-Turner was reported missing in East St. Louis, Illinois by her relatives after she was last seen getting into a red pick-up truck.

ST. LOUIS — In the last 24 hours, it's been a hustle for marijuana dispensary owners gearing up to sell recreational marijuana. Friday morning, Star Buds owner Chris Chesley said he kept refreshing his inbox to see if they got approval from the state to officially sell. "This morning,...

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 — Outdoor warning sirens were accidentally sounded early Friday morning during a test in south St. Louis County, St. Louis County Office of Emergency Management said. The sirens sounded at about 7:35 a.m. for about four seconds while most parents were dropping off their kids to school...

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.