Saint Louis, MO

Maryland State

Maryland Heights, MO

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — New details were revealed one week after a St. Charles woman disappeared. In a press conference, Maryland Heights Police Chief Bill Carson said Jacquelyn "Jacque" Elizabeth Mitchell was found dead inside an apartment Monday night. A suspect, Joseph John Dejoie, was charged with murder and multiple other crimes on Tuesday.

St. Charles woman found dead a week after she disappeared, man charged with murder

Missouri State

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis-area serial killer was sentenced Tuesday to two additional life sentences for the murders of two of the four women he has confessed to killing during the 1990s. Gary Muehlberg, 74, pleaded guilty in a St. Louis County courtroom to the murders of Brenda...

St. Louis serial killer pleads guilty to 2 murders, receives life sentences

Farmington, MO

FARMINGTON, Mo. — Police in Farmington, Missouri, are looking for a 12-year-old girl that may have run off with an 18-year-old man. According to an Endangered Person Advisory, Lisa Mae-Gladys Pierce left her home on Maple Street in Farmington Monday night and hasn't been seen since. The advisory said...

Police looking for missing 12-year-old Farmington girl who may be with 'alleged boyfriend'

ST. LOUIS — Video cameras mounted on homes captured an apparent drive-by car battle in the streets of Soulard this weekend, but because the shootout occurred in a police surveillance dead zone, it slipped under the radar. A spokesman for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said no one...

Home security cameras capture gun battles, drive-by shootouts in Soulard

ST. LOUIS — Five people were injured in four separate shootings within 10 hours across St. Louis. The shootings all happened between Friday afternoon and early Saturday morning, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The youngest victim was a 16-year-old boy. At 4:15 p.m. Friday, police responded...

5 people shot within 10 hours in St. Louis

Saint Louis County, MO

ST. LOUIS — A 21-year-old woman was sentenced Monday for her role in a stolen mail fraud scheme in St. Louis County. Tyra Robinson of Hillsdale, Missouri, was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to repay more than $10,000 to her victims for her role in the scheme.

Woman sentenced for using stolen mail to write fraudulent checks

ST. LOUIS — A man died and another man and a woman were injured in a Sunday night crash on Interstate 64. The single-vehicle crash happened shortly at 10:40 p.m. on westbound I-64 near Hampton Avenue, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Police said a 2007 Ford...

Sunday night crash on I-64 leaves man dead, 2 injured

Chesterfield, MO

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Nestled in its new placement, Missouri's oldest surviving, one-room African American schoolhouse has found a home at Faust Park in Chesterfield. African Schoolhouse No. 4 becomes the 29th building in the Historic Village. This year marks the 129th anniversary of the schoolhouse, which was...

St. Louis County will reopen oldest 1-room African American schoolhouse

ST. LOUIS — A well-known attorney says companies should be "on notice" following a settlement in the death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson. The St. Louis middle schooler slipped out of his seat while on the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park on March 24, 2022. Ben Crump represented the...

'They cannot cut corners': Attorney Ben Crump says after settlement in St. Louis teen's death on thrill ride

Normandy, MO

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A man died Thursday night after being found shot in a car, the St. Louis County Police Department said. Police said officers responded to a shots fired call and ShotSpotter activation in the 10400 block of Monarch Drive in St. Louis County at about 9:35 p.m. Thursday.

Man dies after being found shot in crashed car in St. Louis County

Tennessee State

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Office has dismissed more than 9,000 cases, frequently as they were about to go to trial according to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's latest filing. Judges have been “forced” to dismiss more than 2,700 cases because of the prosecution’s...

Almost 12,000 cases dismissed due to failures of St. Louis circuit attorney among new allegations from Missouri attorney general

Florissant, MO

FLORISSANT, Mo. — Four teenage men were charged in connection with the shooting death of Demetrion Simmons on October 29, 2022. On Thursday, 19-year-olds Brandon Jackson, Andre Pollard and Kaylen Russell and 18-year-old Antynious Williams were all charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting.

4 teenagers charged in deadly October 2022 shooting near Florissant church

ST. LOUIS — Seventeen-year-old Mercikah Perry had lots of fun checking out the new movie, Shazam at MX Theater in downtown St. Louis Monday night. For her and more than a dozen other teenagers the free event was a great way to kick off their spring break. "I think...

Community leaders launch new effort 'for a safe spring break for youth in St. Louis'

Pennsylvania State

ST. LOUIS — Since December 2021, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has been working on an investigation and they say it's led them to its biggest recovery yet in recent years. 5 On Your Side learned there are 13 suspects involved. Five people are in custody and face...

St. Louis police recover stolen property, 13 suspects involved

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Janae Edmonson, the Tennessee teen who lost her legs in a crash in downtown St. Louis, is out of the hospital and in rehab. A driver hit Edmondson on Feb. 18 while she was walking to her hotel, after a volleyball tournament and it cost the athlete her legs.

'She's a fighter' | Tennessee teen hurt in St. Louis crash returns home to recover

ST. LOUIS — A federal judge Thursday afternoon accepted a guilty plea in a case of cyberstalking from a man accused of harassing five women online across the country. Robert Merkle, 55, is now expected to be sentenced for those crimes on June 21. Federal prosecutors issued their indictment...

Repeat cyber stalker pleads guilty to stalking women across the country, again

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis jury on Wednesday ordered a river freight firm to pay the mother of a man who drowned on the Mississippi River $15 million. Casey Redmond, who was working for St. Louis-based Osage Marine Services, fell into the Mississippi and drowned on Dec. 15, 2019, court records say. His body hasn't been found.

St. Louis jury orders freight firm to pay $15M to mother of man who drowned in Mississippi River

Lincoln County, MO

O'fallon, MO

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. — An O'Fallon, Missouri, man died after being struck head-on by another driver while traveling eastbound on Route C in Lincoln County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash happened at about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday on Route C, west of Route OO, in Monroe Township.

O'Fallon, Missouri, man dies in head-on Lincoln County crash

Iowa State

ST. LOUIS — Looking for a cheap ride out of town? Megabus is partnering with Burlington Trailways to expand its daily trips in and out of St. Louis starting later this month. The low-cost, double-decker bus transportation service offers affordable city-to-city travel across North America, with some bus fares...

Megabus will soon offer daily trips from St. Louis to these cities

ST. LOUIS — When St. Louis’ Black population called for another “colored paper” to serve St. Louis 85 years ago, the city’s most prominent lawyers, teachers and businessmen stepped up to offer their support and pocket-books. Until then, the St. Louis Argus, founded in 1912,...

Launching The St. Louis American

Illinois State

Cahokia, IL

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill — A Walmart store in the Metro East is scheduled to close, according to signage posted Tuesday. Walmart at 1511 Camp Jackson Road in Cahokia is slated to close its doors on April 21. A spokesperson told 5 On Your Side there were a variety of...

This Metro East Walmart is closing next month

ST. LOUIS — Janae Edmondson, the 17-year-old victim of a car crash in February that resulted in the loss of her legs, has been moved to rehab Thursday, according to an update on the Edmondson family GoFundMe page. Marilyn Edmondson, Janae’s mother, said in the update:. “We are...

Janae Edmondson moved to rehab after losing her legs in crash

Ferguson, MO

FERGUSON, Mo. — The Ferguson City Council selected longtime St. Louis County Lieutenant Troy Doyle to lead the city’s police department. On Thursday, Doyle sat down with 5 On Your Side to discuss his journey and plans for public safety in Ferguson. Doyle has served in St. Louis...

'It's a blessing': A sit-down with incoming Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Two lanes of eastbound Interstate 44 over the Meramec River were closed Tuesday night into Wednesday so crews could conduct an emergency joint repair. According to a MoDOT press release, the repairs were on the lanes of the Meramec River Bridge between Williams Road...

MoDOT closes 2 eastbound lanes of I-44 over Meramec River for emergency repairs overnight

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis CITY SC, Gateway Region YMCA and Together Credit Union are partnering to introduce a program to provide youth with an opportunity to play soccer. "Soccer for Our CITY," part of CITY SC's CITY Futures platform, will provide eligible youth the opportunity to participate in the YMCA's soccer program at a reduced cost, according to a press release.

St. Louis CITY SC announces partnership to offer youth soccer programs at reduced cost

ST. LOUIS — 100 years and 11 months. That's how long Julie Colombo has lived in Dogtown. But for the first time, she's been able to do something she's never done before. She is this year's Grand Marshal for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade sponsored by...

100-year-old long-time Dogtown resident picked as parade's Grand Marshal

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'They just came charging at me': 13-year-old arrested after carjacking St. Louis pastor at gunpoint

ST. LOUIS — A pastor was carjacked at his church in south St. Louis. Police told 5 On Your Side two teenagers pointed a gun in...

'They just came charging at me': 13-year-old arrested after carjacking St. Louis pastor at gunpoint

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