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SLMPD investigates 4 weekend shootings
Two people are dead, and four others injured after multiple shootings across the City of St. Louis over the weekend.
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Thrown chair mistaken for gunfire at West County Mall: Officials
According to the department, the altercation—involving multiple individuals—lasted for only 18 seconds.
Fairview Heights Police Clarify MetroLink Incident Details
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Fairview Heights Police responded early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, to a report of a man armed with a rifle walking on MetroLink train tracks. At approximately 1:19 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2025, officers located the individual, who cooperated with authorities. Upon investigation, it was determined that the weapon in question was a Tippmann M4 Carbine paintball gun, not a rifle, and there was no threat to the public. The man was taken into custody on an active warrant. No charges were filed in connection with the incident. Fairview Heights Police Department addressed misinformation circulating online about the call, noting that some posts are based solely on initial dispatch information heard over scanners and may not reflect the final outcome. The department urged the public to rely on official information released directly by the police for accurate updates.
Deaths prompt state lawmakers to consider new hyperbaric oxygen therapy rules
A treatment once primarily confined to hospitals, the largely unregulated world of hyperbaric oxygen therapy has surged in popularity in alternative health spaces in recent years.
Human remains in tote bag cause fear in St. Louis neighborhood
Residents in a north St. Louis neighborhood are anxious after human remains were found inside a tote bag over the weekend.
St. Louis sheriff returns second firearm to McCloskeys
Belleville man guilty for starting fire at gas station
Prosecuting attorneys say Carlos Rodriguez set fire to a plastic air freshener that was mounted on the wall in the men’s bathroom.
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$10 Lotto Play Turns $1 Million Payday For Illinois Lottery Player
CHICAGO — An Illinois Lottery player has built the ultimate “rainy day fund” after a $10 Lotto play turned into a $1 million windfall. “I play the lottery once in a while when I have extra cash,” said the lucky winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous under the nickname Rainy Day Fund . “I hadn’t played in a while, but the jackpot was nearly $12 million, so after filling up my gas tank, I decided to buy $10 worth of Lotto tickets with the Extra Shot add-on.” That decision paid off. The Lotto ticket, purchased at the Citgo gas station at 8755 W. 79th Street in Justice, matched all six Lotto Million 1 numbers in the Thursday, July 10 drawing to win $1 million. The winner vividly recalled the moment they discovered their fortune, “I found out the next day at work that someone in Justice had won. That’s where I bought my ticket, so I scanned mine with the app. At first, I thought I had won $1,000. Then I scanned it again,
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U.S. Education Department boosts funds for HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The U.S. Education Department’s announcement came just days after the administration decided to gut and reprogram $350 million in discretionary funds that support minority-serving institutions over claims that these […]
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Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Yungblud team up for new song
After teaming up for their Ozzy Osbourne tribute at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are once again collaborating with Yungblud, this…
Amid backlash, JB Pritzker calls for leaders, especially Trump, to tone down rhetoric
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker again criticized Trump for not doing more to call for peace after Charlie Kirk’s murder, saying his death highlights growing anxiety in America over political violence.
Forest Park in St. Louis receives 2025 Landmark Award
Forest Park in St. Louis has been awarded the 2025 Landmark Award by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
The award celebrates the restoration efforts led by HOK, Forest Park Forever, and the City of St. Louis, that began in 2000.
The FTC’s Settlement With Aylo: This Isn’t Really About Fighting CSAM And Revenge Porn
This is part two of a two-part series about the recent settlement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Utah Consumer Protection Division (CPD), and Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub. The order (which has now been approved by a federal court) settled allegations that Aylo let child sex abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual intimate […]
Belleville Man Admits To Starting Fire At Lebanon Gas Station
EAST ST. LOUIS — A Belleville man has entered a guilty plea to setting a fire in a Lebanon gas station bathroom. Carlos A. Rodriguez, 33, admitted to one count of arson of real property used in interstate commerce in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis. The fire occurred on the evening of Sept. 10, 2018, at the CC Food Mart in Lebanon, IL. Rodriguez ignited a plastic air freshener mounted in the men’s restroom, then left the store. Approximately seven minutes later, customers and employees discovered smoke and an active fire. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Fire Research Laboratory conducted experiments using a replica of the restroom to confirm the fire’s origin and timing, ruling out other patrons who used the bathroom that evening. The blaze and firefighting efforts caused about $6,000 in damage. Rodriguez’s sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 7, 2026. Under federal law, arson of real property used in interstate commerce carrie
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