ST. LOUIS — A 64-year-old man was charged Wednesday for fatally stabbing a woman in the Central West End.
- From staff reports
Jimmy Carranco, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Blaine Taberes, 68, on Jan 14, 2021, at the 6500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue.Â
- Kim Bell | Post-Dispatch
Vito Crowder can apply for parole after 20 years.
- Hannah Wyman | Post-Dispatch
In surveillance footage from around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, a man in a blue shirt can be seen kicking in one of the store’s windows, entering the store and taking two bicycles.
- Kurt Erickson | Post-Dispatch
The Missouri Department of Corrections will buy the cameras for employees of the Division of Probation and Parole who arrest people on probation for violations.
- Katie Kull | Post-Dispatch
The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Those wanting to speak can sign up starting at 3:30 p.m.Â
- Justin Diep | Post-Dispatch
The woman is accused of stealing 197 beauty products from The Cosmetics Company Store, valued at $14,748.Â
George Pace, 63, of Ladue, was charged in November 2024 with using the nonprofit circus’s credit account to charge thousands of dollars in personal expenses.
Officers were called around 2:10 a.m. to the 4400 block of Marcus Avenue near Carter Avenue in the city's Penrose neighborhood.
The man's partial remains were found near Green Park Road and Union Road in South ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ County on Nov. 27, 2021.Â
"I've wanted to be a ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ City policeman since I can remember," Michael Mendez said in an interview. "It's always been a dream job of mine."
Court records say Harris' white Nissan Altima was going 68 miles per hour immediately before the crash. On impact, he was going 40 miles per hour, the records say.
Officers found the boy, estimated to be less than a month old, sleeping in an orange-and-white onesie and appeared to be in good health.
Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation call around 7:50 p.m. near the 5600 block of Lotus Avenue, where they found the boy with a gunshot wound in his lower leg.
The 17-year-olds told police that they were walking in an alley on the 4200 block of East Lee Avenue when they saw two unknown masked men.Â
The ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Fire Department said the fire broke out about 2 a.m. in the 1900 block of President Street.
Police responded to the stabbing in the 4300 block of Forest Park Avenue at around 9:45 p.m.Â
A 36-year-old Villa Ridge man died in a crash in Eureka.
ST. LOUIS — A man died Wednesday morning in a shooting in the Walnut Park East neighborhood.Â
BELLEVILLE — A man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting last month at a Cahokia Heights convenience store.
EAST ST. LOUIS — Illinois State Police are investigating after they found a man dead with gunshot wounds in East ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Saturday night.
The rulings come a week after a ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Circuit judge sided with the city in an ongoing budget fight with its state-appointed police board.Â
MADISON COUNTY — A person died in a crash Tuesday just south of Marine.Â
Patricia Jones is accused of fatally shooting Domonick Tuwaun Owens on Sunday during an argument, according to a probable cause statement.Â
The details of the agreement are confidential, according to an attorney.
Police found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds about 8 a.m. Monday.
Mallory told police that he applied for a promotion and was angry that his coworker was promoted instead, court records say.
Authorities, for a third time in about as many months, have charged a man with sexually abusing a child in a store.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Lemay on Saturday.Â
A Florissant man was charged with first-degree murder Monday in connection with an April shooting near O'Fallon Park.Â
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Navy captain and UMSL alum Dr. Kyle Dohm will begin a two-year NASA aerospace optometry fellowship researching SANS to help protect astronauts’ vision in space.
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Manchester invites residents, business owners, and stakeholders to a June 17, 2026 workshop at Schroeder Park to share input on the city’s Comprehensive Plan update.
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UMSL alum Martin Kardos, now a managing director at CSI Leasing, shares tips on where to stay, what to see and how to enjoy outdoor life in Bratislava.
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Manchester police locked down Parkway Southwest Middle School campus after a report of an armed person in nearby woods and later lifted it after an extensive search.
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