ST. LOUIS, MO – October 21, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer is opposing a proposed reality television series involving the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), raising concerns about residents’ constitutional rights, privacy, criminal investigations, financial liability, and the authority of the city’s state-appointed police oversight board. The
Federal investigators say Quentin Hanks admitted to setting two massage parlors on fire after becoming angry over a sexual encounter. A woman’s body was recovered from one of the buildings. CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, IL – October 21, 2026 (STL.News) A 36-year-old St. Louis man is facing a federal arson charge after investigators
Federal prosecutors say a 24-year-old Kansas man threatened to shoot President Donald Trump and claimed to have mapped rooftops near the president’s campaign appearance. WICHITA, KS – October 21, 2026 (STL.News) Federal authorities have arrested and charged a 24-year-old Kansas man accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump, including
WALTHAM, MA – October 21, 2026 (STL.News) Ardelyx Inc. (NASDAQ: ARDX), a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company, is facing a federal securities class action lawsuit alleging that the company and certain executives misled investors about its commercial growth prospects, prescription reimbursement challenges, and projected revenue from two pharmaceutical products. The lawsuit follows
KISSIMMEE, FL – October 21, 2026 (STL.News) Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, marking a significant development in months of legal and political controversy surrounding the Central Florida official. The arrest
Missouri advocates call for greater awareness following seven arrests in Stone County as tougher state laws target the demand for commercial sex. STONE COUNTY, MO – October 21, 2026 (STL.News) Seven men face felony prostitution-related charges following an undercover law enforcement operation in southwest Missouri, drawing renewed attention to human
