Three Shot in North St. Louis County, Seek Help at Culver’s

FLORISSANT, MO – October 8, 2026 (STL.News) Three people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening in north St. Louis County before traveling to a Culver’s restaurant in Florissant to seek help, according to local television reporting and information attributed... Read more

Former Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Sales

ARNOLD, PA – October 8, 2026 (STL.News) A former Pennsylvania police chief has pleaded guilty to five criminal charges involving cocaine sales and the theft of a firearm from his former police department’s evidence room, bringing a significant development in... Read more

Icelandair to Launch Nonstop St. Louis Flights in 2027

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 8, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis Lambert International Airport is expanding its international flight network, announcing that Icelandair will launch seasonal nonstop service between St. Louis and Iceland beginning May 14, 2027, giving travelers another transatlantic... Read more

Hyatt Centric Hotel to Open Oct. 15 in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) A historic downtown St. Louis hotel is preparing to reopen October 15 under the Hyatt Centric brand, bringing a $4 million renovation, updated accommodations, and renewed commercial activity to Washington Avenue. The... Read more

France Suspends Stun Grenades Amid Student Protests

PARIS, France – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) France temporarily suspended the use of police stun grenades during high school demonstrations Wednesday after a 15-year-old boy lost a hand during a confrontation with riot police, as nationwide protests over deteriorating school... Read more

Does America Need a Medicare Fraud Audit Agency?

WASHINGTON, DC – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) America – Medicare – Federal investigators are catching health care fraudsters, recovering billions of dollars, removing questionable providers from federal programs, and increasingly using sophisticated data analytics to identify suspicious medical billing. Those... Read more

Houston Doctor Charged in $30M COVID Fraud Scheme

HOUSTON, TX – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) Houston – Fraud Scheme – A Houston physician has been arrested and indicted on federal charges alleging he participated in a scheme that billed approximately $30 million to a federal COVID-19 reimbursement program... Read more

Dell Says Trump Accounts Can Build a Better Future

WASHINGTON, DC – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) Dell Technologies founder and CEO Michael Dell says Trump Accounts could give millions of American children something many have never had: an investment of their own and an early chance to learn how... Read more

Police Seek Other Victims in Lindbergh Teacher Case

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis County Police are asking other potential victims to come forward as investigators continue examining allegations against former Lindbergh School District teacher and coach James Wilder III, who was charged... Read more

U.S. Seizes $2.8M in Cuba-Bound Fuel Shipments

MIAMI, FL – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) Federal authorities have intercepted 90 shipments containing more than 600,000 gallons of biodiesel that investigators say were being exported from the United States to a sanctioned Cuban fuel company, in an enforcement action... Read more