Former NORAD Chief Warns War Could Reach St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) A former commander responsible for defending North America is warning that the United States can no longer assume a major war will remain safely overseas — a changing security reality with direct... Read more

Inside Anduril’s $3.7B Arsenal-2 Shipyard

SPARROWS POINT, MD – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Defense technology company Anduril Industries is preparing to transform part of the historic Sparrows Point industrial complex outside Baltimore into a massive submarine manufacturing center backed by at least $3.7 billion in... Read more

Washington County Case Tests Trump Immigration Policy

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) The arrests of two men accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a juvenile girl in Washington County have brought one of the nation’s most contentious policy debates directly into a Missouri criminal... Read more

Oscar Lopez Charged in Washington County Teen Case

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Oscar Baltodano Lopez (Oscar Lopez) faces six criminal charges in Washington County after investigators allege he grabbed a juvenile girl while she was walking, covered her mouth, forced her into a house,... Read more

2 Men Charged in Washington County Teen Assault

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Two men face felony charges in Washington County after authorities allege a juvenile girl was grabbed while walking, forced into a house, and sexually assaulted. Oscar Baltodano Lopez and Benjamin Santez Lopez... Read more

Suspected Plague Case: Trump Offers Russia U.S. Help

WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump says the United States is prepared to help Russia as American and international health officials seek more information about the unexplained death of a laboratory worker at a plague research... Read more

Kansas City’s Momentum Renews St. Louis Questions

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) More than three months after STL.News examined why Kansas City appeared to be gaining urban momentum while St. Louis continued confronting population loss, vacant properties, and aging infrastructure, the comparison between Missouri’s... Read more

Missouri Amendments 7 and 8 Explained

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Missouri voters heading to the polls Nov. 3 will decide two constitutional amendments that could have consequences extending far beyond a single election cycle. Amendment 7 proposes an unusual long-term approach to... Read more

Ex-St. Louis Sheriff Nears Year in Federal Custody

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Former St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery returned to federal court Tuesday, just eight days before the first anniversary of his detention, as his attorneys continued fighting over evidence in a criminal case... Read more

Trump Announces $6.6B Submarine Production Push

SPARROWS POINT, MD – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump on Tuesday promoted a major expansion of the U.S. submarine industrial base as defense technology company Anduril Industries unveiled plans to invest $3.7 billion in a new Maryland manufacturing... Read more