Tabitha Bundrick Gets 27 Years to Life for Drugging, Killing Men

NEW YORK – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) Tabitha Bundrick – A New York woman who admitted to giving four men fentanyl-laced drugs and robbing them after they became unconscious, killing three of the victims, has been sentenced to 27 years... Read more

St. Louis County Plan Would Cut 28 Park Rangers

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis County could eliminate 28 park ranger positions under County Executive Sam Page’s proposed 2027 budget, reducing the county’s ranger operation from 34 budgeted positions to six as officials confront... Read more

Wednesday Is Missouri Voter Registration Deadline

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Oct. 7, 2026 (STL.News) Wednesday is the final day for eligible Missouri residents to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election, according to the Missouri Secretary of State‘s official 2026 election calendar. The state... Read more

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