Restoration House STL needs volunteers to help homeless youth

It was perfect weather for Cardinals Opening Day on Thursday, and it has been one to remember. There were big crowds and big surprises at the Ballpark.

A driver crashed his truck, with an attached trailer, into several parked cars in Tower Grove South, damaging them. The hit-and-run was caught on camera.

Baseball is not the only game in town this weekend. Soccer and football fans will keep Downtown St. Louis busy and raucous all weekend. Businesses say all the sports teams have been great for their bottom lines.

Emergency response crews prepared for potentially severe weather across the area.

Baseball traditions include a crowded downtown on opening day in St. Louis. This year was no exception.

Conflicting social media posts are causing some confusion about tax laws. In this week’s Legal Lens segment, Brown & Crouppen attorney Andrea McNairy looks at what the laws state when it comes to paying taxes and the penalties for failing to do so. 

Missouri Democrats argued Thursday that restrictive language barring the state from spending tax dollars on diversity and inclusion initiatives threatens to close charter schools, interrupt delivery of medical services and could even force the Capitol Building to go dark.

Fans filled up downtown St. Louis Thursday afternoon, enjoying the baseball season opening at home for the Cardinals.

Baseball is not the only game in town this weekend. Soccer and football fans will keep Downtown St. Louis busy and raucous all weekend. Businesses say all the sports teams have been great for their bottom lines.

Tim Lohmar is retiring; right in the middle of his current term. The top prosecutor in St. Charles County said Thursday would be his last day on the job. The sudden decision came via written statement, in which the county said it would not take questions.

Police are investigating a shooting in the 3500 block of Lafayette Avenue. A man was shot outside. His condition has not yet been shared by police.

This portion of Lafayette Avenue runs parallel to I-44 across from Compton Hill Reservoir Park. The shooting appears to have happened outside the Salus Center. Police have a portion of Lafayette Avenue blocked off with crime scene tape near the intersection with Grand Avenue.

Saint Louis University students and parents were alerted to the shooting, presumably because it is near campus.

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