Welcome to Adventure Camp!

Variety The Children’s Charity offers this 6-week day camp for children and teens with disabilities to make new friends, learn independence, and participate in fun, engaging activities throughout the St. Louis area.new friends, learn independence, and participate in fun, engaging activities throughout the St. Louis area. On July 19th, the group went over to the AMC Theater in Chesterfield to catch a movie.

Learn more about Adventure Camp at varietystl.org.

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A bridge connecting a vacant parking garage to the old Famous Barr building was taken down in Downtown St. Louis Saturday. Police say burglars used the bridge to loot the building. The unhoused use it to find shelter.

The old Famous Barr building was once a grand department store. It is slowly being stripped of metal and copper wiring. The City's Problem Properties Unit is pushing owners to step up preservation efforts.

St. Louis City Police are investigating a homicide in the Greater Ville Neighborhood. A man was shot in the neck and abdomen on Sullivan Avenue near Vandeventer in north St. Louis. The man later died at the hospital.

Police have not released any information on any possible suspects.

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was fatally shot in Breckenridge Hills.

Investigators say Chuckie White, 54, of St. Ann, died in the shooting. He was found deceased in the parking lot of a business along St. Charles Rock Road.

Nearly two weeks removed from tragedy, the family of a Hermann police officer shot in the line of duty is thanking the public for "continued love and support" in his road to recovery.

Investigators say Mason Griffith and Adam Sullentrup were at Casey’s gas station in Hermann on March 12 when they tried to take Kenneth Simpson into custody on outstanding warrants. Both officers were shot. Griffith died in the shooting, and Sullentrup is recovering from critical injuries.

On Saturday, the Hermann Police Department released this statement on behalf of Sulentrup's family:

"The Sullentrup Family would like to thank everyone far and wide for their continued love and support as Adam recovers.

We would especially like to thank the Casey’s employees, other bystanders, Hermann Fire & EMS, Hermann Hospital and Air Evac Helicopter crew for the quick and initial actions that saved Adam’s life. We are also thankful for the doctors, nurses and other team members at Mercy Hospital STL for the excellent care being provided to Adam and our entire family.

The Law Enforcement support from the Hermann Police Department, Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office and nearly every police agency in and around St. Louis County has been incredible.

Adam continues to improve each day. He remains in the Intensive Care Unit but he has recently been upgraded to “stable” condition.

It will be a long road to complete recovery but we are confident with continued patience, love, excellent medical care and the grace of God, he will continue on the path to a full and complete recovery.

Sullentrup worked in New Haven several years prior to joining the Hermann Police Department in December 2022.

A memorial and recovery fund has been arranged for both officers. For more information, click here.

Saturday Forecast.

Volunteers were hard at work Saturday cleaning an important section of St. Charles.

Police have arrested a man accused of throwing rocks at cars from a bridge onto a St. Louis highway.

Hundreds of people climbed the steps at Metropolitan Square for a great cause Saturday. The event was put on by the American Lung Association. 

Staff and volunteers will be picking up trash throughout St. Charles this weekend. Last year, public works department staff and volunteers removed over 4,000 pounds of trash from city streams and creeks.

The teacher killed during the CVPA school shooting will be recognized this afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery. Jean Kuczka died protecting her students. She will be honored with a posthumous single act of heroism award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

Hundreds of people are expected to climb the steps at the Metropolitan Square building Saturday morning. The Fight for Air event is organized by the American Lung Association. This is happening for the first time since the COVID lockdowns, hundreds of climbers of all fitness levels are going to take part in this today.

The event starts at 8 a.m. and it aims to raise awareness and research funding for lung disease. Climbers will get to enjoy one-of-a-kind views and a day of fun and challenge.

The Lung Association says more than 857,000 people in Missouri suffer from lung disease. Funds raised from the event will support the Lung Association's efforts to improve lung health right here in Missouri through research, education, and advocacy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a new report that shows teenage girls across the country are experiencing a mental health crisis.