Police also obtained 60 firearms across the city over the long weekend, which marks a 60% increase from last year and a 160% increase compared with a normal Thursday through Sunday.

Blair’s Law makes it a crime to fire a gun in a celebratory manner in any municipality in Missouri.

The daughter of victim Larry Patrick seeks damages of at least $25,000.

The ruling by a panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District may allow Mark McCloskey to regain possession of two firearms seized by the state after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in 2021.

The Animal Care and Control facility in Olivette had failed three previous state Department of Agriculture inspections and was operating without a license.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department fired Lafeal Lawshea in 2021 after Missouri suspended his law enforcement license following the filing of criminal charges.

“Belleville, SWIC and Metro East, all you who are here today, it would be my honor to serve you for another four years,” the two-term governor said on Friday.

If the weather cooperates, the 2-lane bridge will close at 9 p.m. Friday and reopen at 5 a.m. Monday.

More than 70,000 seniors have applied for the freeze, which applies only to the county’s portion of the real estate tax bill. Applications must be submitted by June 30.

As outdoor temperatures soar, a broken air conditioner is causing a crisis at Gateway Pet Guardians. The public is encouraged to adopt, foster or make a donation to help the shelter through this time.