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 continuing financial pressures. The proposed reduction would eliminate approximately 82% of the park ranger positions included in the current staffing structure. St. Louis County operates 72 parks, making the proposed ranger reduction one of the most significant changes facing the Department of Parks and Recreation under Page’s spending plan. The ranger cuts are part of a proposal to eliminate

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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 private capital and a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion. Known as Arsenal-2, the planned facility at Tradepoint Atlantic will cover about 187 acres and include more than 2 million square feet of manufacturing space. Anduril describes the project as a “software-defined shipyard” designed to manufacture critical components and eventually larger assemblies for the Navy’s Virginia-class

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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 are each charged with first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sodomy, according to court records cited by First Alert 4. Baltodano Lopez also faces charges of rape, first-degree kidnapping, resisting arrest, and possession of a controlled substance. The charges are allegations. Both defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. Girl allegedly pulled into house According

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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 that began with a single misdemeanor civil-rights charge and later expanded to include five felony counts. Montgomery appeared for an evidentiary hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Bodenhausen in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The federal court’s official daily docket lists the proceeding in United States v. Alfred Montgomery, Case No. 4:25-cr-00448-CMS-JMB, at

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Albus & Boyce: Cops, Prosecutors and Justice

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) The criminal justice system is often described through its institutions — police departments, prosecutors’ offices, federal agencies, and courts. But institutions do not investigate crimes, interview witnesses, prepare cases or stand before juries. People do. Two men whose careers offer an unusual look at those different sides of justice are Thomas C. “Tom” Albus, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, and veteran federal prosecutor Donald S. “Don” Boyce. Between them, Albus and Boyce have accumulated decades of experience in law enforcement, prosecution, government, and the courts. Boyce brings

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Overseas Markets Rise on October 6, 2026

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday as investors carried momentum from Wall Street’s technology-led rally into Asian and European trading, while crude oil prices retreated below $100 a barrel and U.S. Treasury yields eased from multidecade highs. Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed more than 1% and finished above 70,000, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1%, and Australia’s benchmark advanced. South Korea was the principal exception among major Asian markets, falling as semiconductor heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK hynix declined. European equities were also broadly higher Tuesday morning, with the pan-European STOXX

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Nasdaq Hits Record as Tech Leads Wall Street Higher

NEW YORK – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) U.S. stocks finished higher Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite closing at a record as gains in major technology companies helped Wall Street advance despite another increase in Treasury yields. Preliminary closing data reported by Reuters showed the S&P 500 rising 0.67% to 7,774.22, the Nasdaq Composite gaining 1.06% to 27,480.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advancing 0.18% to 51,274.32. The Nasdaq’s previous record closing high was set Sept. 22, according to Reuters. The Associated Press independently reported the same overall market direction, rounding Monday’s gains to 0.7% for the S&P 500,

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Colombo’s Cafe & Tavern – St. Louis, MO

Colombo’s Cafe & Tavern, 6487 Manchester Road, St. Louis, MO, has been serving the community since 1951. ST. LOUIS, MO (StLouisRestaurantReview) Colombo’s Cafe & Tavern is a neighborhood restaurant and tavern located along Manchester Road in St. Louis, offering a casual place for food, drinks and conversation in one of the city’s established commercial corridors. Rather than positioning itself as a formal dining destination, Colombo’s fits naturally into the traditional neighborhood-tavern category — a place where customers can stop for a meal, meet friends for drinks, or settle in for an easygoing evening. For people searching for locally operated

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Hundreds of French Schools Hit by Violent Unrest

PARIS, France – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) French Schools – Hundreds of high schools across France were disrupted Monday as a nationwide student protest movement over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school conditions continued, while serious violence surrounding some demonstrations resulted in fires, vandalism, clashes with police and thousands of people being taken into police custody. French Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 589 high schools experienced disruptions Monday, down from 735 on Friday. The figure does not mean that all 589 schools were completely closed. It includes schools experiencing protests, blockades, closures or other disruptions, with some

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Woman Charged in Murder of 7-Year-Old Chicago Girl

CHICAGO, IL – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) A 48-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with first-degree murder after authorities say a 7-year-old girl was stabbed multiple times in the back while walking along a busy commercial stretch of Chicago’s South Side Saturday morning. Chicago police identified the defendant as Shavon Gayden, 48, who faces one felony count of first-degree murder. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon, according to the Associated Press, WTTW and FOX 32 Chicago. Some television reports and members of the child’s family have referred to her as

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