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Couple Convicted in $13M Federal Fraud Scheme

Jael Watts of New Jersey and Luis Pino-Copete have been convicted. UTICA, NY – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) A federal jury has convicted a New Jersey woman and her Colombian husband in a sprawling, multiyear fraud scheme that prosecutors say targeted government programs intended to transport elderly and disabled Americans and assist people experiencing homelessness. Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, New Jersey, and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogotá, Colombia, were convicted following a multi-week trial in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. The jury found the defendants guilty on every charge contained in a third

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Fentanyl WMD Order Changes U.S. Fight With China

WASHINGTON, DC – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump‘s designation of illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction is more than a change in terminology. It places the fentanyl crisis deeper inside the United States’ national-security apparatus and could significantly alter how Washington confronts Chinese chemical suppliers, Mexican drug cartels, international financial networks and countries that serve as links in the global synthetic-drug supply chain. Trump signed Executive Order 14367 on Dec. 15, 2025, declaring illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals to be weapons of mass destruction, or WMDs. The order

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SLDC Races Clock on Millions in Federal Relief Funds

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis Development Corporation President and CEO Stephen Westbrooks is entering the final months of a federal spending race as the city works to convert millions of dollars in previously committed American Rescue Plan Act funding into completed projects and expenditures before a year-end deadline. The challenge is substantial, although determining exactly how much remains for SLDC to spend today is more complicated than simply subtracting expenditures from the original federal awards. The City of St. Louis’ latest publicly available American Rescue Plan Act expenditure database reports spending only through

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Terrance McKinnies Admits to Shooting Two in Fentanyl Deal

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) Terrance McKinnies – A Pine Lawn man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal firearm charge stemming from a fentanyl transaction in St. Louis that erupted in gunfire and left two men wounded. Terrance McKinnies, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri. Federal court records identify the prosecution as United States v. Terrance McKinnies, Case No. 4:25-cr-00047-MAL, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The federal

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California Man Charged in $300M China AI Chip Scheme

LOS ANGELES, CA – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) California – Federal authorities have arrested a California technology company owner accused of participating in an international scheme to illegally send more than $300 million in export-controlled high-end computer servers to China, allegedly using false documents, third-country shipping routes and staged dummy servers to conceal the equipment’s true destination. Greg Lui, 38, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, of San Gabriel, California, was arrested Oct. 1 following a three-count federal indictment returned Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Lui owns Earthmade Computer Inc., a closely held corporation

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No Charges in Fatal St. Louis Police Shooting

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges against the police officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Emeshyon Wilkins in 2024, concluding that prosecutors could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer’s decision to use deadly force was objectively unreasonable. The decision resolves the criminal review of the shooting, but it does not end scrutiny of what happened. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said Friday that its Internal Affairs Division will now conduct an administrative review to determine whether it followed departmental policies and procedures. Civil

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Stock Market Rallies on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026

NEW YORK – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) Stock Market – U.S. stocks rallied Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite leading Wall Street higher after a surprisingly weak September employment report substantially reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again at its October meeting. The rally gave investors an upbeat finish to a volatile week marked by surging Treasury yields, elevated energy prices, persistent inflation concerns, and uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s next move. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Friday to close at 7,722.72, according to finalized market data reported by The Associated Press. The Dow Jones Industrial

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Why Mayor Spencer Walked Out of Police Meeting

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer‘s decision to walk out of a Board of Police Commissioners community meeting Wednesday night appears more complicated than the brief image of a mayor leaving a public meeting might initially suggest. A closer look at available reporting indicates Spencer did not leave while residents were lined up to question her, nor is there evidence she left to avoid answering questions from members of the public. Instead, the available accounts indicate that the formal public participation had essentially run its course when an employee of the

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Cops and Cold Beer: St. Louis Police Bar Stories

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) Cops and Cold Beer – St. Louis has always been a city of neighborhood taverns, breweries, and people who work hours that don’t necessarily end at 5 p.m. Police officers have been part of that culture. Over the years, certain St. Louis taverns became particularly well known as gathering places for off-duty and retired officers. They weren’t official police clubs, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department didn’t operate them. They were neighborhood bars open to the public. But some developed unmistakable reputations as places cops gathered after their shifts.

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Anthony “TT” Jordan Case: Inside Nine Killings

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) Anthony “TT” Jordan Case – The federal prosecution of Anthony “TT” Jordan began publicly in August 2015 with charges connected to three St. Louis deaths. Nearly a decade later, a federal jury convicted Jordan in a dramatically expanded case involving a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy, nine deaths and a separate nonfatal shooting. The prosecution grew into an unusually complex federal criminal case involving a large cocaine distribution network, allegations of violence used to protect that organization, retaliatory killings, dozens of defendants and years of pretrial litigation. For a period, it was also

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