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Amid a weeklong heat wave, St. Louis celebrated PrideFest with a downtown Pride parade marking 46 years and the Stonewall anniversary, featuring floats, bands, and thousands of attendees. The event emphasized LGBTQ resilience and community in the face of federal policy rollbacks and local security concerns, with City leaders praising turnout and organizers highlighting inclusivity and joy.
Six years after the 2020 viral St. Louis confrontation, Mark and Patricia McCloskey pled guilty to misdemeanors in 2021, received a pardon from Gov. Mike Parson, and later had their convictions expunged, with their AR-15 finally returned in 2025 after a long legal fight. The episode has persisted as a touchstone in debates over self-defense, private property rights, and prosecutorial power, while the couple’s public profile and conservative advocacy have kept them in the national conversation.
In a St. Louis Starbucks, two employees fought off armed robbers and helped subdue them during a December 2023 incident, but weeks later were fired for allegedly not complying with company policy, triggering backlash over safety and corporate guidelines.
New footage shows a Starbucks employee in St. Louis and a coworker fighting off two robbers during a December 2023 incident; the gun was revealed to be fake, one robber escaped while the other was restrained until police arrived. The workers were fired, and Michael Harris is suing for wrongful termination as the robbers have since been convicted, while Starbucks emphasizes de-escalation in its safety training.
A roughly 30-foot hole opened under I-44 in downtown St. Louis after a 20-inch water main failed, prompting at least a week of closures and detours as officials reinforce the bridge columns and stabilize the sinkhole. The incident underscores decades of deferred maintenance on aging pipes, with the city pursuing a large rate hike to fund replacements, while questions about who will pay for repairs remain unresolved; authorities say the structure is currently sound and emphasize safety during the repair process.
Downtown St. Louis is seeing closures of eastbound I-70 and I-44 after a 20-inch water main break caused a 30-foot-diameter, 15-foot-deep cave under Broadway and Biddle near the Dome at America's Center. Crews are shutting valves to isolate the break; water continues to flow and traffic is being rerouted via the Poplar Street Bridge. The site is more challenging than expected, with some customers potentially losing service as repairs continue.
Bosnia’s pursuit of a World Cup berth is fueling a home-away-from-home atmosphere in the American Midwest, with St. Louis emerging as a hub for Bosnian supporters ahead of the World Cup qualifying playoff against Italy.
The Storm Prediction Center raised the St. Louis region to a level 4 of 5 (moderate risk) for severe weather on Monday, with damaging winds, large hail and potential strong tornadoes expected between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. as storms race from west to east from mid-Missouri; Rolla is in the moderate risk area while Quincy sits at a 3 of 5 risk. Several districts announced early dismissals or canceled after-school activities, the St. Louis Zoo will close at 2 p.m., and some meetings and city operations have been rescheduled or adjusted.
A St. Louis mother is demanding accountability after her 17-year-old son, Emeshyon Wilkins, was fatally shot in the back by a police officer during a June 2024 stop; body-camera video released this week contradicts authorities' initial claim that the teen pointed a gun, showing him running away. A disassembled gun found in his pocket raised questions, and the officer declined to answer most questions during a deposition as investigators reassess the case. The department acknowledged earlier information was inconsistent and updated its information-sharing protocols, while the Circuit Attorney’s Office reviews possible charges; the family had to sue to obtain the video.
New body-worn video released by the family of Emeshyon Wilkins shows a St. Louis officer fatally shooting the 17-year-old in the back after a brief chase; an independent analysis contends the pursuit violated department policy and that the officer did not identify himself or warn of a gun, contradicting FIU statements. The family has filed a lawsuit seeking damages, and the police department has not commented due to pending litigation.
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen is set to be beatified on Sept. 24, 2026, in St. Louis, with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presiding; after heroic virtue was recognized in 2012 and a miracle attributed to his intercession was approved in 2019, he will gain the title Blessed. He was renowned for his dynamic preaching on radio and television, taught at the Catholic University of America, and served as Bishop of Rochester before his death in 1979.
The Vatican announced that Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified Sept. 24 in St. Louis, with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presiding at The Dome at America’s Center (2 p.m. CT). After a post-2019 delay, the process has been approved, with Peoria Diocese planning supporting events to mark the occasion and celebrate Sheen’s legacy as a pioneering evangelist and broadcaster.
The St. Louis Blues defeated the Washington Capitals 3-0 in St. Louis. Jimmy Snuggerud opened the scoring, Otto Stenberg added a late third-period goal, and Jordan Kyrou iced the win with an empty-netter as the Capitals struggled to generate offense and were outplayed throughout.
In 2016, Jocelyn Peters, a pregnant St. Louis teacher, was killed in her apartment. Investigators linked the crime to a murder-for-hire plot involving her partner Cornelius Green and associate Phillip Cutler, including a makeshift potato silencer, a money package, and digital traces from phones and location data placing Cutler at Peters’ address the night of the murder. Surveillance also showed Green’s car nearby. After years of investigation, Green pled guilty in 2024 to murder and conspiracy, while Cutler was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms. Peters’ family finally saw justice and sought closure.
Boeing is relocating its Defense, Space & Security HQ from Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia to St. Louis, while the global HQ stays in Arlington; the move aims to keep leaders close to a major engineering and manufacturing workforce, with about 18,000 Boeing employees in the St. Louis region, and follows ongoing multi‑year investments in advanced production facilities. The division will continue to have a Virginia presence, and daily operations are not expected to change.