Crime News

A St. Louis man working as a tax preparer was sentenced Friday for failing to pay federal income taxes and stealing tax refunds from his clients, US Attorney Richard Callahan said.

An 18-year-old North St. Louis man has been charged with the murder of an Illinois woman.

A convicted sex offender who fled northwest Missouri 33 years ago has been arrested in a small town in Oklahoma.

An Alton police officer claims he shot and killed a pit bull to save his own life, now the dog's owner is in jail.