Violence on the streets is plaguing many cities beside St. Louis News accounts of shootings in Chicago, Philadelphia and other metropolitan areas are distressingly frequent.

A national study shows Black Missourians face the highest homicide risk in the U.S. Advocates say the fight begins at home.

Gunmen mistook off-duty officer Demond Taylor's as a rival gang member in 2008, police said. An arrest was made this week ...

Smaller cities like St. Louis, Detroit, and New Orleans have suffered from even higher rates of homicide per capita. St. Louis recorded nearly 60 homicides per 100,000 people last year. The national ...