St. Louis is being called America’s murder capital after a recent spike in gun violence, making the city the site of more killings per capita than any other major U.S. city. The 188 killings last year ...

ST. LOUIS – For the third straight year, St. Louis adults have ranked gun violence as the most important health issue in the region, according to a recent survey conducted by WashU (iHeard). The ...

ST. LOUIS — A south St. Louis photo series exhibit called "How Many Daughters, How Many Sons" features 13 families on Chippewa Street. Every single picture captures the pain from gun violence in all ...

At the national level, June is already recognized as gun violence awareness month, but after a declaration from the St. Louis County board of commissioners, the county will recognize it too. LaVenda ...

Marsha Guy lights a candle for St. Louis homicide victims during a prayer vigil against gun violence at the Lane Tabernacle C.M.E. church in St. Louis on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Guy also lit three ...

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis jury found a man guilty in the robbery and deadly shooting of 14-year-old Kathon Moore in 2021 in the city's Central West End. According to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's ...

The summer of 2019 saw an alarming number of child deaths by gun violence in St. Louis. This statistic sparked the interest of filmmaker Ben Scholle, who sought to take a closer look at local efforts ...

It wasn't easy to pick herself up after her son, Aaron Prayer, was shot and killed on June 4, 2018, but Skyla Pawnell managed to claw and scratch herself forward. And she has been on a mission to get ...