St. Louis City experienced a violent weekend with multiple murders and assaults. Five murders occurred within a short period, keeping homicide detectives busy.

The 70-mile transportation corridor along Interstate 70 in the St. Louis region is experiencing a surge in new construction, with over 24 million square feet of new industrial space added in the last five years.

Lying in a strategic location at the crossroads of several major transportation corridors in the central United States, St. Louis is easily accessible by road, rail, and river.