St. Louis County Police said no one was injured in the Thursday evening blast.
The two stories were among the most read police stories on Mehlville-Oakville Patch in February 2013.
St.Louis County Circuit Court Judge Richard C. Bresnahan will give verdict on Monday.
Akins' attorney objected to admitting the confessions as evidence, saying his client asked for a lawyer before confessing.
He's challenging incumbent Ed Ryan for a director seat in the Mehlville Fire Protection District in the April election.
Sanimir Mustic is being held in St. Louis County jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond.
The accused man's brother reneged on a plea deal in which he would have testified against Oundre Akins in return for avoiding the possibility of the death penalty.
Patch will send questionnaires to candidates running in the April election for seats on the Mehlville Board of Education and Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors. What questions should we include?
Oundre Akins brother, Anthony Akins, already confessed to the crime in 2011.
Crestwood and Affton, Fenton, Lemay and Mehlville fire districts will join the Central County Emergency dispatch system July 1.
It's in relation to allegations against a lieutenant of racial profiling near a South County shopping center and Walmart, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
One St. Louis County Police Department officer helped push 16 cars off the road that were stuck in traffic.
Tyler Waters, 21, was on parole after pleading guilty to four counts each of theft and property damage in November 2010.
The 19 year old allegedly entered a Fenton business, stole a debit card from a work truck, unsuccessfully tried to use it at a nearby gas station and then returned the card to the truck.
This former Florissant man is on St. Louis County's Most Wanted list. To report a sighting of any of the following Most Wanted Fugitives, call 314-615-4692 or contact St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477 (TIPS).
Alexis Diani, 15, was reported missing from Oakville High School last week.
The Lemay man, who had crashed into a telephone pole, had four previous alcohol-related driving convictions.
Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report
St. Louis County Police said the man barricaded himself in the bathroom with the couple's 1-year-old child.
St. Louis County Police said Darnell Washington punched his son repeatedly.
Law enforcement and school district officials shared area crises plans at a Safe Schools Partnership meeting Thursday. Police-led training could be provided to teachers and administrators.
The two stories were among the most read police stories on Mehlville-Oakville Patch in January 2013.
Board Secretary Ed Ryan wants Michael Klund removed from the ballot, according to a report from Call newspapers.
St. Louis County Police and Mehlville Fire Protection District arrived at the house fire around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday evening.
Three others sprayed the two victims with pepper spray, beat and robbed them on Christmas Eve, St. Louis County Police said.
Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports.
The annual award will go to St. Louis County Police officers from both the Affton and the South County precincts.
The items had been stolen in recent burglaries, St. Louis County Police reported.
A roundup of odd, unusual and head-scratching crimes in the St. Louis area.
Here is the list of Most Wanted fugitives published by the St. Louis County Police Department.
The 2012 report represents the fourth year in a row of overall crime reduction, according to police data. See which crime categories decreased and which increased.
The man has one DWI charge carried over from 2012, and has pleaded guilty to four other alcohol-related charges.
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We've got information on the list of the St. Louis County Police Department's Most Wanted fugitives.
The man had been sentenced to four years in prison for repeatedly violating an order of protection involving the same woman, St. Louis County Police said.
The 15-year-old driver was issued tickets for reckless driving and second degree assault, in addition to leaving the scene of an accident.
The nursery owner, who is one of the workers paid less than minimum wage, said he was caught in cash crunch when he wasn't paid for another project.
Police said two men stole NFC championship and Big 12 championship rings among other items from the home.
St. Louis County Police said the man wrestled with officers who tried to arrest him at his home for unlawful use of a weapon.
The St. Louis County Police sent out a warning about the deadly hallucinogen after a West County parent said she believes her daughter may have been slipped N-Bomb at a New Year's Eve party and nearly overdosed.