Mother Nature helps man snag 140-pound record-monster in Missouri lake
An Illinois man now holds the Missouri paddlefish state record, and he can thank Mother Nature for some of that title.
'Building a Better America': Biden touts benefits of infrastructure package in Kansas City
President Joe Biden is rebranding his bipartisan infrastructure package with the new slogan “Building a Better America.”
Bentley’s law: Grandma aims to make DUI offenders pay victims’ orphaned kids
“It’s a reminder to them to not do it again. Because I can tell you, this is one of the hardest things that anyone can ever go through. Any parent, this is the hardest and no parent should ever have to suffer that,” Cecilia Williams said.
5 children, left home alone, die in East St. Louis fire, officials say
Officials say five children all younger than 10 who were left home without an adult died in a fire at an apartment building in southwestern Illinois.
11-year-old girl finds parents dead in bed from COVID-19
Both parents had tested positive for COVID, and were quarantined in the basement of their home when they were found dead.
Funeral home van with body inside stolen from Missouri convenience store parking lot
A funeral home van with a woman’s body inside was stolen from a convenience store in St. Louis, Missouri. The driver went inside and had left the vehicle running, police said.
Missouri lawmaker charged with selling fake stem cell fluid, claiming it was treatment for COVID-19
Federal prosecutors allege Patricia Derges, who was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, knowingly sold fake stem cells marketed as a treatment for COVID-19, defrauding individuals for thousands of dollars.
‘She loved so fiercely’: Teen dies from COVID-19 after beating rare cancer 3 times
Aspen Deke battled COVID-19 for more than two months before passing away on Saturday.
Teacher of the Year: Former gang member becomes Missouri’s top educator
Darrion Cockrell joined a gang when he was 10 years old. Today, he’s keeping his students from going down a similar path.
St. Louis couple who waved weapons at protesters seeks prosecutor's removal
A grand jury earlier this month indicted Mark McCloskey, 63, and Patricia McCloskey, 61, on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence.
Man accused of stealing cellphone from dying woman who collapsed while jogging
Police said the man saw the 64-year-old woman who had collapsed while jogging on the sidewalk. But instead of helping her, investigators say he stole her cellphone and left her to die.
St. Louis couple indicted for waving guns at protesters
A grand jury has indicted the St. Louis couple who displayed guns while hundreds of racial injustice protesters marched on their private street.
Missouri governor and wife test positive for COVID-19
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus. His office confirmed the positive test Wednesday.
Protest leader Cori Bush ousts 20-year US Rep. Lacy Clay in Missouri
Bush, a onetime homeless woman, led protests following a white officer’s fatal shooting of a Black teen in Ferguson.
Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown's death
St. Louis County's top prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a dramatic decision that could reopen old wounds amid a renewed and intense national conversation about racial injustice and the police treatment of minorities.
Out-of-work mom gifts lottery winnings to officer shot in the line of duty because of daughter
A single Kansas City, Mo. mother who lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic decided to gift her $100 lottery winnings to a police officer shot in the line of duty because of the selflessness of her 12-year-old daughter.
White House decries gun charges for St. Louis couple
President Donald Trump believes St. Louis’ top prosecutor committed an “egregious abuse of power” in charging a couple who displayed guns during a protest outside their mansion.
St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest
St. Louis’ top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.
Trump may intervene in case of St. Louis couple wielding guns at protesters, Missouri governor says
The governor of Missouri says President Trump has promised to "do everything he could within his powers" to shield a St. Louis couple who wielded guns at protesters in their gated community from prosecution, even as an attorney for the client says charges are imminent.
82 infected at Missouri summer camp as COVID-19 cases surge across US
An overnight summer camp in rural southwestern Missouri has seen scores of campers, counselors and staff infected with the novel coronavirus.