Missouri mom decapitates 6-year-old son and dog, placed horrifying 911 call: Police
A Kansas City, Missouri, mom decapitated her six-year-old son and a dog, according to police.
Watch: Firefighters rescue teens from frozen lake
A training session on water rescues turned real for firefighters in suburban St. Louis when the crews sprang into action to save two teenagers.
Sex charges dropped after former Missouri teacher marries student
Baylee A. Turner, 26, was charged in February 2019 with having sexual contact with a male student while she was in her first year of teaching English at Sarcoxie High School.
Hero cop keeping kids warm in 6-degree temperature saves man from house fire
Capt. Jennifer Jones was in the area allowing children to sit in her patrol vehicle to stay warm while waiting on the school bus when she saw the flames erupting.
Woman accused of killing boyfriend with sword on Christmas Eve
Police said they found the suspect standing outside her boyfriend’s home Friday night, covered in blood.
Mom accused of stealing daughter's identity, collecting financial aid pleads guilty
A Missouri mother has pleaded guilty to a social security fraud scheme that investigators said involved stealing her daughter’s identity to enroll in college and collect financial aid.
'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.
Missouri town is center of nation's population, Census Bureau says
Some people might describe Hartville, Missouri, as being in the middle of nowhere, but the U.S. Census Bureau says it’s the closest town to the middle of the nation.
19 states sue to block Biden administration's COVID vaccine rule
Nineteen states are now suing to block President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
3 charged after missing Illinois woman found dismembered
Authorities say the 21-year-old Illinois woman had been stabbed and shot several times and her limbs had been removed from her body.
Man executed for killing 3 convenience store workers in 1994 robbery
Ernest Johnson was executed despite objections from racial justice activists, lawmakers and even the pope.
Sheriff: Man tries to sell catalytic converter on Facebook, forgets to hide 'large bag of meth'
A sheriff's office in Missouri posted a helpful reminder for those trying to sell items online: make sure your drugs aren't visible in your photos.
St. Louis couple who waved guns at BLM protesters face law license suspension
A Missouri official asked the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who waved guns at protesters in 2020.
Court asked to suspend gun-wielding Missouri couple's law license
A Missouri official is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of a St. Louis couple who gained national attention last year when they waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their home.
Student under investigation for removing nearly 3,000 US flags from 9/11 display on college campus
Washington University is investigating a member of their student government, who was caught on camera removing 2,977 flags from a 9/11 display on campus and throwing them in trash bags. The student said he did it as a form of protest.
Missouri deploys ‘ambulance strike teams’ for hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 delta surge
Missouri deployed “ambulance strike teams” as hospitals statewide deal with an influx of COVID-19 patients ill with the delta variant.
Missouri governor pardons St. Louis couple who waved guns at BLM protesters
The Republican governor announced Tuesday that he pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in June.
Ex-police chief pleads guilty to assaulting father accused of trying to drown baby
The father walked into the police station and said he tried to drown his 6-month-old daughter in a pond. The police chief rushed into the icy water to rescue the unconscious baby and worked to revive her. He then went back to the police station, threw the handcuffed father to the ground, punched him in the face and told him, "You deserve to die."
Mask mandate returns to St. Louis, other areas in US amid COVID-19 surge
Cities and counties across the U.S. are reinstating mask requirements in hopes of curbing another deadly wave of the ongoing pandemic, and St. Louis is the latest.