Online video shows girl, 12, fatally shooting cousin, 14, before killing herself

Police in St. Louis are investigating the shooting deaths of two young cousins that was livestreamed in what the family believes to have been a “freak accident.”

Ex-mailman admits to stealing nearly $40K worth of sports cards

Four of the missing sports cards were found at a local sports memorabilia store, where authorities said the store’s surveillance video showed the man, in his USPS uniform, exchanging the cards for a sale.

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.

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.

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.

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."

Missouri wine industry looks to be the Napa Valley of the Midwest

The state is already known for its beer, home to the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch, but one developer thinks it has potential to be just as popular for wine.

St. Louis gun owner Mark McCloskey, who confronted protesters in front of home, considering US Senate run

Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis attorney who, along with his wife, armed himself and confronted protesters outside their home last year, said he is considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat.

Former St. Louis police Capt. David Dorn to be recognized by Congressional Medal of Honor Society

A fallen Missouri police officer will be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Citizen Honors Award after he died protecting a friend's business from looters during police brutality protests last year.