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ST. LOUIS – A Mexico, Missouri, man appeared in federal court Wednesday to learn his fate for raping a runaway teenager during a trip to Las Vegas. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Jacob Burney, 24, was in a relationship with a 13-year-old girl in 2021. Prior to [...]

With a midnight deadline looming, the fight over transgender care is in the St. Louis courts for a showdown, and that hearing is going on Wednesday.

Nearly one week since a former prosecutor in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office spoke out on the Kim Gardner case and told FOX 2 she wouldn't be silenced, new court documents further support her intentions.

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An early morning fire in the Delmar Loop destroyed one business and left a firefighter injured.

A woman is behind bars after her child died from apparent head injuries earlier this month in Belleville.

Missouri lawmakers are working on a bill that would add more security measures to school districts statewide.

A man who routinely plays the Show Me Cash draw game scored a six-figure jackpot from a recent drawing.

Two East St. Louis men indicted in December 2022 in connection with a Soulard carjacking have been accused of additional crimes.

Though some rest always seemed inevitable on a crowded St. Louis Cardinals roster, Jordan Walker's absences from starting lineups have mounted in recent weeks.

Senate spending plan widens I-70, grants raises to direct care aides for people with developmental disabilities and funds Gov. Parson’s plan for expanded pre-kindergarten programs.

Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that a former Arkansas state senator has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison for accepting multiple bribes in Missouri.

A Franklin County, Missouri, man previously accused of crossing state lines with the intention of having sex with a child is facing a new federal charge involving a minor.

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Whether a first-of-its-kind rule placing strict regulations on gender-affirming care in Missouri kicks in Thursday is in the hands of a judge. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office is set to defend his unusual emergency rule before St. Louis County Circuit Judge Kristine Kerr on Wednesday. Transgender Missourians and health care [...]

Mayor Tishaura Jones hasn't changed her stance against state control of St. Louis police, and she made that clear during Tuesday's State of the City address.

Names.org on Tuesday released a list that ranks the top 10 names in Illinois for boys and girls.

A 26-year-old St. Louis County woman is in custody for a March homicide, near Interstate 70 and North Hanley Road.

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis has made the list of the buggiest cities in a study conducted by TruGreen. Data was collected from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. The study accounted for bugs: mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks. St. Louis ranks in the Top 20 as number 11. Brian Feldman, Senior Director of Technical Operations [...]

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are common in the area, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Missouri Department of Conservation.

A U.S. District Court judge in Illinois sentenced a Cahokia man to nearly three years in prison on a federal weapons charge.