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Twelve-year-old Akiyah Jefferson was last seen a week ago on Jan.12 at her home in Spanish Lake.

The debt ceiling was created during World War I, with Congress passing the Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917. The debt ceiling limits how much the government can borrow to fund federal operations.

The Fox C-6 School District is one of many schools in Missouri discussing a potential four-day week to cut costs.

Gov. Mike Parson wants to use the state's record budget surplus to widen Interstate 70, but only in certain places. 

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged a 48-year-old man after a 3-year-old was seriously injured earlier this week in an accidental shooting.

Thieves return to the scene of the crime overnight and break in again at the Stray Rescue of St. Louis' new south St. Louis facility.

The US Marshals are offering rewards for information leading to the arrests of the escapees.

A longtime athlete has been selected to represent Special Olympics Missouri and Special Olympics USA at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023, according to a release from SOMO.

One Missouri S&T graduate recently appeared on an episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank” and even earned an offer to purchase a percentage of his company.

One month after a judge overturned a man's conviction for the murder of a retired St. Louis police officer's son, the Circuit Attorney's Office filed to dismiss the charges altogether on Thursday, leading to the man's release from prison.

One man died, and one woman is behind bars after in an investigation that prompted officers to fire shots late Tuesday evening in St. Charles County.

A driver fatally struck a man Tuesday evening in north St. Louis County, shortly after he got off of a Metro Bus.

Authorities say two suspicious substances at the center of a high-profile investigation Wednesday in rural Illinois are nonhazardous.

A Missouri state representative and state senator from St. Charles have filed legislation in their respective chambers to hold persons or businesses responsible for contaminating public water systems.

TSA officials seized a record-high number of guns at airport checkpoints nationwide last year. Missouri also reached an all-time high in guns taken at airports.

A former St. Louis County employee thought he had it made. Anthony “Tony” Weaver Sr. was, in his own words, a man "inside St. Louis County" and plotting to retire a millionaire.

The salt runoff from years of salting the roads could be affecting the Mississippi River. Currently, chloride is a pollutant found in the river, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) states on its website that the pollutants are getting worse as the years go by, adding that salt is now part of the problem.

A Belleville, Illinois, man was sentenced earlier this week to nearly six years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm.

On January 18, 2023, Anheuser-Busch will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Budweiser Clydesdales in St. Louis, Missouri.

Drivers around Missouri, Illinois and Iowa can enjoy a discount on gas Friday at their local Circle K location.