JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) is cautioning residents about potential post-disaster scams following the May 16 tornado and other recent severe weather events. The department said that scammers are attempting to take advantage of vulnerable individuals, especially those who experienced property damage due to the severe weather. According [...]
ST. LOUIS - From food to clothing to supplies of all kinds, Confluence Academies and the Little Bit Foundation came together to help Confluence families affected by the May 16 tornado. “Today we are working in collaboration with the Little Bit Foundation to provide all of our families and the community support services,” said Leslie [...]
ST. LOUIS - At least six St. Louis public schools that were hit hard by the May 16 tornado won’t reopen in time for the new school year. The announcement came in, informing students and teachers that they will have to relocate. District officials said the damage was too severe to safely reopen the six [...]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Louis County Police Department (SLCPD) is investigating a neighborhood in Spanish Lake following the discovery of a body Wednesday afternoon. According to SLCPD, officials were alerted to a shooting around the 1100 block of Ruesta Drive shortly after 4 p.m. Upon their arrival at the scene, police discovered [...]
Federal Emergency Management Agency employees are on the ground in the City of St. Louis to help victims of the May 16 tornado with their applications for assistance.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The special session in Jefferson City ended with legislators approving three bills, including a $100 million aid package for the city of St. Louis. On Wednesday, the House overwhelmingly approved two bills aimed at providing relief to victims of recent severe storms, as well as an appropriation piece that will fund [...]
A Kansas City man is facing multiple criminal charges, including murder, after investigators said he shot and killed a Platte County sports reporter during a road rage incident in early January.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County prosecutors have charged a former coach for his inappropriate relationship with a student. According to court documents, Marco Zomphier, 31, of St. Louis, was charged with the following charges: A probable cause statement claims that “A victim disclosed to St. Louis County Police that in 2013, when [...]
Ernie Clement homered and Spencer Turnbull worked two scoreless innings to win his Toronto debut as the Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is voicing strong opposition to recent and ongoing protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles and St. Louis, accusing demonstrators of dangerous behavior and inciting violence.
A Bellefontaine Neighbors man awaiting trial for sexually assaulting a minor is facing new charges for an incident that happened nearly a decade earlier.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A 73-year-old man was fatally struck last Sunday just off of North Hanley Road and Katherine Avenue, located in the Carsonville neighborhood. The St. Louis County Police Department (SLCPD) said that it plans to investigate the incident, which occurred after 10 p.m. Officials from the Central County Precinct were alerted [...]
A group of Jefferson County, Illinois taxpayers have filed a lawsuit in a push to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county's courthouse, citing concerns over religious neutrality and constitutional violations.
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82. Wilson's family posted news of his death to his website and social media accounts [...]
This Father's Day weekend, thousands of people will fill the stands at the World Wide Technology Raceway for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 as drivers will circle the track approximately 260 times.
The New York Times recently uncovered why many of New York's Broadway actors would decide to spend their summer in the humidity and "oppressive heat" of St. Louis.
A paroled burglar will sing the blues once again after a St. Louis County Circuit Court judge signed a warrant for his arrest for breaking into a Webster Groves music store last month.
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