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May 7, 2024

Missouri man admits to strangling hospitalized wife to death because he couldn't afford her medical bills

Ronnie Wiggs is facing a second-degree murder charge after he allegedly killed his wife at a Missouri hospital because he couldn't afford her medical bills.

May 2, 2024

Filibuster against $4B Missouri Medicaid bill ends

A dayslong filibuster ended Thursday in the Missouri Senate after Republicans allowed a vote on a Medicaid program worth over $4 billion.

May 1, 2024

$15 minimum wage inches closer to appearing on Missouri ballot

A Missouri Jobs for Justice-backed initiative to put a statewide $15 minimum wage on the ballot has reportedly received nearly double the requisite number of signatures.

April 29, 2024

Black Republican who shunned DEI by identifying as 'American' says Dems' 'free pass' to minorities is over

Missouri state Rep. Justin Hicks says Democrats' "free pass" to minority voters is over as support for former President Donald Trump increases.

April 28, 2024

7 stories of children who were kidnapped, survived their abductions and were reunited with their families

The stories of Elizabeth Smart, Jaycee Dugard, Alicia Kozakiewicz and more children who were kidnapped but survived and reunited with their loved ones.

April 28, 2024

Mom of Kansas City Chiefs fan found frozen: 'There should be some charges'

Nearly four months after her son David Harrington was found frozen in Jordan Willis' backyard after an NFL watch party, Jennifer Marquez bemoans a dearth of answers in his death.

April 26, 2024

St. Louis' toxic sites need faster cleanup, lawmakers and residents say

Missouri residents and lawmakers are holding the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers accountable to carrying out faster cleanups at toxic sites.

April 26, 2024

Southeast Missouri provost tapped to become Indiana State's next president

Southeast Missouri State University Provost Michael "Mike" Godard has been selected as the next president of Indiana State University in Terre Haute.

April 25, 2024

Officials knew Manhattan Project chemicals disposed improperly at Missouri sites, documents reveal

Records have revealed that government officials knowingly disposed toxic chemicals improperly while trying to convince the people of St. Louis that the site was cleaned.

April 25, 2024

St. Louis government removes ‘scary,’ ‘smelly’ homeless camp after three years of disturbing homeowners

The St. Louis, Missouri, city government removed a homeless camp that had been disturbing residents of a local neighborhood for three years.