Missouri

U.S. 5 hours ago

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.

Politics 5 hours ago

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.

U.S. 5 hours ago

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.

Politics 5 hours ago

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.

Media 5 hours ago

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.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Missing doctor found dead in Arkansas lake committed suicide, authorities say

The death of Dr. John Forsyth, whose body was pulled from a northwest Arkansas lake last year with a gunshot wound to the head, has been ruled a suicide.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Kansas City Chiefs fans deaths: Autopsy reports complete, suppressed by ongoing death investigation

Autopsies are complete for deceased Kansas City Chiefs fans Ricky Johnson, David Harrington and Clayton McGeeney - those results have been suppressed until an investigation is complete.

Politics 5 hours ago

More people exposed to Manhattan Project chemicals deserve compensation, advocates say

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is pushing to expand payments to those exposed to Manhattan Project chemicals in states, including Alaska, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Media 5 hours ago

AMERICAN VALUES: Rural town fights for survival after factory closure leaves a third of residents unemployed

Locals in Noel, Missouri, are struggling to find a path forward after Tyson Foods shut down a chicken processing plant that employed over 600 residents of the small town.

VIDEO 5 hours ago

AMERICAN VALUES: Rural town fights for survival after factory closure leaves a third of residents unemployed

Locals in Noel, Missouri, are struggling to find a path forward after Tyson Foods shut down a chicken processing plant that employed over 600 residents of the small town.

Politics 5 hours ago

Planned Parenthood refuses to hand over records of transgender procedures on children

Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri is appealing a judge's ruling that required the clinic to hand over patient files exposing whether puberty blockers and transgender procedures were performed on children.

Politics 5 hours ago

'Squad' member under DOJ investigation is still paying her husband with campaign funds, filings show

Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush has paid her husband $15,000 from her campaign this year amid a federal probe into her campaign spending on purported security expenses.

Politics 5 hours ago

Missouri AG slams Kansas City mayor for welcoming Mayorkas' illegal immigrant parole program

Missouri AG Bailey is calling out Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas for welcoming illegal immigrants to the city through Alejandro Mayorkas’ illegal immigrant parole program.

Politics 5 hours ago

Missouri lawmakers vote to expand tax credit-backed private school scholarships

Missouri legislators voted Thursday in favor of a bill to expand private school scholarships. If enacted, it would allow up to $6,375 in spending per child.

Lifestyle 5 hours ago

Skeletal remains of Marine captain found in 'unexpected' place

A jawbone belonging to Marine Corps Captain Everett Leland Yager, who died in 1951, was recently positively identified after a boy turned over his rock collection to authorities.

Media 5 hours ago

Kids' gender clinic whistleblower tells Dr. Phil regretful patients begged to 'have body parts put back on'

A former case manager from the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital sounded the alarm on gender transitions for kids.

Politics 5 hours ago

'Squad' Democrat promotes 'peace' in Middle East as hometown ranks among worst for crime

Rep. Cori Bush urged for "peace" and de-escalation in the Israel-Hamas war, as her hometown, St. Louis, recently ranked as the third "most dangerous" city in the United States.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Suburban St. Louis officer fatally shoots 18-year-old who killed man at gas station

Joshua Campbell, 18, was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, after Campbell himself shot and killed 26-year-old Detarius Haynes.

Travel 5 hours ago

Springtime travel: 5 flower gardens across 5 time zones showcasing American beauty

Here's a tour of five of the America's most spectacular springtime botanical gardens across five different time zones, from the Florida coast to the mountains of Hawaii.

Politics 5 hours ago

Draft report says Missouri's House speaker stymied ethics investigation into his spending

An ethics panel in Missouri is at an impasse over alleged misconduct by Republican House Speaker Dean Plocher, who reportedly used his office to interfere with an investigation into his actions.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Judge awards $23.5 million to undercover St. Louis officer beaten by colleagues during protest

Former St. Louis police officer Luther Hall, who was attacked by colleagues while working undercover during a protest, was awarded nearly $23.5 million by a judge on Monday.

Politics 5 hours ago

Planned Parenthood 'stonewalling' probe into peddling puberty blockers to minors: state AG

A St. Louis judge ruled that a local Planned Parenthood must hand over documents to the state AG's office that pertain to his investigation of gender therapies offered to minors.

Science 5 hours ago

Cicada invasion: An ‘amazing’ American phenomenon and bonanza for anglers

The U.S. is expecting an invasion of noisy mating cicadas in the coming weeks, which will pose nuisance for some gardeners and an opportunity for others like anglers.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Missouri death row inmate who killed cousin and her husband in 2006 is executed

A Missouri man slated to be executed for a pair of 2006 slayings ate his last meal hours before his execution, corrections officials said Tuesday.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Mountain goat, believed to be stolen pet, rescued while hanging from Kansas City bridge

An escaped pet mountain goat has survived a tumultuous rescue effort, during which it found itself hanging by the neck after getting stuck under a Kansas City Bridge.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Governor denies clemency for Missouri double homicide convict who sexually assaulted cousin's corpse

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday denied clemency for Brian Dorsey, a death row inmate convicted of the gruesome homicides of Ben and Sarah Bonnie.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Solar eclipse: Researchers warn about increased risk of deadly crashes during spectacle

Researchers are urging solar eclipse chasers visiting the path of totality to be cautious on their travels, citing a 31% increase in fatal accidents during the 2017 eclipse.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Missouri death row inmate could receive 'surgery without anesthesia' if no suitable vein found, attorneys say

Attorneys for Brian Dorsey, a Missouri death row inmate who sexually assaulted his cousin's body after killing her and her husband, are presenting their cases for sparing him.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Body found in Missouri in 1978 identified by DNA evidence as a 15-year-old Iowa girl

DNA evidence and other scientific investigations helped identify the body found in Missouri from 1978 as a missing 15-year-old girl from Iowa, 46-years later.

Sports 5 hours ago

Chiefs, Royals' futures in Kansas City thrown for loop after voters reject stadium tax

Voters in Jackson County, Missouri, turned down a stadium tax plan that would have helped the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.

U.S. 5 hours ago

Missouri teen beaten in viral video showing 'significant cognitive impairment' as family reacts to fake post

The lawyer for the family of the Missouri teen who was brutally beat in a viral video in early March near Hazelwood High School said her condition has "slightly improved."