Duo who waved guns at protesters appears at RNC

Mark McCloskey came out with a semi-automatic rifle and his wife emerged with a semi-automatic handgun. No shots were fired. Missouri law allows homeowners to use force, even lethal force, to defend their homes.

St. Louis couple who brandished guns at BLM protesters scheduled to speak at RNC

According to a Trump adviser, the McCloskeys, who were both charged for felony unlawful use of a weapon when they brandished guns at Black Lives Matter protesters, are scheduled to speak at the upcoming Republican National Convention.

Historic Missouri home for sale with fully functioning jail attached

A historic home in Fayette, Missouri is for sale, equipped with its own fully functioning jail — complete with booking area and cells.

Illinois man dies after being hit by anchor in Lake of the Ozarks

The Illinois man was operating a boat with the anchor still in the water. Once the anchor released, the tension in the rope caused it to catapult out of the water, hitting the man and killing him, investigators said.

Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown's death

St. Louis County's top prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a dramatic decision that could reopen old wounds amid a renewed and intense national conversation about racial injustice and the police treatment of minorities.

Chicago's emergency travel order extended to 4 more states

Chicago added Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to the list of states where people who are traveling to the city must quarantine for two weeks as Illinois learned that its own residents must do the same when they travel to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut.

Out-of-work mom gifts lottery winnings to officer shot in the line of duty because of daughter

A single Kansas City, Mo. mother who lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic decided to gift her $100 lottery winnings to a police officer shot in the line of duty because of the selflessness of her 12-year-old daughter.

Out-of-work mom gifts lottery winnings to officer shot in the line of duty

A single Kansas City, Mo. mother who lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic decided to gift her $100 lottery winnings to a police officer shot in the line of duty because of the selflessness of her 12-year-old daughter.

White House decries gun charges for St. Louis couple

President Donald Trump believes St. Louis’ top prosecutor committed an “egregious abuse of power” in charging a couple who displayed guns during a protest outside their mansion.

St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest

St. Louis’ top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.

Trump may intervene in case of St. Louis couple wielding guns at protesters, Missouri governor says

The governor of Missouri says President Trump has promised to "do everything he could within his powers" to shield a St. Louis couple who wielded guns at protesters in their gated community from prosecution, even as an attorney for the client says charges are imminent.

Police execute search warrant at home of gun-toting couple

Authorities have executed a search warrant at the St. Louis mansion of a white couple whose armed defense of their home during a recent racial injustice protest drew widespread attention.

82 infected at Missouri summer camp as COVID-19 cases surge across US

An overnight summer camp in rural southwestern Missouri has seen scores of campers, counselors and staff infected with the novel coronavirus.

Armed St. Louis protesters broke gate, threatened couple before they drew their own guns, attorney says

A Missouri couple under fire for brandishing guns in the front yard of their home as protesters passed told police the group broke a gate to get onto the private street, and the pair say they only retrieved their firearms when they spotted “multiple” people who were already armed, department records show.

Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor's home

A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis, Missouri, as the group marched toward the mayor’s home, demanding her resignation.

Rapper Huey dead at 32 from a gunshot wound

Rapper Huey, best known for the track “Pop, Lock & Drop It,” was fatally shot Thursday in Missouri. He was 32.

Officers give final pat to Missouri Highway Patrol K-9 diagnosed with terminal illness

Law enforcement officers from across Missouri joined state troopers to pat K-9 officer Cuba’s head one final time before Cuba’s partner took him on his final walk before being put down at the Animal Care Clinic in Branson, Missouri.