Former St. Louis police Capt. David Dorn to be recognized by Congressional Medal of Honor Society

A fallen Missouri police officer will be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Citizen Honors Award after he died protecting a friend's business from looters during police brutality protests last year.

Missouri pastor on leave after telling wives to 'lose weight,' strive to look like Melania Trump

A Missouri pastor is on leave and in counseling after he told his congregation in a sermon last month that wives should make themselves sexually available to their husbands, "lose weight," and look less "butch."

11-year-old girl finds parents dead in bed from COVID-19

Both parents had tested positive for COVID, and were quarantined in the basement of their home when they were found dead.

Republican lawmakers trying to give drivers who hit protesters legal immunity

In July of last year, a pickup truck drove through BLM protesters in Tulsa, leaving three people seriously injured. A GOP lawmaker in Oklahoma says: "The driver of that truck had his family in there, and they were scared to death."

Note to self: If you steal a funeral home van, you might end up stealing a corpse by mistake

The thieves probably got quite a shock when they stole this funeral home van -- there was a dead person in the back. Police said that "most importantly, the body being conveyed in the back of the vehicle has also been recovered. Together, we were able to get her back to her family."

Funeral home van with body inside stolen from Missouri convenience store parking lot

A funeral home van with a woman’s body inside was stolen from a convenience store in St. Louis, Missouri. The driver went inside and had left the vehicle running, police said.

Missouri State beats Illinois State 72-62

DJ Horne had 18 points for the Illinois State Redbirds, who have now lost six consecutive games.

Inmates set fires, break windows at St. Louis jail, officials say

Officials say inmates at a St. Louis jail have set fires, broken out windows and thrown things from fourth-floor windows in the latest disturbance over conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Missouri lawmaker charged with selling fake stem cell fluid, claiming it was treatment for COVID-19

Federal prosecutors allege Patricia Derges, who was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, knowingly sold fake stem cells marketed as a treatment for COVID-19, defrauding individuals for thousands of dollars.

St. Louis homicide rate highest in 50 years

The city's homicide rate hit 87 killings per 100,000 residents in 2020, the highest on record since 1970. Leaders say that stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the murder rate.

‘Be aware’: Parents issue warning after 3-year-old son suffers COVID-19 induced stroke

After her 3-year-old son suffered a stroke brought on by his infection with the novel coronavirus, Sara Parris wants to remind other parents that COVID-19 can have devastating effects on children.

Armed St. Louis couple files lawsuit against news photographer

A St. Louis couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home allege in a lawsuit that a news photographer trespassed to capture an image of the confrontation.

Gun-toting St. Louis couple suing news photographer

Mark and Patricia McCloskey are suing a news photographer who they say trespassed on private property to take photos that contributed to "significant national recognition and infamy." The McCloskeys threatened BLM protesters with an AR-15 and a semi-automatic handgun.

Missouri polling supervisor dies after working on Election Day despite positive COVID-19 test

Missouri state health officials said they don’t believe the man was in close contact with the more than 1,800 voters who visited the polling location where he was working on Election Day.