Man loses 156 lbs. in 9 months with diet and exercise: ‘If I can do it, anybody can’
At his heaviest, the Missourian, who travels frequently for his sales job and has “lived on expense accounts” for decades, weighed about 540 pounds.
4 killed in Amtrak train derailment identified, Chicago law firm files suit
The four people killed in the Amtrak train derailment earlier this week were identified Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Chicago law firm is filing a lawsuit on behalf of a Kansas family injured in the incident.
4 dead after Amtrak train traveling to Chicago strikes truck, derails
Four people were killed when an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in Missouri Monday afternoon. Several people were also injured.
2 ex-Mizzou fraternity brothers charged with felonies after hazing incident left pledge blind, paralyzed
Mizzou freshman Daniel Santulli was left blind and unable to speak or walk after the hazing incident.
Murder charges filed after explosion kills 4 people making black-market fireworks
Two men have been charged with murder after a house explosion near St. Louis, Missouri, killed four people, including three teenagers, who were assembling illegal fireworks in a garage.
House catches on fire. Video shows the dog did it.
Home surveillance video showed how the dog was able to set the house on fire, causing extensive damage.
GEICO ordered to pay $5.2M to woman over claims she caught STD during sex in car
She alleged that because her partner failed to take proper precautions and infected her inside the insured car, her HPV infection should be covered by the policy.
St. Louis man carjacked, forced to undress at gunpoint
The victim was surrounded by two vehicles that pulled up next to his car and the occupants demanded he get out. A group of four then pointed a gun at the victim and told him to take off his clothes.
Firefighters get creative to save 5 ducklings from storm drain
“It’s been a busy day," firefighters noted on social media.
500 pounds of weed scattered across Missouri highway after crash on 4/20
Dozens of packages of weed were scattered across several lanes of highway.
10-year-old St. Louis boy kills brother while playing with gun, police say
Police say a 10-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother as the two played with a gun they found inside a St. Louis home.
Online video shows girl, 12, fatally shooting cousin, 14, before killing herself
Police in St. Louis are investigating the shooting deaths of two young cousins that was livestreamed in what the family believes to have been a “freak accident.”
Missouri mom decapitates 6-year-old son and dog, placed horrifying 911 call: Police
A Kansas City, Missouri, mom decapitated her six-year-old son and a dog, according to police.
Man facing felony terrorism charge after allegedly threatening son's basketball coach: report
Bryan Scott Pellham allegedly became angry at his son's basketball coach and made a threatening comment.
2 Illinois men, 2 Missouri men charged with trafficking guns from St. Louis to Chicago
Robert Narup allegedly purchased firearms at gun shows and illegally sold them to Jerome Boykin in St. Louis. Boykin allegedly brought the guns to Chicago and sold them to Rogelio Mancera in exchange for marijuana. Mancera then allegedly resold the guns to Rodolfo Ortega, who in turn allegedly sold them to buyers on the streets of Chicago.
Sex charges dropped after former Missouri teacher marries student
Baylee A. Turner, 26, was charged in February 2019 with having sexual contact with a male student while she was in her first year of teaching English at Sarcoxie High School.
Hero cop keeping kids warm in 6-degree temperature saves man from house fire
Capt. Jennifer Jones was in the area allowing children to sit in her patrol vehicle to stay warm while waiting on the school bus when she saw the flames erupting.
Woman accused of killing boyfriend with sword on Christmas Eve
Police said they found the suspect standing outside her boyfriend’s home Friday night, covered in blood.
Mom accused of stealing daughter's identity, collecting financial aid pleads guilty
A Missouri mother has pleaded guilty to a social security fraud scheme that investigators said involved stealing her daughter’s identity to enroll in college and collect financial aid.
Truckload of emergency kits, food, diapers and blankets shipped from Chicago to Kentucky tornado victims
The longest tornado on record tore through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana for 220 miles in 1925. One of Friday's tornadoes may have been on the ground for even longer.