Long-lasting symptoms, increased risk of death found in 8-10% of surviving COVID-19 patients, VHA study found
A study done by the Veteran Health Administration found long-lasting symptoms and an increased risk of death after six months in about 8-10% of COVID-19 patients.
St. Louis gun owner Mark McCloskey, who confronted protesters in front of home, considering US Senate run
Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis attorney who, along with his wife, armed himself and confronted protesters outside their home last year, said he is considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat.
Doctor accused of deceptively claiming his vitamin D, zinc supplements could treat COVID-19
Authorities say the chiropractor promoted his bogus health claims in video monologues on social media that were viewed millions of times.
Video: Excited German shepherd jumps into store toy bin
An excited German shepherd was caught on camera jumping into a toy bin while on a visit to the local store.
Chicago trucker charged in kidnapping and ransom scheme, and there may be more victims
The suspects are Brian T. Summerson, 25, of South Carolina, who worked along I-95 from New Jersey to Miami, as well as along routes between Kansas City and Chicago, and Pierre L. Washington, 35, of Chicago, who owns a trucking company called God Got Me LLC.
Inmates break windows, set fires in uprising at St. Louis jail
A riot broke out at a St. Louis jail late Sunday with inmates breaking windows, setting a fire and throwing debris onto the ground below. It was the fourth uprising in recent months at the jail.
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.
‘We planned his funeral’: Husband with COVID-19 beats the odds and wakes up after 7-week coma
Doctors gave David Williams less than a 1% chance of survival after contracting COVID-19 and slipping into a coma last fall. Now, they call him their “miracle patient.”
These states have the lowest life expectancies, according to the CDC
Southern states lent the lowest life expectancies, compared to western and northeastern states
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."
5-year-old girl wakes up from coma nearly 2 weeks after crash involving ex-Chiefs coach Britt Reid
The 5-year-old girl involved in the crash with former Kansas City Chiefs coach Britt Reid has woken up from a coma 11 days after the accident, her family said.
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.
‘She loved so fiercely’: Teen dies from COVID-19 after beating rare cancer 3 times
Aspen Deke battled COVID-19 for more than two months before passing away on Saturday.
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.