BRENTWOOD, Mo. - The doors of Miriam Switching Post in Brentwood remain shut, serving as a stark reminder of Saturday night’s devastating break-in, hours after their major holiday extravaganza. Brentwood Police arrived to find that the thieves had gained entry through the back, getting away with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise and petty cash—funds [...]

FESTUS, Mo. - Depending on where you are in Festus, your water may sometimes look discolored. "(It's) often brown, often orange, but on good days it’s like a yellow color," Brian Sebelski told us. "There have been times where I just drained the bath and walked away.” Sebelski's neighbor also sent pictures of what she [...]

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - With Veterans Day parades and celebrations around the state, it’s also a time to stand in solidarity with the former soldiers who returned home to lives vastly different from what they left behind. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs exceeded its annual goal by over 16 percent this year, marking [...]

(NewsNation) —The Republicans have won control of the U.S. House of Representatives after the party took 218 seats in national elections, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection on NewsNation. All 435 House seats were up for reelection leaving the chamber’s balance of power up for grabs. House members are elected to two-year terms. Going [...]

ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. - One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle overnight Monday in Leadington. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 48-year-old woman was on Highway 32 near Flat River Road just before 2 a.m. when a 19-year-old man hit her. The woman was pronounced dead around two hours [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters approved increasing the minimum wage to $13.75 in January, but a coalition of businesses hopes to prevent it from going into effect.  The question on the ballot was Proposition A, raising the state's minimum wage and guaranteeing sick leave for some workers. The measure passed last week with 58% [...]

PLEASANT HILL, Mo. — Nine year-old Maddux Lowry was hurt nearly two weeks ago when a tree fell onto the blacktop and hit him Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Pleasant Hill Elementary School. Maddux's grandmother Sherri Lowry says the fourth grader won't be going back to school until at least December, adding that it may be after [...]

ELLISVILLE, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation has deemed the deer population as too much, so they have an opportunity for hunters, both residents and non-residents, to draw managed deer hunts. At Top Tier Outdoors in Ellisville, they’re aware of the state’s efforts to lower the deer population. The MDC issues tags that allow [...]

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is no longer in the running to become the next attorney general in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration. Schmitt, a top ally of the former and soon-to-be president, told Trump's transition team that he's withdrawing his name from consideration to become the nation’s top cop. The former Missouri attorney general will instead [...]

BETHALTO, Ill. – The dread Chris Galvan felt early Tuesday morning had nothing to do with the election. He woke up to a flooded basement in his Bethalto, Illinois, home. A plumber confirmed the source of the water. “He says my pipes are fine, my water heater’s fine, everything outside was fine. The water was [...]