LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - A former investigator in the high-profile 2011 murder case of Betsy Faria - later linked to Pam Hupp - is now accused of lying under oath during testimony in Lincoln County, prosecutors say. On Tuesday, the Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Michael A. Merkel, 46, of Troy, Missouri, with two [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The stadium package for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals has cleared its first hurdle in the Special Session of the Missouri Legislature. A State Senate Committee passed the vote 6-3 Tuesday. A last-minute change on Monday made it easier for the Fiscal Oversight Committee to pass Senate [...]

ST. LOUIS - Light rain showers continue from Tuesday night's activity as our system approaches. This is a cold front that will stall near the region through the end of the work week, bringing periods of rain and a few weak storms along with it. There is a very low risk of an isolated strong [...]

ST. LOUIS - The city of St. Louis is set to demolish nearly 200 buildings damaged by a recent deadly tornado, using nearly $13 million from a previously approved program. These buildings are owned by the city's Land Reutilization Authority (LRA), and the demolition is part of a broader effort to address the widespread destruction [...]

Aluminum tariffs doubled on June 4, spiking prices 54% and straining construction budgets. Contractors face rising costs, labor shortages and shrinking margins amid the most aggressive trade stance in decades.

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents about a resurfacing scam involving suspects posing as utility workers to gain access to people’s homes. Authorities fear the scam may be spreading beyond Madison County. Several residents have reported a woman pretending to be an Ameren employee who lures homeowners outside under [...]

CLAYTON, Mo. – Tuesday night, the St. Louis County animal shelter voted to subpoena nearly a dozen people connected to the St. Louis County Animal Care & Control Adoption Center. The county retook control of the animal shelter back in February from the Animal Protective Association (APA). Since then, council members have cited multiple incidents [...]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nick Loftin homered to start a six-run fifth inning, Bobby Witt Jr. also homered and the Kansas City Royals erased a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Tuesday night in the major league debut of top Royals’ prospect Jac Caglianone. Caglianone, recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Monday, [...]

ST. LOUIS - A registered sex offender was sentenced to life without parole for child sexual abuse involving a minor he knew through a family connection. Andre Elgin, 56, was found guilty Tuesday for multiple counts, which include: One count of first-degree sodomy Four counts of second-degree child molestation One count of sexual misconduct involving [...]

ST. LOUIS - From refusing to answer dozens of reporter questions Monday to getting worked up in his request for more money in a budget hearing, St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery still has a chance to restore trust, according to budget chairman Rasheen Aldridge. “People want to make sure the Sheriff’s Department is run safely,” [...]