JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is nourishing adolescents this summer. The Summer Food Service Program seeks to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner for minors who may not have direct access to food. The department has an interactive map, which provides families insights into where they can take their [...]

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. – Two men are in custody—one in St. Louis City, the other in Madison County, Illinois—for last week’s double shooting that claimed the life of an Alton man. According to Sgt. Andrew Pierson, spokesman for the Alton Police Department, the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on May 28 in the 3100 block [...]

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City officials question whether money problems are the sheriff’s fault, as Alfred Montgomery threatened to cut vital inmate health transports – a move he’s now taking back. Sheriff Montgomery has said previously he doesn’t have the money for those inmate transports, even after he was caught using a deputy and [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Revenue is cautioning residents to stay alert when coming across text message scams.  According to the department, countless phishing texts containing false and threatening messages have been reported. These texts often claim to be affiliated with trusted sources, such as the Missouri Department of Revenue or the [...]

ST. LOUIS – In the wake of disasters like the St. Louis tornado, the need for blood donations has never been greater in our area. The St. Louis Cardinals, FanDuel Sports Network, and the American Red Cross of Greater St. Louis are teaming up for the 22nd annual St. Louis Cardinals Blood Drive. Team Fredbird [...]

ST. LOUIS - The demand for storm recovery assistance is high, as the American Red Cross opens its fifth shelter location for victims in St. Louis. “We have five shelters and added one over the weekend,” said Sharon Watson, Communications Director for the American Red Cross. “We’re seeing the population stabilizing from 225 to 250; [...]

PARK HILLS, Mo. – The death of a three-year-old at a Park Hills daycare is now in the hands of the prosecutor as the daycare’s owner continues to operate a separate facility right next door. It has been more than two weeks since three-year-old Conrad Ashcraft died at Poppy's Playhouse 2. The facility almost immediately [...]

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City is finalizing plans on a six-month lease of a 140,000-square-foot warehouse to store large donations and supplies for tornado recovery efforts, Mayor Cara Spencer said Monday. “We’re very, very pleased that this will be a hub site that will allow us to receive very large-scale donations and then to [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A former Pagedale police officer is being accused of his role in a police pursuit that happened in Fairview Heights, Illinois. According to news partners at the Post-Dispatch, Theo Ryans, 35, was driving over 80 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone back in February. Court documents say that police [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A deadly home explosion was caught on camera Saturday near Kansas City that killed one person and a dog. According to affiliate station FOX 4 in Kansas City, the explosion occurred just before 11:15 a.m. at a home located in the city of Gladstone near Northeast 74th Terrace and North Main [...]