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 [...]

Budweiser is giving sons and daughters a chance to reunite with their dads and take in a ballgame this Father’s Day. The beer maker launched the Head for Home contest on its social media channels Tuesday, asking people to share why catching a baseball game with dad would be so special. You must also pick [...]

CHICAGO (WGN) — This week kicks off one of the most important summers of JB Pritzker's life. The two-term governor will soon reveal whether he intends to seek a third term, but that decision may be inextricably linked to speculation he’d like to test the 2028 White House waters. Does he run for governor and then [...]