ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to expedite the cleanup of nuclear waste left over from the Manhattan Project. Families impacted by the West Lake Landfill said they are thrilled to see the new timeline of the cleanup. “This gives our community some hope. A lot of people really kind [...]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. man hijacked a small plane in Belize on Thursday, stabbing two passengers and a pilot, before one of the passengers fatally shot him, officials in Belize and the United States said. The plane then landed safely. The Tripoc Air plane was carrying 14 passengers and two crew members, and [...]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - Gray Summit’s Purina Farms Visitor Center will remain closed for the remainder of the 2025 season. The news comes after a devastating category 2 tornado that impacted Franklin County on March 14. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW Alongside [...]

ST. LOUIS - As the St. Louis Blues march on to playoffs, head coach Jim Montgomery pulled off a feat rarely accomplished over the course of NHL history. He was fired by one team and led another to the playoffs in the same season. Montgomery was dismissed as head coach of the Boston Bruins on [...]

ST. LOUIS -- USA Today searched across the country with a panel of experts to nominate the best public playgrounds across the U.S. and one St. Louis site ranked high as voted on by USA Today readers. USA Today 10Best crowned Variety Wonderland Playground in Forest Park as the fourth-best public playground in the country. [...]

ST. LOUIS – A former deputy with the City of St. Louis Sheriff’s Office turned himself in to investigators Thursday afternoon over allegations of sexual misconduct at the city’s jail. James Short, 26, surrendered at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's headquarters downtown, according to police spokesman Mitch McCoy. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Senate Democrats engaged in a lengthy filibuster Wednesday to block a Republican-back bill aimed at rolling back a voter-approved sick leave law. HB 567, sponsored by Rep. Sherri Gallick (R-Belton), would repeal several key provisions of Proposition A, a measure that voters passed in November to expand paid sick leave [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A teenager from Vinita Park is charged as an adult for his role in a vehicle shooting last summer in Overland. According to the Overland Police Department, the shooting happened just before 5:45 a.m. on July 7 at Page Avenue and Interstate 70. Police said Shawn Duckworth and another juvenile [...]

MISSOURI - Beginning Thursday, half of the websites for NOAA's Regional Climate Centers were unavailable for use in what the websites noted as a "lapse in federal funding from the Department of Commerce through NOAA." There are six Regional Climate Centers covering different states: High Plains, Midwestern, Northeast, Southeast, Southern, and Western. On Thursday, four [...]

Note: Video above is from March 17. GRAY SUMMIT, Mo. -- Purina Farms announced on Thursday that its visitor center, which features an outdoor arena, will be closed for the 2025 season due to damage left behind by the March 14 tornado. According to Purina Farms, while the storm did not cause harm to any [...]