JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri lawmakers are intensifying efforts to challenge two voter-approved laws from last year that address abortion rights and sick leave benefits. In November 2024, Missouri voters passed two key measures: Amendment 3, which enshrines abortion protection in the state constitution, and Proposition A, which expands sick leave benefits and raises the [...]

ST. LOUIS – A convicted felon from St. Louis appeared in federal court on Tuesday and admitted using a shotgun in a 2023 robbery of a Family Dollar store. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Divontay Scott, 34, confessed in court to robbing the Family Dollar store on [...]

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - The Maryland Heights Police Department is responding to claims an officer used excessive force during the arrest of three people Tuesday morning. The department claims that a recent video, which surfaced online on Tuesday, does not provide a complete account of the arrest, as they were responding to a report of [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A St. Louis Democratic state senator is pleased that one of his bills passed from the Senate to the House with bipartisan support. The measure relates to revitalizing rundown, dilapidated buildings on main streets across the state. Sen. Steven Roberts' Senate Bill 35 creates the "Revitalizing Missouri Downtowns and Main Streets [...]

HILLSBORO, Mo. – An emotional court hearing in Hillsboro Wednesday morning in the case of an Imperial man charged with multiple sex crimes involving several young children. The suspect in this case, Christopher Moriarty, 43, has been held without bond since his arrest last week. On Wednesday, Moriarty’s attorney, public defender George Mueller, was trying [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Democratic Senator from St. Louis is encouraged by the bipartisanship that propelled one of his bills out of the Senate and into the House. The measure relates to revitalizing rundown, dilapidated buildings on main streets across the state. Sen. Steven Roberts' Senate Bill 35 creates the "Revitalizing Missouri Downtowns and [...]

MOUNDVILLE, Mo. — Residents in southwest Missouri are picking up the pieces Wednesday morning after severe storms and a possible tornado roared through the area. Craig and Patti Bott own Bott's Moundville Service Station and took a direct hit from the storm. The Bott family has owned the service station since the late 1960s/early 1970s. [...]

ST. LOUIS – Police are asking for the public’s help to find a driver who struck and killed a bicyclist in a hit-and-run collision Tuesday evening in south St. Louis. According to a spokesman for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the hit-and-run happened around 7:50 p.m. at Gravois and Bamberger avenues in the Tower [...]

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. -- A large dump truck hit some power lines Wednesday morning, knocking out power for some Lake Saint Louis residents. According to the Lake Saint Louis Police Department, the accident occurred near South Henke between Technology Drive and Feise Road. Live Blog: Tornado watch issued for the St. Louis region The [...]

ST. LOUIS – Reinvention by Community is launching a grant initiative to empower local residents with resources to address key issues in their area. The organization, led by residents, teachers, and parents, aims to distribute between $30,000 and $50,000 in grants this year. Community members will decide how these grants are used, with applicants able [...]