ST. LOUIS - It’s a case that received national attention after a youth football coach was shot by a parent near the practice field. The surviving shooting victim is Shaquille Latimore, known as coach Shaq. He was shot in October 2023 near a practice field at Sherman Park, which is next to the Wohl Recreation [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri legislators are considering a bill that could be used to target drag performers or shows. State Senator Rick Brattin, R-District 31, filed Senate Bill 295 on Jan. 8, 2025, the first day of the legislative session. According to its summary page, SB 295 "creates the offense of engaging in an adult cabaret [...]

COTTLEVILLE, Mo. - It’s been feeling like spring, and now it’s time to prepare for it. Experts say now is the time to get lawn equipment ready. Depending on the weather, Missourians could be cutting grass in about a month. Philip Young, the owner of Lawn & Mower Doc, said the rise in customers is [...]

ST. LOUIS – Organizers of the Soulard Mardi Gras Bud Light Grand Parade held a meeting Thursday to remind the public of a few changes for those attending. Come 11 a.m. Saturday, tens of thousands are expected to line streets in Soulard for the parade. “We’re talking about more than three miles of bike rack [...]

ALTON, Ill. - People ducked for cover in an Alton neighborhood after gunfire broke out while a school bus dropped a student off on Central Avenue. "I just busted out the door. It wasn't a thought at that point. It was just (a) reaction," Jeff Sherwood, a resident of Alton, said. Sherwood’s son was out [...]

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding pet owners of possible coyote encounters in the St. Louis area this time of year. According to MDC, February is the peak of breeding season for coyotes and continues into March, marking a major spike in coyote activity throughout the area. The MDC said unlike [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is asking the public to help search for a man who has been missing since Monday. Police say 28-year-old Jason McKay was last seen at his apartment in the 900 block of Olive St., which is located in midtown. It's unknown at what time he left. [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A man accused of using a firearm to rob an East St. Louis convenience store in fall 2023 appeared in federal court Thursday for sentencing. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Vernelle E. Hines, 31, entered the Mega Supermarket on Oct. 31, 2023, [...]

WEST ALTON, Mo. - Two controlled burns are underway Thursday afternoon near the Missouri-Illinois state line in northern parts of the St. Louis region. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting one controlled burn near the Audubon Center at Riverlands, while the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is conducting a controlled burn near the [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – An Overland police officer is accused of harassing, kidnapping, and assaulting his estranged pregnant wife earlier this week. According to the St. Louis County Police Department’s probable cause statement, the incident took place around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24. Police said Derrick S. Godfrey met his wife outside the [...]