ST. LOUIS - Missouri U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, urging swift approval of an emergency declaration request following last week's deadly tornado in St. Louis. Hawley and Schmitt asked for "immediate consideration and approval" of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe's formal request for a federal [...]

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – An O’Fallon, Illinois, man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death over the weekend. According to O’Fallon Police Chief Kirk Brueggeman, the stabbing took place between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Sunday night in the Goshen Trailhead parking lot, located in the 300 block of Kyle Road. Police arrived [...]

CASEYVILLE, Ill. - A man died Tuesday after he was attacked by a group of dogs in Caseyville, Illinois, officials say. The St. Clair County Coroner's Office has identified the victim as Kent Recklein, 67, of Caseyville. Police responded to a call that reported the attack around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Police declined to share the [...]

Note: This video is from June 2024. ST. LOUIS - Soon, visitors at the Missouri Botanical Garden will have 24 hours to view the infamous bloom of the Corpse Flower. According to the botanical garden, the Corpse Flower's actual name is the titan arum. The flower gives off a foul smell "mimicking rotting flesh" when [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man was left dead Tuesday afternoon following a crash in Webster Groves. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash took place shortly before 2 p.m. on Watson Road near Girard Drive, involving a Honda Valkyrie and a Ford Escape. The crash happened [...]

ST. LOUIS - As St. Louis continues to recover from Friday's devastating EF-3 tornado, which killed five and damaged nearly 5,000 homes, questions remain about how recovery efforts will be funded. One potential source of aid? The city's share of the NFL Rams relocation settlement. In early February, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen hit [...]

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis city officials will conduct another planned tornado siren test at noon Wednesday, according to mayor Cara Spencer. Wednesday marks the second straight day with a planned siren test in St. Louis. Another took place around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Spencer said the test on Tuesday showed "systemic concerns," prompting further testing. [...]

ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was left injured following a shooting Tuesday morning in downtown St. Louis. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's (SLMPD) Lt. David Berkley, the shooting took place along 13th Street between Washington Avenue and St. Charles Street. The shooting left at least one person injured. NTSB [...]

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis doctor is looking into cancer rates across the region, trying to figure out why he's seeing more younger patients.  One of his younger patients was Dre Bergeson, a loving wife to her husband, Darryl, and mother to their 8-year-old son, Finn.  "She was kind, compassionate, and loving, always thinking [...]

ST. LOUIS - An Endangered Person Advisory was issued Tuesday evening after a 98-year-old man was reported missing in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), Wilbert Haines, 98, was reported missing after an incident on the 5900 block of Lotus Avenue in north St. Louis. Haines was last seen [...]