ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – A Belleville, Illinois, man is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting three Fairview Heights police officers over the weekend. According to a statement from the Illinois State Police, the shooting happened Saturday, May 17, along Potomac Drive. Three officers had responded to a report of a suspicious person in [...]

ST. LOUIS -- As the city of St. Louis continues to pick up the pieces of what Friday's tornado left behind, for residents who live in St. Louis City proper, it's rare to experience this kind of deadly tornadic activity. On Friday, an EF-3 tornado swept through eight miles in St. Louis City from Clayton [...]

PARK HILLS, Mo. – The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a three-year-old died at a Park Hills daycare last Friday. According to St. Francois County Sheriff Jeffrey Crites, the Park Hills Police Department contacted county authorities on Friday, May 16, after the child was found dead at the daycare. The daycare is [...]

ST. LOUIS – After touring neighborhoods in north St. Louis devastated by an EF-3 tornado last Friday, Senator Josh Hawley had a warning for insurers in the state: pay out claims in full, or risk being subpoenaed. The senator joined Mayor Cara Spencer, Police Chief Robert Tracy, and representatives from Ameren Missouri and the American [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Despite what started as a beautiful day, one wedding day quickly took a turn as Friday's EF-3 tornado swept through Forest Park. Maggie Holmes, a wedding photographer, captured the destruction and shared it on social media. The wedding was setting up at the World's Fair Pavilion before the tornado unexpectedly rushed through, [...]

ST. LOUIS - After a tornado tore through parts of St. Louis on Friday, many who were directly impacted are now wondering what to do next, and others are seeking out answers as to how they can help. Below is a compiled list of resources for tornado victims and for those who are looking to [...]

ST. LOUIS-- The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park and the Library and Research Center will remain closed on Monday, May 20, due to continued cleanup following Friday's tornadoes. Both buildings have roof damage. The Library and Research Center was hit especially hard, with blown-out windows in the Reading Room. This comes as part of [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Monday requested President Donald Trump issue a federal emergency declaration following last week’s tornadoes and severe storms that hit southeast Missouri and the St. Louis region. According to a statement from the governor's office, Kehoe has been in contact with President Trump, Homeland Secretary Secretary Kristi [...]

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. – A young girl is dead and three other people are injured following a pickup truck crash on a rural Missouri highway Monday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, the crash happened at 7:50 a.m. on Highway 21 near Woodhaven Road in Washington County. The highway patrol said [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A De Soto, Mo., man was left dead Saturday night after being ejected from a motorcycle during a crash on U.S. Highway 61. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash took place a little after 10:30 p.m. on southbound U.S. Highway 61 near Herky Horine Road, involving a [...]