ST. LOUIS - Esca is one of the three popular restaurants in the Central West End that were struck by the tornado on May 16. Today, they were back open for business. “(It) felt like a train coming toward you,” said Ben Poremba, chef & owner of Bengelina Hospitality Group. “When we came up, we [...]

ST. LOUIS - As U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown efforts continue, some immigrants are receiving text messages from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) asking them to report to local offices for a "case review"—messages" some attorneys say may be misleading or deceptive. The Migrant and Immigration Community Action Project, a St. Louis-based immigrant advocacy [...]

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - A 2-year-old child was found safe after wandering off into the woods on Tuesday.  A search team from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol spent an hour and a half looking for the child. At one point, a corporal spotted an important clue.  "That's somebody's footprint. That's [...]

PAGEDALE, Mo. - The Pagedale Police Department will end its police services for the nearby city of Velda City on Friday, just more than a year after all officers abruptly resigned from the Velda City Police Department. The Pagedale Police Department will officially conclude all law enforcement services with Velda City at 5 p.m. Friday. [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Endangered Wolf Center in St. Louis announced that it rescued six endangered Mexican Wolf Pups on May 5. The Mexican wolf, according to the center, is a keystone species, as less than 300 exist in the wild.  In a conservation effort for the species, the center said the pups—which were 10 [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An investigation is underway after recent rumors about New World screwworm being detected in Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA). The Missouri State Highway Patrol's Rural Crimes Investigative Unit (RCIU) and the Livestock and Farm Protection Task Force said they are aware of a false statement made last [...]

ILLINOIS -- Illinois State Police announced on Wednesday the deployment of a new command vehicle that will replace an 18-year-old vehicle. According to ISP, the new 2025 Freightliner will "improve emergency response coordination, enhance safety, and provide crucial on-site support during critical incidents." The ISP said the new vehicle was provided by the U.S. Department [...]

ST. LOUIS - People across the St. Louis area commemorated the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday.  "We really tell it through St. Louis voices. So St. Louis people who participated in the liberation and also who were liberated," Helen Turner said.  Turner is the Holocaust Museum Director of Education.  Close Thanks for signing up! [...]

MADISON, Ill. - A Corvette goes airborne. Nearly flips mid-air. Slams down and tumbles over a guardrail. And somehow, the driver walks away unscathed. It all happened at World Wide Technology Raceway last weekend - all captured in a shocking video that's quickly gone viral. According to a WWT Raceway spokesperson, drag racer Jason Hoard [...]

ST. LOUIS - It's now been 10 years since Mitch Harris accomplished a rare and ambitious feat: Graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy and later reaching the Major League Baseball stage with the St. Louis Cardinals. Mitch Harris, who pitched for the Cardinals during their most recent 100-win season in 2015, was the first Naval [...]