Judge blocks Texas ban on gender-affirming medical care for trans minors, state expected to appeal
A group of families and doctors sued to block the Texas law, arguing it would violate parents’ rights and have devastating consequences for transgender children.
Walgreens worker assaulted after intervening in a shoplifting situation, police say
Police in Missouri are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects after a video emerged purportedly showing one of them striking a Walgreens employee outside of a store.
Boat explosion leaves 16 hurt at the Lake of the Ozarks
State Highway Patrol tweeted the incident happened Friday evening.
St. Louis shooting leaves 1 juvenile dead, 9 hurt
Police said victims ranging in age from 15 to 19 suffered gunshot wounds.
What's known about the missing ER doctor found dead in Arkansas
Dr. John Forsyth, 49, was last seen alive on May 21, after leaving his car unlocked with his wallet, two phones, a laptop and other items inside.
Dolly Parton's heartwarming gesture: Country icon visits fan in hospice care
Jackie Carroll is in the early stages of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, but it hasn't stopped her from singing Parton's best hits.
Missouri man credits cow with helping him accomplish decade-long fishing goal
John Goad has been trying to catch a record sunfish for nearly 10 years. He's now thanking a cow that may have helped him accomplish his goal.
Puppy found shaved with swastikas, expletives drawn on skin
"She is heading for the tub to scrub-a-dub-dub all of this hate off. Only love here."
Check it out: Man catfishing in Missouri snags 4-foot prehistoric fish instead
A man catfishing along a Missouri river was surprised when he reeled in an unexpected prehistoric fish.
Homeowner who shot Black teen after going to wrong house pleads not guilty
Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City, mistakenly went to 84-year-old Andrew Lester’s door looking for his younger brothers, authorities said.
Man charged in shooting of Missouri teen trying to pick up siblings
An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen that approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his siblings has been charged with first-degree assault.
5 killed, multiple injured after nocturnal tornado slices through southeastern Missouri
Radar indicated an EF-2 to EF-3 tornado along the border between southeastern Missouri and far southern Illinois,
Escape-artist Missouri bear heads to Texas zoo with moat
Ben the Andean bear gained notoriety in February by busting out of his habitat twice.
Watch: Officer helps raccoon whose head gets stuck in jar
It happened during the officer's “midnight shift” in Oak Grove, Missouri, recently.
Budweiser announces birth of 4 new Clydesdales — here's how you can meet them
To celebrate the recent birth of four new foals, the Budweiser Clydesdale breeding and training ranch in Missouri is hosting a Super Bowl watch party.
Police: Kidnapped children from Missouri, missing for almost a year, found at Florida grocery store
Investigators said the kids and their non-custodial mother were found in disguise at a Winn-Dixie grocery store in Florida.
Kansas City Zoo says oldest polar bear in US captivity dies
The 33-year-old animal, named “Berlin,” lived at the zoo for a decade.
Missouri sheriff's office offering free alcohol to volunteers to get drunk to help them with training
Volunteers must also not have any alcohol-related arrests or pending criminal cases on their record, the sheriff's office says.
Transgender inmate executed for murder of ex-girlfriend
A Missouri inmate has been put to death for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S.
Transgender woman's scheduled execution would be 1st in US history
Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S.