A LGBTQ-themed "story time" event planned by the Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia has drawn criticism from two Missouri government officials who question whether the event is legal and appropriate for children.
A federal judge has sentenced a St. Louis man already serving time for his role in a violent drug trafficking organization to life in prison for arranging a 2011 murder-for-hire plot tied to an insurance payout, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer joined more than 200 U.S. mayors in signing a letter that urges Congress to “protect and strengthen" SNAP benefits as proposed federal funding changes could threaten food assistance programs in dozens of states.
WENTZVILLE, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced a large investment into the Wentzville GM plant Friday morning. According to officials with GM, $157 million investment includes new paint process equipment, a 28,000-square-foot expansion and refurbishing the paint shop infrastructure. "This investment builds upon GM's long-term commitment to Wentzville, strengthening a key manufacturing site with [...]
A passionate debate is going on right now over how to handle panhandling in St. Louis County. One county councilman wants to make it illegal to beg for money in the street. But homeless advocates fear such a law would unfairly target people who need help the most.
Investigators with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department described the conditions of a property on North 39th Street in Washington Park as extremely deplorable and not fit for humans or animals.
Residents packed Wright City Hall Thursday to speak out against a proposed asphalt plant they say could impact their health, property values and quality of life.
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - “The point of this whole thing is that this is just not right, it's not fair, and it doesn't make sense,” Kelly Rozier said. Those circumstances have been the jumping off point for thousands of Contact 2 stories over the years, but Kelly Rozier’s case really made us wonder why there hadn’t [...]
A story that could have ended in tragedy last week instead became a story of survival, as an employee of the St. Louis City Street Department rescued a baby left alone in the middle of a busy street.
A jury in March rejected a Northwoods police officer’s claim he was giving a shoplifter a “courtesy ride” after a man was found bloody in a field. Now, a judge has just ordered that former officer must serve 10 years in prison.
Tracks are being laid for two roller coasters being built at “Oasis at Lakeport,” a 25-acre lakefront property under construction at the Lake of the Ozarks.
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into five medical schools, including Saint Louis University, over allegations of racial discrimination in their admissions practices.
A St. Louis teen is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond in connection with a quadruple shooting earlier this month near the North Hanley MetroLink Station. Two people were killed in the shooting.
OLNEY, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — A status hearing took place Thursday morning for Dylan M. Jones, the Olney man accused of killing two people in Richland County. According to court documents, 25-year-old Dylan M. Jones is facing a total of six murder charges in the deaths of 52-year-old John D. Jones Jr. and 73-year-old Deborah J. [...]
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