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Hundreds of bars across the U.S. are honoring fallen Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz on what should have been his 21st birthday.

AFFTON, Mo. -- Floodwaters rushed into an apartment building at the Park Forest Apartments on Fleta Street Friday.  A water main break was the source of the rushing water.   

The dire situation in Ukraine is taking a toll on some St. Louisans, including one family who has an adopted son from Ukraine. Watching the country that made them a family, tangled up in war, hurts them deeply.

COVID-19 is very personal to East St. Louis Mayor Robert Eastern. He battled the deadly virus and is taking no chances. The mandatory mask requirement at City Hall is not something he's ready to give up.

Six months after the state started enrolling thousands of Missourians into the Medicaid program following a court's ruling, lawmakers may reverse the voters' decision. 

Friday afternoon in Wentzville, on what would have been Jared Schmitz 21st birthday, people are raising a pint to the fallen hero.

Washington University is looking for seniors to participate in a study involving a drug that might delay or prevent Alzheimer's.

The United States is bracing for Russian cyberattacks. Authorities said potential targets include electrical grids, banking systems, and cell phone networks.

ST. LOUIS–An Alabama man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced to two life terms for the December 2019 deaths of three people in Bethalto. Brady Witcher, 41, was found guilty last month in the execution-style deaths of 59-year-old Shari Yates, her son 30-year old Andrew Brooks, and roommate 32-year-old John McMillan. Witcher and his [...]

Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.

A judge sentenced Grayden Denham to four life sentences, plus 115 years, for the 2016 murders of four family members, including a baby.

A Bridgeton-based company announced its expansion that will create 200 jobs in the St. Louis area.

He said that he would shoot whoever was responsible for his "CBC situation."

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker confirmed the statewide indoor mask requirement will end Monday, Feb. 28, at 12:01 a.m. The announcement came as statewide hospitalizations fell by 50% and ICU capacity increased by 24%. Illinois’ weekly COVID-19 case rate also saw a 70% decrease. Pritzker previously announced his plan to lift the [...]

President Joe Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Friday.

ST. LOUIS--An Edwardsville, Illinois woman accused earlier this month of multiple charges, including criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and child pornography, has been indicted by a Madison County grand jury on the charges. Danielle Fischer now faces a total of 12 charges. Police say Fischer was a permanent substitute in the Roxana School [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Three cities in St. Louis County made it on Dwellics' list of the top 100 "Best Cities to Raise a Family in the Midwest." Lafayette Township came in at number 84, Kirkwood is 96, and Clayton is 99. Lafayette Township's overall score from Dwellics was 88.56. This area is north [...]

ST. LOUIS--Friday morning President Joe Biden announced plans to nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the White House said, making her the first Black woman nominated to serve on the nation's highest court. In Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise to make the historic appointment and to further [...]

ST. LOUIS - A successful model with Down syndrome from Chesterfield, Missouri made history Friday when she donated garments to the Missouri Historical Society's (MHS) permanent collection. Grace Strobel was the first American model with Down syndrome to represent a skincare line when she was the face of the worldwide brand Obagi. Since then, she has [...]

ST. LOUIS--The Missouri State Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old from Ballwin has died in an early morning accident on Interstate 70 in Mid-Missouri. Authorities say Justin Tognozzi was driving westbound on I-70 in Callaway County just before 1 a.m. Friday when he lost control of his Nissan Altima on an ice-covered highway and struck a [...]