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A Missouri prosecutor wants to step in after Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked an appeals court to reverse the conviction of a former Missouri police officer who is white and killed a Black man in 2019.

Emma Lembke says it was a major surprise that her tech reform work earned a phone call from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Emergency Operations team opened its center on Wednesday under a partial Level 2 activation. This was in anticipation of heavy flooding that was expected to affect certain areas of the St. Louis region.

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man appeared in federal court on Thursday to be sentenced for repeatedly cyberstalking, harassing, and threatening to rape multiple women in the area and elsewhere in the country. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Robert Merkle, 54, pleaded guilty in March to five [...]

Residents in Bonne Terre have spent the day assessing the widespread damage and cleaning up what they can after the destructive winds Wednesday night.

The Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic,” who is accused of multiple bank robberies and money laundering, is expected to appear in Kansas City federal court.

A juvenile is in custody in connection with a mass shooting in downtown St. Louis that left one teenager dead and 11 other people injured.

Bob Cassilly, died at 61 and the mystery of Cementland died with him. Cementland, now owned by Beelman Truck Co., that purchased the land for $1.4 million. The large playground was then closed off to public access.  

 Sgt. John W. Radanovich was a soldier who died in World War II. On August 12, his body will be buried at Union Miner Cemetery in Mount Olive, Illinois.

CLAYTON -- A suspect is under arrest after a MetroLink assault involving a handgun. Clayton Police say that they were notified of the crime at around 12:45 p.m. The suspect ran from the Clayton MetroLink station to the nearby Davis Place neighborhood. Police arrested the suspect and recovered a handgun. Police say that this is [...]

ST. LOUIS -- A man is accused of ramming a police vehicle with a stolen SUV, injuring an officer. Rodney Patterson, 46, is facing several charges including assault, resisting arrest, and unlawful use of a weapon. Police say that Patterson was driving a white Hyundai Entourage in the 1600 block of South Jefferson at around [...]

A man accused of shooting two Hermann police officers earlier this year is facing additional charges filed by the Missouri Attorney General's Office.

Less than two weeks before he was slated to go on trial for a 2022 murder in Pine Lawn, a Ferguson man agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence.

A Jennings man has been charged in connection with a pair of recent car thefts in Maryland Heights and Creve Coeur.

Family says they believe she was more than a witness in a kidnapping and rape case out of Clay County.

ST. LOUIS (WCIA) -- Harper Finn, the five-year-old girl from Altamont hurt in an accident at the Effingham County Fair, has died. The St. Louis City Medical Examiner confirmed that Finn passed away at St. Louis Children's Hospital on Wednesday at 6:49 p.m. Finn was airlifted to St. Louis after she was hurt Sunday afternoon [...]

At least one person was injured after a school bus crashed into a house on Chicago's Northwest Side.

ST. LOUIS -- Meteorologist Chris Higgins is tracking storm damage after some severe weather swept through the area early Thursday morning. He is reporting some issues at the water treatment plant near Bonne Terre. There is high water along Turkey Creek, but most of the damage is from high winds near Bonne Terre and Farmington. [...]

While severe thunderstorms are ending in parts of the St. Louis, other regions are still facing heavy rain and storm damage.

St. Louis County has activated its emergency management operations center due to the stormy weather.