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It was a magical day for a local 3-year-old who's battling cancer.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. - A man has been charged after a toddler was found dead inside a Montgomery City apartment Wednesday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Montgomery City Police Department requested the assistance of the state's drug and crime control division around 5:30 p.m. to investigate the death of a child. [...]

A Missouri judge is set to rule on whether it's misleading to say that a proposed abortion-rights amendment would prevent any abortion regulations in the state. During a Wednesday trial, lawyers for the abortion-rights campaign asked Cole County Judge Cotton Walker to rewrite an official summary of the November amendment.

A De Soto man lost his life in a motorcycle crash overnight.

Soon, Illinois hotel guests won't have little bottles of soap and shampoo to collect.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A federal judge has ruled that Illinois' ban, forbidding concealed carry owners to carry guns on public transportation, is unconstitutional. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston ruled in favor of four plaintiffs who brought a 2022 lawsuit, arguing that a portion of the state's concealed carry law, prohibiting holders of [...]

LoRusso's Cucina, a beloved St. Louis Italian restaurant for several decades, is set to close doors in late-September.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson has ordered all U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff on Thursday at government buildings in Camden and Miller counties, as well as all police stations across the state, to honor an Osage Beach police officer who died in the line of duty.

A man faces criminal charges after he allegedly exposed himself to women at a St. Charles County park.

The St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday certified the recount in the race for city sheriff.

Police say a child accidentally shot and killed their four-year-old sister overnight Tuesday in north St. Louis. Authorities released the identity the child on Wednesday.

Dolly Parton has launched a new wine brand, Dolly Wines Chardonnay, which is now available in St. Louis and is described as a buttery, medium-bodied wine reminiscent of a morning sun in the Smoky Mountains.

A Missouri man is accused of stealing $3,300 in lottery tickets from his employer and cashing out prizes from those tickets.

Monarch butterflies are currently considered a vulnerable species due to habitat loss, and efforts are being made to protect their wintering grounds in Mexico and provide nectar-producing plants for them to feed on during their long journey.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Interstate 55 southbound is closed in East St. Louis after a fatal accident occurred Wednesday afternoon. Just after 12:15 p.m., the Illinois State Police arrived at the scene on southbound I-55, just north of Illinois Route 3. The crash involved a motorcyclist and a truck tractor semi-trailer, police stated. The [...]

One of those elegant homes along Forest Park, now on the market, has some historic roots—both figuratively and literally—as part of its story.

The former director of the East St. Louis Public Library is being charged in federal court after using library funds for wire fraud and theft.

Authorities are searching for several suspects in connection with a series of carjackings in St. Louis last month.

ST. LOUIS - Authorities seized multiple guns and illegal drugs while serving a search warrant at a north St. Louis home. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says a long-term weapons and narcotics investigation led to a search warrant being enforced on the 5000 block of Geraldine. SLMPD reports that multiple guns and illegal drugs [...]

The Missouri Botanical Garden competed in a waterlily weigh-off against botanical gardens from around the world.