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It’s a sleepy weekday morning in Defiance, but there are signs business is waking up.

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An early morning alleged arson spree ignited here Thursday morning  when a garage was set ablaze, followed by another fire only a block away.

Earlier this month, detectives with the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office said they were trying to identify a man wearing a bra who was found dead in the Mississippi River.

Coroner confirms that the body of missing Calhoun County teen has been found in the Illinois River in Jersey County.

As the Missouri General Assembly rushes to finish its session, it's tackling some big issues alongside some quirky ones. With the clock ticking down, lawmakers are focusing on a bill that mixes serious housing matters with unexpected chicken rules.

The Urban League braves the rainy weather for their grill-to-glory kick-off rally.

On Thursday, police were searching for an arsonist in St. Louis City. Firefighters responded to a garage fire and a house fire early Thursday morning, just minutes apart.

Police responded to a shooting this afternoon that left one man dead and a six-year-old in critical condition.

Missouri ranked the highest average with 36.5% of drivers not wearing a seatbelt or helmet involved in fatal crashes .

A Phelps County, Missouri, man appeared in U.S. District Court on Thursday and admitted to a 2023 carjacking and stealing multiple pistols from a gun store in 2022.

A man was sentenced to decades behind bars in the death of a St. Louis County cab driver who was fatally shot two years ago.

A 19-year-old St. Louis man is facing 20 counts tied to a series of crimes ranging from car theft, car clouting, and assorted property damage across the Central West End, St. Louis Hills, and Lindenwood Park neighborhoods.

A 21-year-old St. Louis man is accused of breaking into or attempting to break into nearly a dozen businesses in south city over a three-week period in April.

New Census figures show that the City of St. Louis continues to deal with a population drop. The decline is slower than recent years, but still ranks among the nation's worst, per Census.

A St. Louis woman remains jailed in connection with a shooting and car fire in the city’s Bevo neighborhood.

The United Football League will host the 2024 UFL Championship in St. Louis. Tickets officially go on sale next week.

The class of 2041 will have a lot of graduates named Olivia, Charlotte, Noah or Liam. Those were some of the most popular name choices for newborns in 2023, according to the Social Security Administration, which released new state-by-state data on Thursday.

Illinois State Police issued citations to 16 employees in Waterloo and Columbia accused of allowing underage alcohol sales.

ST. LOUIS - Billie Eilish fans have an exclusive opportunity Thursday to listen to her new album before its release Friday. Two AMC Theatre locations, Edwardsville and Streets of St. Charles, are welcoming guests for a listening event with other music fans for Eilish's album "Hit Me Hard and Soft." The event begins at 3 [...]