The Major Case Squad was activated overnight in the Metro East. Detectives are investigating a homicide in the 4100 block of Division Street in Granite City. Police say a 911 call came into the Madison County Sheriff's office just after 10:30pm Thursday. The caller told sheriff's deputies that a man wrecked his car in a yard, got out of the vehicle and collapsed. When deputies arrived, they ... Full Story »
St. Louis aldermen are expected to vote Friday on whether to cut pay for thousands of city workers. Published reports say the proposal calls for mandatory one-week furloughs for rank-and-file workers; managers would be required to take two weeks of unpaid leave. The measure does not include fire and police workers, but firefighters would be asked to give back 40 hours of vacation time. Full Story »
St. Louis County police are on the scene at St. Louis rapper Nelly's home in Wildwood, Missouri. Police say they are searching for an intruder who got into the rapper's home and fled with a duffel bag of goods. County police spokesperson, Officer Rick Eckhard said that it's believed the suspect entered and left through a window in the home. Eckhard also said people inside the residence called ... Full Story »
Bowman Accused Of Killing Velda Rumfelt, 16 Gregory Bowman spent nearly three decades in prison for two killings in Illinois before his conviction was overturned. Now, he's heading back to prison and death row for killing a Missouri teenager 32 years ago. Bowman, of Belmont, Ill., was sentenced Friday in the 1977 killing of Velda Rumfelt, 16, in St. Louis County. The jury that convicted the 58 ... Full Story »
One local business owner can't wait to see the movie. His company played a role in the making of Up in the Air. Full Story »
We all know the new George Clooney movie was shot in St. Louis but do you know why? Director Jason Reitman explains why. Full Story »
Police in several cities are now investigating robberies, burglaries and shootings. Police in several area cities are investigating a rash of armed robberies. In two cases, the suspect wore the same kind of gloves. Full Story »
The woman who claimed she was raped on the side of a Ladue roadway now says she made the whole story up. Virginia Burns, 50, of Overland, Missouri says she was not raped like she told police nearly two weeks ago. Burns is also not disabled. Burns claimed she was driving on McKnight Road on November 30 when she ran out of gas. She said she got into her wheelchair and began heading down the road ... Full Story »
A Eureka third grader is nursing a broken kneecap and multiple bumps, bruises and scrapes after being hit by a driver as he crossed a street to his school bus. Full Story »
The cleanup is underway at a home in Belleville Illinois where an old oak tree nearly wiped out a piece of that city's history. The owners say they will rebuild the home which was built nearly a hundred years ago as a hunter's lodge. Mother Nature has certainly put a damper on the owners' holiday plans. Full Story »
The bitter cold was proving a blessing and a curse. The Hampton Car Wash closed down for the day because of the frosty weather. Workers were concerned the doors or locks on a car would become coated in ice and would not open. Full Story »
Police in St. Peters, MO need your help tracking down a man who robbed the Ramada Inn on Wednesday night. The robbery happened at the hotel located in the 100 block of Salt Lick Road around 9:30pm. Surveillance photos from security cameras show the crook demanding money and pointing a gun at the front desk clerk and a young child. The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of money from the ... Full Story »
St. Louis firefighters weren't battling just fires Thursday morning. They were also up against dangerously cold temperatures. Firefighters responded to two fires early Thursday. The first started around 4:45 a.m. on South Jefferson and Crittenden. When crews arrived on the scene, the fire was already out of control. Flames were shooting from the roof of the two-story building. There was an ... Full Story »
The cold and windy conditions forced the Lindenwood football team to cancel practice Wednesday afternoon. The coach called off practice just one week before the national championship. Full Story »
Running for the fun of it brought great joy to a young woman from Wentzville. Sadly. 32 year old Molly Trauernicht died doing what she loved. On Dec. 5th she walked 13 miles in the St. Jude half marathon in Memphis Tennesee. Full Story »
Gov. Jay Nixon has announced plans to overhaul the way Missouri handles drunken-driving cases. The Democratic governor and House Judiciary Committee chairman Bryan Stevenson, a Republican, were announcing the proposals Wednesday in Hannibal, Overland, and Jackson. Full Story »
Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe, the second-leading tackler for the St. Louis Rams, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a dislocated shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. Full Story »
Ameren UE repair crews fought strong wind gusts and dropping temperatures Wednesday as they worked to restore downed power lines and blown switches. The utility reported some forty thousand customers in the bi-state region lost power at some point as the major storm blew across town. By seven p.m. most of the homes and businesses had power again. Full Story »
City Diner has become a dining landmark on South Grand. Now, in a short time, they'll dish up their culinary magic at a second site on North Grand. Full Story »
The Saint Louis Zoo's two-and-a-half-year-old Asian elephant named Jade is undergoing treatment for elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), according to Curator of Mammals Martha Fischer. Full Story »
Missouri health officials say the swine flu vaccine now should be available to anyone who wants it. Full Story »
Deep Winter Chill Is On The Way High winds have caused thousands of people to be without power in parts of Missouri and Illinois. St. Louis-based Ameren said that nearly 10,100 residential and business customers were without power Wednesday morning in Missouri. The hardest hit areas are St. Louis city and county, Wentzville, Franklin, St. Charles. Two area schools are also closed due to power ... Full Story »
Second Shooting Left Victim Shot In The Hand A north St. Louis nightclub owner is shot and robbed Tuesday night around closing time at Spruills nightclub on North Jefferson. The owner was shot in the arm. A nightclub employee drove him to a hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown. Police are looking for the suspects. Full Story »
PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — Gatorade is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life. Full Story »
Christmas came early for a St. Louis woman and her young daughter. Through the generosity of others, many of them strangers, they received a gift that gives them hope for a much brighter new year. With a turn of a key Marquita Rivers says her life will improve dramatically. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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