Dolly Parton's heartwarming gesture: Country icon visits fan in hospice care
Jackie Carroll is in the early stages of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, but it hasn't stopped her from singing Parton's best hits.
Missouri man credits cow with helping him accomplish decade-long fishing goal
John Goad has been trying to catch a record sunfish for nearly 10 years. He's now thanking a cow that may have helped him accomplish his goal.
Puppy found shaved with swastikas, expletives drawn on skin
"She is heading for the tub to scrub-a-dub-dub all of this hate off. Only love here."
Check it out: Man catfishing in Missouri snags 4-foot prehistoric fish instead
A man catfishing along a Missouri river was surprised when he reeled in an unexpected prehistoric fish.
Homeowner who shot Black teen after going to wrong house pleads not guilty
Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City, mistakenly went to 84-year-old Andrew Lester’s door looking for his younger brothers, authorities said.
Man charged in shooting of Missouri teen trying to pick up siblings
An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen that approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his siblings has been charged with first-degree assault.
'Built to last': Former Missouri jail building goes up for sale
The former jail has over 5,000 square feet of office space and 34 cells with toilets and sinks.
Kansas City celebrates Chiefs' Super Bowl win: 'Our own dynasty'
Most schools, many businesses and some government offices in the Kansas City metro area were closed to celebrate the Chiefs' big win.
Lamar Johnson: Missouri man freed 28 years after wrongful murder conviction
Lamar Johnson was convicted of murder for the 1994 fatal shooting of a man, allegedly over drug money. Johnson always maintained his innocence.
Budweiser announces birth of 4 new Clydesdales — here's how you can meet them
To celebrate the recent birth of four new foals, the Budweiser Clydesdale breeding and training ranch in Missouri is hosting a Super Bowl watch party.
One killed after Amtrak train slams into FedEx truck in Missouri
The train involved was Amtrak’s Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner which operates between Kansas City, Missouri, and Chicago.
Kansas City Zoo says oldest polar bear in US captivity dies
The 33-year-old animal, named “Berlin,” lived at the zoo for a decade.
Sheriff's office buys drinks so volunteers get drunk before sobriety test training
One sheriff's office in Missouri is offering free alcohol to volunteers, getting them drunk so deputies can get certified on field sobriety testing. "Seriously, we buy, you drink, and we provide your transportation home (not jail)," they said. "While we will not be providing Pappy Van Winkle, we promise not to serve you cheap wine or rail liquor."
Transgender woman's scheduled execution would be 1st in US history
Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S.
Missouri woman tracks down, kills alleged carjackers at gas station: police
Police arrested a Missouri woman after they said she tracked down her stolen car and killed two men outside a gas station for the alleged theft.
Missouri brothers' capture of 35-pound raccoon will likely go down in records books
The Missouri Department of Conservation said Couper Simmons harvested the massive raccoon while hunting with his brother Hunter Simmons in Worth County.
Missouri man who's spent decades in prison seeks exoneration in murder; 2 others confessed
Lamar Johnson has long maintained his innocence in the 1994 slaying of 25-year-old Marcus Boyd.
Judge denies 19-year-old's request to attend father's execution
Kevin Johnson is set to be executed for killing Kirkwood, Missouri, Police Officer William McEntee in 2005.
Amazon driver found dead in Missouri yard may have been killed by dogs, authorities say
The sheriff said the driver had injuries consistent with an animal attack, but an autopsy will be conducted to officially determine if the two "aggressive" dogs caused the driver's death.
St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
The shooter, a 19-year-old who graduated from the school last year, was killed in an exchange of gunfire and had left behind a note, police said.