Bentley’s law: Grandma aims to make DUI offenders pay victims’ orphaned kids

“It’s a reminder to them to not do it again. Because I can tell you, this is one of the hardest things that anyone can ever go through. Any parent, this is the hardest and no parent should ever have to suffer that,” Cecilia Williams said.

Missouri school district hiring its own students to ease labor shortage crunch

One Missouri school district has found a unique way to deal with the nationwide labor shortage: hire their own students for some open positions, from cooks to custodians and after-school childcare.

Budweiser welcomes newborn Clydesdale named ‘Eminem’

"When your parent’s names are Marcie & Myles— it’s only right that your name is Eminem!" the ranch wrote on Facebook.

Court asked to suspend gun-wielding Missouri couple's law license

A Missouri official is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of a St. Louis couple who gained national attention last year when they waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their home.

Student under investigation for removing nearly 3,000 US flags from 9/11 display on college campus

Washington University is investigating a member of their student government, who was caught on camera removing 2,977 flags from a 9/11 display on campus and throwing them in trash bags. The student said he did it as a form of protest.

Missouri governor pardons St. Louis couple who waved guns at BLM protesters

The Republican governor announced Tuesday that he pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in June.

Ex-police chief pleads guilty to assaulting father accused of trying to drown baby

The father walked into the police station and said he tried to drown his 6-month-old daughter in a pond. The police chief rushed into the icy water to rescue the unconscious baby and worked to revive her. He then went back to the police station, threw the handcuffed father to the ground, punched him in the face and told him, "You deserve to die."

Funeral home van with body inside stolen from Missouri convenience store parking lot

A funeral home van with a woman’s body inside was stolen from a convenience store in St. Louis, Missouri. The driver went inside and had left the vehicle running, police said.

Chiefs' Britt Reid crash left 5-year-old girl in 'critical condition,' family says

A 5-year-old child seriously hurt in a crash involving Kansas City Chiefs coach Britt Reid was in "critical condition and hasn’t woken since the crash," according to family.

Waiter turns down $2,021 tip, pays it forward to another restaurant instead

A woman in Missouri tried to give a $2,021 tip to her waiter, but he politely refused: "I cannot take it... it's too much for me," he said. "Some places, they need this money more than us."

U.S. carries out its first federal execution of female inmate since 1953

A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and removing the baby from her womb. It's the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.

Armed St. Louis couple files lawsuit against news photographer

A St. Louis couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home allege in a lawsuit that a news photographer trespassed to capture an image of the confrontation.