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A Missouri man convicted of triple murder four decades ago is able to spend this holiday season home with family after courts ruled that he […]

A Kansas City, Missouri, police detective has been found guilty of the 2019 killing of a Black father of three. The cop involved in the […]

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Since his Friday acquittal, Kyle Rittenhouse has been offered internships by three House Republicans: Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, and Madison Cawthorn.

Two men have been charged with the murder of Cassidy Rainwater whose remains were found at a Missouri home after she was photographed while partially nude and in a cage, authorities said Wednesday.

Jesse T. Kline, who carried a long rifle Wednesday outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, was fired from the Ferguson, Missouri, police force in 2018.

Mark McCloskey compared himself to Kyle Rittenhouse, saying they have both been prosecuted and were defending themselves from an “angry mob.”

Some people might describe Hartville, Missouri, as being in the middle of nowhere, but the U.S. Census Bureau says it’s the closest town to the middle of the nation.

America is about to find out where its heart is.

Missouri's Tyler Badie is the only player in the country to run for at least 200 yards in four different games in a season.

The state attorneys general argue the vaccine mandate will lead to shortages of health care workers and could threaten the jobs of millions of their jobs.

The state attorneys general argue the vaccine mandate will lead to shortages of health care workers and could threaten the jobs of millions of their jobs.

Missouri is leading a 10-state lawsuit against the federal government over its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for healthcare workers.

Missouri is leading a 10-state lawsuit against the federal government over its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for healthcare workers.

A coalition of 10 states has filed a lawsuit challenging a new rule by President Joe Biden's administration requiring millions of health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The drivers would have to pay child support if a parent is killed in an accident they cause, under a proposed "Bentley's Law" in Missouri.

A lot of it is coming from people who would never tolerate that kind of talk from a conservative, too. | Editorial

The eight victims who died from the Astroworld "crowd surge" were identified as civil lawsuits continue to mount against Travis Scott and Live Nation.

Surveillance video captured the moment a Tennessee pastor took down a gun-wielding suspect to the floor in the middle of a church service, possibly saving the lives of his parishioners. (VIDEO COURTESY: NASHVILLE LIGHT MISSION PENTECOSTAL CHURCH)

Philadelphia police are looking to identify and locate a man they say fatally shot Shamecca Franklin, 28, in the head multiple times on Sunday in Kensington.

Hearing could lead to freedom for Kevin Strickland and make his confinement the longest wrongful imprisonment in Missouri history. Prosecutors disagree over his guilt. He's long insisted he's not guilty.

Perez Reed is facing charges of murder and assault in shootings that occurred in the St. Louis County area. The gun used in those assaults has been tied to other murders in St. Louis and Kansas.

Eight students at C Paul Barnhart Elementary School in Waldorf were treated at the scene after ingesting "some type of edible," Charles County fire officials say.

A lawsuit filed Friday is calling into question an increase in crime along West 7th Street in St. Paul, blaming a nearby housing shelter for the spike

FOX 26 Reporter Natalie Hee has more as authorities are continuing their investigation into the tragedy at Astroworld on Friday night.

FOX 26 Reporter Damali Keith has more as the school is remembering 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez who was killed during the Astroworld festival on Friday.

Bucks honored at White House

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was so disgusted by the last round of conference realignment — when Missouri and Texas A&M bolted the Big 12 for the SEC — that he vowed never to play the Tigers again. Self's reason was simple: The departures, along with Nebraska's move to the Big Ten and Colorado's to the Pac-12, had left the Big 12 on precarious footing. Perhaps because the Big 12 may have come out ahead — at least, when it comes to basketball.

New Missouri state law effectively ends local enforcement of federal gun laws; Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; What's in the heads of heroes?

Stetson Bennett passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns before giving way to former starter JT Daniels, leading No. 1 Georgia to a 43-6 win over Missouri.

A Missouri couple matched all six numbers in the October 23 lottery drawing, becoming the sole winners and winning $2.4 million.

Norah O'Donnell reports on Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act, Sunday on 60 Minutes.

A four-unit complex of buildings at 820 Robinson Ave., was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission for a Conditional Use Permit as a bed and breakfast location and forwarded

New OSHA regulations are "unconstitutional, unlawful and unwise," argues one state attorney general joining the suit.

A federal lawsuit accuses the National Rifle Association of violating campaign finance laws by using shell companies to illegally funnel up to $35 million to Republican candidates, including former President Donald Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and others.

A Florida nurse's baby died after a man in a hospital's behavioral health unit attacked her, police say.

Hawley claims working class men are a "particular target" of the Biden administration, and points to the vaccine mandate for many US companies.

A jury has been selected in the trial of a Missouri man charged with killing his Chinese wife.

“This is what happens when the husband finds out the in-laws are coming to stay.”

A former pastor accused of sexually assaulting two women inside a suburban St. Louis Catholic supply store, then killing a third when she refused his sexual demands pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder and other charges. Thomas Bruce's plea came days before jury selection was to begin in a trial scheduled to start Nov. 1 for the attacks in Ballwin, Missouri, on Nov. 19, 2018.

A Jefferson City, Missouri, woman is accused of running onto a football field full of school children while only wearing a scarf, prosecutors said.

After Colorado Governor Jared Polis shared a map of shark attacks last week, many were curious about the landlocked states that reported sole shark attacks.

Texas A&M’s running back duo of Isaiah Spiller and Devon Achane combined for 292 rushing yards and three touchdowns to power the 21st-ranked Aggies to a 35-14 victory over Missouri.

Republican Gov. Mike Parson labeled the reporter a "hacker" and demanded an investigation - which cyber experts say makes no sense.

Chief Justice John Roberts has rejected a Supreme Court appeal by the St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. to allow it to keep operating a pipeline through Illinois and Missouri. Roberts did not comment Friday in refusing to temporarily pause a lower court order affecting the operation of the Spire STL Pipeline. The company could be forced to stop operating the pipeline on Dec. 13 unless the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission extends an emergency order granted in September.

Cincinnati police officer Christopher Schroder has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of an inquiry over allegations that the city's mayor says shows “a disgusting betrayal of public trust and the trust of the victims he had a duty to help.”

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says it alerted officials to a security flaw on a state website. Gov. Mike Parson described it as a hack and opened an investigation that could cost taxpayers $50 million.

“None of that makes sense and it’s not right. This kid should not walk away free,” a relative of one of the victims said.

“I now believe Michael is innocent,” one juror said of Missouri prisoner Michael Politte. Another said he “should be freed to correct this wrong.”

Tornadoes and severe storms caused damage across Oklahoma. Additional inclement weather is expected for parts of the Central U.S.

The severe weather system also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted for later this week in parts of the central U.S. Severe weather is not unusual in the Southern Plains in October, said Chuck Hodges, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Tulsa. "We had unusually high moisture and a very, very strong weather system that came through,” he said.

Tensions are running high at the Poland-Belarus border amid an uptick in migrant crossings. CBS News correspondent Anna Noryskiewicz visited the area to report on what's happening.

The news this week that Pfizer is requesting emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 is sparking debate in some families. Some are ready, while others are apprehensive. Professor of economics and public policy at Brown University, Emily Oster, joined CBSN to discuss both sides of the argument.

Dmitry Muratov, the chief editor of Russia's leading independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta who has won the Nobel Peace Prize, says he would have given the award to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

AccuWeather's Bill Wadell was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Oct. 8.

A mynah bird that was brought from Afghanistan by a girl fleeing the Taliban has learnt to say "bonjour" after finding a new home with France's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Ambassador Xavier Chatel said he was moved by the little girl, who arrived carrying the bird, named Juji, at the Al-Dhafra airbase in the UAE during the chaotic evacuations from Kabul.

A mynah bird that was brought from Afghanistan by a girl fleeing the Taliban has learnt to say "bonjour" after finding a new home with France's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Ambassador Xavier Chatel said he was moved by the little girl, who arrived carrying the bird, named Juji, at the Al-Dhafra airbase in the UAE during the chaotic evacuations from Kabul.

Heavy rains have flooded the city of Mukalla in eastern Yemen, sweeping away cars and causing power outages

A Missouri man has been put to death for killing three workers while robbing a convenience store nearly three decades ago.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition signers.

Everything is bigger in Texas, they say, including the mums.

Everything is bigger in Texas, they say, including the mums.

The full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis is deciding the fate of a Missouri law that puts sweeping restrictions on abortions, and a focal point of oral arguments on Tuesday was a provision prohibiting abortions based solely on a Down syndrome diagnosis.

Audio from an inquest into the shooting death of Derontae Martin offers widely conflicting accounts of how the young Black man died inside a rural Missouri home during a party in April.

A U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri, Republican state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, is flexing the power of his office by filing a slew of lawsuits, including against Democratic cities and schools to stop mask mandates.

A Missouri cave containing Native American artwork from more than 1,000 years ago has been sold at auction.

An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association held a special meeting weeks before the election to discuss its strategies if then-President Donald Trump lost.

The Navy says the sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted.

Millions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal unemployment aid as a financial lifeline are about to lose those benefits just as the delta variant of the coronavirus poses a renewed threat to the economy and the job market.

A Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri has been sued three times this month over allegations that students were abused.

A massive supply of Ford F-150 trucks ready to be delivered to dealers around the country were involved in a devastating train accident in Missouri on Aug. 2.

New guidance from the federal government set off a cascade of mask rules across the nation as cities, states, schools and businesses raced to bring back mandates.

Vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring.

Federal officials are pushing back after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he doesn’t want government employees going door-to-door to urge people to get vaccinated.

New York has thrown a ticker-tape parade for the health care workers and others who helped the city pull through the darkest days of COVID-19, while authorities in Missouri are struggling to beat back a surge blamed on the fast-spreading delta variant and deep resistance to getting vaccinated.

Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the TV pastor of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure COVID-19.

The U.S. has reached a pair of encouraging milestones as the COVID-19 pandemic’s grip on the nation continues to loosen.

The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun rules.

A federal appeals court panel has blocked Missouri from enforcing a sweeping state abortion law that bans the procedures at or after eight weeks of pregnancy.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a Missouri death row inmate who is seeking execution by firing squad.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has dropped plans to expand the state's Medicaid program after the Legislature declined to provide money for a measure approved by voters.

A Kansas City, Missouri man died in New Braunfels after he crashed his motorcycle on Thursday.

The global shortage of semiconductors is forcing General Motors and Ford to further cut production at North American factories as chip supplies seem to be growing tighter.

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Boone County Sheriff's Department in Columbia, Mo., shows Joseph Elledge. The remains were found Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Rock Bridge State Park in Boone County in mid Missouri. Joseph Elledge was charged in February with first-degree murder in connection with his wife's disappearance. – Missouri authorities say they believe that human remains first spotted by someone out walking in a state park Thursday afternoon are the body of a Chinese woman who has been missing since October 2019. ___This story was corrected to show that Joseph Elledge was charged in 2020, not 2021.

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday announced he's making a bid to replace Roy Blunt in the Senate, setting up a Republican primary against disgraced former Gov. Voters first elected Schmitt to the state Senate in 2008 to represent a suburban St. Louis district. He was elected state treasurer in 2016, then took over as the state attorney general after Josh Hawley vacated the seat to join the U.S. Senate in 2019. He won another term as attorney general in 2020.

FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, Army health specialists fill syringes with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Miami. AdWhen the drive began, most states put health care workers and nursing home residents at the front of the line. Similarly, Alaska maintained a high vaccination rate with a smaller eligible population, then threw shots open to everyone 16 and older March 9. In contrast, Mississippi had the sixth largest percentage of its adult population eligible at about 83%. Another two high-performing states from the top 10 — South Dakota and Massachusetts — were about average in how many residents were eligible for vaccine.

Greitens' political future seemed doomed by scandal when he resigned as Missouri governor. – O'Eric Greitens' political future seemed doomed by scandal when he resigned as Missouri governor. Also like Trump, Greitens defeated establishment Republicans in the primary before winning in November. Many see Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft as the early favorite to win Blunt's seat, if Ashcroft opts to run. But Missouri Republican Party Treasurer Pat Thomas said Greitens retains “a definite following” among state Republicans.

Sen. Blunt says he will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate. – Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said Monday he will not seek reelection, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump. The five Senate Republicans not seeking reelection could set up contested primaries highlighting divisions between far-right, Trump-aligned Republicans and the old guard of the party. After incumbent Republican Sen. “Senate Republicans have a retirement problem,” Christie Roberts, executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said in a statement.

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, file photo guards observe inmates at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska officials are pushing for a new, $230 million prison to relieve inmate overcrowding, even as prison officials in other states close prisons. Similar attempts to reduce Nebraska's prison population have repeatedly stalled because of opposition from prosecutors and law enforcement. At a minimum, he said, the state needs to replace its oldest prison, the Nebraska State Penitentiary, built in 1869. Nebraska's inmate population grew 27% between 2009 and 2019, while the state's overall population rose by 7%.

Employees with the McKesson Corporation scan a box of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while filling an order at their shipping facility in Shepherdsville, Ky., Monday, March 1, 2021. AdThe push to reopen comes as COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the states are ramping up. Johnson & Johnson shipped out nearly 4 million doses of its newly authorized, one-shot COVID-19 vaccine Sunday night to be delivered to states for use starting on Tuesday. The company will deliver about 16 million more doses by the end of March and a total of 100 million by the end of June. White House vaccination coordinator Jeff Zients also acknowledged that scheduling of vaccination appointments “ remains too difficult in too many places."

Patterson)Turns out the top four teams left out of March Madness won't have their bubbles burst quite yet. If the tournament begins without any withdrawals, the four would still be eligible to compete in the NIT. Once a tournament begins, any team whose opponent is forced to withdraw would automatically advance to the next round. The women's tournament, which begins with first-round games March 21, will take place in San Antonio and neighboring cities of Austin and San Marcos. The plan also covers men's and women's cross country and men's water polo, which are fall sports but whose champions will be decided in March.

He's expected to be joined by first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff. Her husband, Anthony Willis, died Dec. 28, followed by her mother-in-law in early January. My whole world is turned upside-down.”The global death toll was approaching 2.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins. While the count is based on figures supplied by government agencies around the world, the real death toll is believed to be significantly higher, in part because of inadequate testing and cases inaccurately attributed to other causes early on. Despite efforts to administer coronavirus vaccines, a widely cited model by the University of Washington projects the U.S. death toll will surpass 589,000 by June 1.

Dru Smith and Missouri built a 22-point lead in the second half, then held off a frantic rally by the Crimson Tide for a 68-65 victory on Saturday. AdThe Crimson Tide had one last chance to tie it, but Jaden Shackelford’s contested 3-pointer at the buzzer missed. Shackelford scored 15 to lead Alabama (15-5, 10-1 SEC), whose first conference loss was almost an incredible comeback victory. Alabama is a volume 3-point shooting team, and when the Crimson Tide missed, Missouri started fast breaks with long rebounds. AdUP NEXTAlabama: The Crimson Tide travel to South Carolina on Tuesday.

AdThe federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that states “promote transparency” as one of four ethical principles in vaccine allocation programs. When Texas’ vaccine panel met last month, the subject of equity surfaced. “Because these are internal, advisory working groups, their meetings are not public,” a Pennsylvania spokesman said of the state's three vaccine committees. Larry Hogan said state health officials make vaccine allocation decisions based on federal guidelines, but he would not identify those officials. Missouri opened its advisory committee meetings last month, only after media outlets questioned why several prior meetings had been held behind closed doors without any public notice.

Kelly championed Medicaid expansion in her first race in 2018 and promised to sign legislation legalizing medical marijuana, though she has not pushed that issue aggressively so far. But University of Kansas political scientist Patrick Miller said he wonders why any Kansas politician still opposes medical marijuana. The Legislature has taken only relatively small steps toward legalizing medical marijuana even as most other states have done it. She said legalizing medical marijuana could raise up to $50 million a year and her proposal “eliminates the argument” that Kansas can't afford Medicaid expansion. AdBut Republican lawmakers remained skeptical that medical marijuana could raise much money or cover Medicaid expansion costs.

The past year has been as stressful one, to say the least, for a lot of Americans. A new Onepoll survey published and featured on the British news agency Southwest News Service shows just how Texas stacks up when it comes to stress. The survey shows that what Americans are worried the most about is what you would expect...lack of finances, the current state of the nation, and either themselves or loved ones becoming sick with COVID-19. The good news is, nearly half of the respondents say they have learned new ways to cope with managing stress and anxiety. Some of the least stressed out states include: Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wyoming.

In this image from video, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks as the Senate reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College Vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)NEW YORK – Sen. Josh Hawley has found a new publisher after his book was dropped by Simon & Schuster in the wake of the siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The conversative publisher Regnery announced Monday that Hawley's “The Tyranny of Big Tech” will come out this spring. And the warning in his book about censorship obviously couldn’t be more urgent,” Regnery President and Publisher Thomas Spence said in a statement. Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, also a Regnery author, led objections in the Senate to Biden's victory, citing baseless claims the election was stolen.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs on September 28, 2020 (left); Whataburger (right)SAN ANTONIO – It may or may not rank as high as another Super Bowl win, but another dream for Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes looks to be coming true in 2021. A Whataburger will open in the Kansas City, Missouri area, as the burger chain expands into the Midwest. The City Council for Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City, unanimously approved a final development plan for the location on Monday. Renderings for a Whataburger in Overland Park, Kansas. In November 2018, the quarterback tweeted “I just want a store in Kansas City!” in response to a Whataburger image featuring 10 ketchup bottles.

4 UConn says it also must reschedule Wednesday’s women’s basketball game against Seton Hall. The Villanova game was postponed because the Wildcats also are dealing with COVID-19 issues within their women’s basketball program. ___Richmond’s men’s basketball team has paused team activities in response to the results from the latest COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday that the Syracuse women’s basketball game at Georgia Tech on Thursday has been postponed. ___The women’s basketball game between No.

FILE - This undated file image provided by Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery shows Lisa Montgomery. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. “Lisa Montgomery’s execution was far from justice.”It came after hours of legal wrangling before the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to move forward. The last woman executed by the federal government was Bonnie Brown Heady on Dec. 18, 1953, for the kidnapping and murder of a 6-year-old boy in Missouri. The last woman executed by a state was Kelly Gissendaner, 47, on Sept. 30, 2015, in Georgia.