A 75-year-old St. Charles man drowned Saturday after a medical emergency capsized his kayak on the North Fork of the White River near Dora.

A grand jury declined to indict the father of 7-month-old Kiyomi Parker on a murder charge; prosecutors dropped that count but child-endangerment charges remain. Community groups have launched a gun-lock campaign.

A 62-year-old man from Shawnee drowned Saturday after going under while swimming off a dock near Crescent Drive at the Lake of the Ozarks.

The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed dissolving a 1987 injunction against Glendale Shooting Club near Robertsville, ending a decades‑long legal fight and removing long-standing limits on the range.

Dangerous heat will bake St. Louis Sunday into Monday with heat-index readings above 115°F. Cooling centers and 2‑1‑1 assistance are available.

The Boom Boom Room is relocating into Buddy's events space on Washington Avenue, debuting a weekend residency with themed food and cocktails on August 21, 2026.

A St. Louis County judge convicted Dan Pruitt of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the 2021 Berkeley death of Courtland Crump. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 21.

The Ballwin Applebee’s on Manchester Road will close this summer after decades in business; the owner cited falling sales and rising costs.

A Wentzville mother is critically injured after a crash on US‑61 that also cost her unborn child. Neighbors have organized fundraisers and a bingo night to help the family.

Missouri’s secretary of state warned he’d try to cut grants to the Daniel Boone Regional Library over a queer‑led "Rainbow Story Time," while the library says the books are age‑appropriate.

A shooting in the Cedar Hill area left one man dead and another hospitalized Friday as Jefferson County deputies investigate the 7300 block of Lakeshore Drive.

A Missouri appeals court reversed a judge’s dismissal in the long‑running Cole County murder case, putting William “Chris” Niemet back on track for an Aug. 11 arraignment.

Three people were arrested in the 1999 death of 14‑year‑old Justin Hocutt in Cassville after investigators reopened the case and retested evidence.