Out-of-work mom gifts lottery winnings to officer shot in the line of duty because of daughter

A single Kansas City, Mo. mother who lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic decided to gift her $100 lottery winnings to a police officer shot in the line of duty because of the selflessness of her 12-year-old daughter.

White House decries gun charges for St. Louis couple

President Donald Trump believes St. Louis’ top prosecutor committed an “egregious abuse of power” in charging a couple who displayed guns during a protest outside their mansion.

St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest

St. Louis’ top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.

Trump may intervene in case of St. Louis couple wielding guns at protesters, Missouri governor says

The governor of Missouri says President Trump has promised to "do everything he could within his powers" to shield a St. Louis couple who wielded guns at protesters in their gated community from prosecution, even as an attorney for the client says charges are imminent.

Police execute search warrant at home of gun-toting couple

Authorities have executed a search warrant at the St. Louis mansion of a white couple whose armed defense of their home during a recent racial injustice protest drew widespread attention.

82 infected at Missouri summer camp as COVID-19 cases surge across US

An overnight summer camp in rural southwestern Missouri has seen scores of campers, counselors and staff infected with the novel coronavirus.

Missouri man freed from prison with help from WNBA star

A Missouri man was freed from prison after years of work by WNBA star Maya Moore and other supporters.

Armed St. Louis protesters broke gate, threatened couple before they drew their own guns, attorney says

A Missouri couple under fire for brandishing guns in the front yard of their home as protesters passed told police the group broke a gate to get onto the private street, and the pair say they only retrieved their firearms when they spotted “multiple” people who were already armed, department records show.

Rapper Huey dead at 32 from a gunshot wound

Rapper Huey, best known for the track “Pop, Lock & Drop It,” was fatally shot Thursday in Missouri. He was 32.

Tiny houses in Kansas City give homeless veterans a place to call home

The Veterans Community Project (VCP), a nonprofit group based in Kansas City, has made it a mission to provide transitional homes and services to veterans, one community at a time.

Missouri brothers, ages 6 and 7, die in fiery wreck after taking grandparents' car for joy ride: reports

A pair of young brothers, ages 6 and 7, died in a fiery wreck in Missouri over the weekend after stealing their grandparents’ car and sneakily driving it off their property, according to reports.

Missouri woman sues for return of husband's corpse she kept frozen

A Missouri woman is suing for the return of her husband's corpse, which she kept in a freezer in her bedroom before it was taken by authorities last year.

Penguins get private tour of Kansas City art museum closed during pandemic

While most art galleries and museums are still closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, one Kansas City art museum made an exception for some special guests: penguins from the Kansas City Zoo. 

Investigators: Missouri woman gave birth at work, left baby to drown

A woman who gave birth in a bathroom at a Missouri meatpacking plant was charged with murder for allegedly leaving her newborn to drown in a toilet.

Missouri man plotting coronavirus hospital bombing killed in shooting, FBI says

A Missouri man who was plotting to bomb a hospital was killed in a shooting this week after he “decided to accelerate his plan” due to the coronavirus pandemic, federal authorities said Wednesday.

Woman gives birth in toilet paper aisle of Walmart store

Customers cheered at a Walmart in Missouri after a woman gave birth to a baby girl in the store's toilet paper aisle.