Young boy killed on world's tallest water slide in Kansas

Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City shut down after tragedy; child identified as son of a Kansas lawmaker

• Aug 8, 2016

Where was Tim Kaine born?

Tim Kaine is best known as the senator and former governor of Virginia, but was he born there?

• Jul 27, 2016

Girl, 13, surrenders to police after elderly couple shot in St. Louis

Elderly couple gave the two juveniles a warning when they tried to steal earlier in the day, but the juveniles later returned

• Jul 21, 2016

Central U.S. braces for sky-high temperatures, humidity

Forecasters warn it might feel like 115 degrees in some cities as "heat dome" pushes through

• Jul 20, 2016

Missouri officer paralyzed after being shot during traffic stop

Ballwin police chief says the officer is paralyzed from the neck down due to "catastrophic damage to his spinal cord"

• Jul 18, 2016

"Pokemon Go" being used to stage robberies, police say

Police say four men used the newly-released "Pokemon Go" app to lure potential victims to traps near St. Louis

• Jul 10, 2016

Off-duty cop kills man after arguing over protesters

Police say 20-year-old broke into cop's home and was shot dead; family says cop and home invader had argued on Facebook about police protests

• Jul 10, 2016

"Helpless" Missouri cop shot in neck in ambush identified

Ballwin Police Department said Mike Flamion was shot from behind walking to his patrol car during a traffic stop

• Jul 10, 2016

​Judge: Kan. can't cut Planned Parenthood's Medicaid money

State wanted to end funding for health services, such as exams and cancer screenings -- not abortions -- for poor patients on Medicaid

• Jul 5, 2016

​No more waiting for the UPS guy

Package delivery company is expanding its outdoor "smart locker" program to help customers who aren't home for shipment

• Jul 5, 2016

Missouri GOP governor candidate selling "ISIS hunting permits"

Sticker distributed by Eric Greitens' campaign says it expires when "we defeat this evil"

• Jul 1, 2016

Man charged in 4 Mo. murders found naked in desert

Grayden Denham is accused in a quadruple murder in which four of his relatives were found burned at the Missouri home

• Jun 28, 2016

Sweltering heat wave expands to Midwest, South

In a dozen states, temperatures are forecast in the 90s, but the humidity is expected to make them feel much hotter

• Jun 16, 2016

Temperatures climb to dangerous levels in parts of South, Midwest

National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts of Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.

• Jun 15, 2016

Girl's freak rodeo death leaves Missouri community reeling

Kalee Chandler had just finished her barrel-racing run at a charity event when her horse, Sarrley, appeared to have a heart attack

• May 29, 2016

Father sought after infant fatally shot in mother's arms in St. Louis

Police say an 8-month-old boy was shot to death in his mother's arms; suspected shooter is the boy's father who remains at large

• May 24, 2016

C-section saves Missouri baby after mom dies in wreck

Sarah Iler, 26, and the baby's father were driving to the hospital when a tanker truck collided with their SUV; the dad lived

• May 16, 2016

3 arrested during Ferguson protest cleared

Keith Rose, Michael Lhotak and Jasmine Woods were arrested at a prayer vigil outside the Ferguson police station on Aug. 11, 2014

• May 13, 2016

Missouri man executed for killing deputy, 2 others

Earl Forrest, 66, was executed for the 2002 deaths of Harriett Smith, Michael Wells and Dent County Sheriff's Deputy Joann Barnes

• May 11, 2016

Man accused of using prosthetic arm to attack officer

The officer was treated at a hospital for a cut near the temple, a bruised eye, and other injuries

• May 11, 2016

Missing Mo. woman's remains found; husband charged

The remains of Linda McLaughlin, missing since June, were found Tuesday in a shallow grave in a remote area, officials say

• Apr 28, 2016

Severe weather strikes across the U.S.

From the southern Plains to the Midwest and Northeast, about 60 million Americans are in the path of dangerous storms

• Apr 27, 2016

Little boy sells lemonade to help fund his adoption

Third-grader selling $1 lemonades in front of his home in Springfield, Missouri, to help raise money for his adoption

• Apr 25, 2016

Mom pleads guilty in death of baby found in cave

Prosecutors say the woman gave birth in January 2014 in a bathroom and the baby boy was drowned in a toilet

• Apr 21, 2016

Saint Louis University investigates athletes' racist texts

The texts were reportedly sent in May using the group messaging app GroupMe, with one likening President Barack Obama to a "watermelon eatin baboon"

• Apr 19, 2016

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