Police investigating St. Louis car fires
Missouri police are investigating several St. Louis suburban car fires as a hate crime, officials said. CBS News Ian Lee has more details.
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Lightning "megaflash" recognized as new world record
A lightning flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 is recognized as being the longest horizontal distance.
Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth
A man gets his life back after spending 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. "48 Hours" investigates and is there as Johnson is freed in time to walk his daughter down the aisle. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Many Missouri laws restricting abortion blocked again by state judge
A Missouri judge blocked many of its abortion restrictions, reimposing a preliminary injunction against them just a little over a month after the state's highest court had lifted a previous hold.
Ryan Ferguson, wrongfully convicted in 2001 killing, awarded over $43M
Ryan Ferguson's murder conviction was vacated in 2013 after a key witness who had testified against him said he wasn't involved in the killing.
B-2 bomber could target Iran's Fordo site
As Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes and the Trump administration weighs its options, the B-2 Spirit Bomber is drawing attention. It can carry a "bunker-buster" bomb, capable of penetrating 200 feet inside a target. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has more on the aircraft.
Tornado confirmed near Kansas City
Multiple sirens have been heard in and around Kansas City Tuesday warning of tornadoes, with one already confirmed on the edge of the city. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee reports.
Car crashes into roof of veterans hall in Missouri — again
The driver of the car was injured but was able to walk to an ambulance before going to the hospital, CBS affiliate KCTV reported.
Abortions stopped in Missouri again in wake of State Supreme Court ruling
Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri after the state's top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.
St. Louis' tornado warning system failed. Now, a commissioner is on leave.
St. Louis' emergency management commissioner has been placed on administrative leave, the mayor said, after tornado sirens failed to be activated ahead of Friday's storm.
St. Louis official on leave over siren failure
The head of the city emergency management agency for St. Louis, Missouri, has been placed on leave after tornado sirens failed to sound before an EF3 twister hit parts of the area on Friday. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has the details.
Residents dig out after severe weather, tornados killed at least 27
The storms were part of a weather system on Friday that killed 19 people in Kentucky, seven in Missouri and at least one person in Virginia.
Midwest hit with deadly storms, tornadoes
At least 26 people are dead after violent storms and tornadoes swept across three states. Officials expect the number to rise. Nicole Valdes reports and Grant Gilmore has the forecast.
Severe storms sweep across Midwest, killing at least 21
At least nine people were killed after a tornado hit southeastern Kentucky, while another seven died in Missouri.
Missouri lawmakers seek to repeal abortion-rights amendment approved by voters
Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers seek to repeal it and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest.
Deadly storms hit Pittsburgh
Strong storms in the Pittsburgh area have killed at least four people. Meanwhile, in southern Missouri, a tornado uprooted trees, destroyed roofs and crushed buildings. And powerful storms also hit parts of Texas on Wednesday night, flooding streets with heavy rains. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen reports from Texas and CBS News meteorologist Darren Peck has the forecast.
Firefighter paramedic fatally stabbed by patient inside ambulance
Graham Hoffman, 29, was taking a patient to the hospital following a routine medical call from police when he was stabbed in the chest, piercing his heart.
Their local creek carried nuclear waste. Now, they're dying of cancer.
Uranium produced in St. Louis was used for the secretive Manhattan Project. Leftover waste was dumped around the city.
Nuclear waste has haunted St. Louis for decades, but cleanup isn't over
The Army Corps of Engineers has been cleaning up radioactive contamination near St. Louis since the 1990s, but their efforts are facing criticism.
Nuclear waste haunts Missouri community
Nuclear waste from the development of the first atomic bomb in the 1940s became a ticking bomb in the St. Louis area. Now, one woman is on a mission to see that it is cleaned up. Skyler Henry reports.
Flooding kills 2 in Oklahoma as severe storms threaten millions across U.S.
Two people died Saturday night in an Oklahoma City suburb after floodwaters swept their truck into a creek, police said. One of the deceased was 12 years old.
Todric McGee, Missouri State football player, dies at 21
Missouri State University safety Todric McGee died early Saturday at a hospital from injuries he sustained Friday at his home, the university announced.
Photos show Kentucky's capital submerged after record flooding
After powerful storms caused historic river flooding, photos of Kentucky's capital city Frankfort show homes, buildings and major roads entirely under water.
Deadly tornado outbreak leaves path of destruction
Residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly string of severe storms that stretched from Kansas to Alabama. Five dozen confirmed tornadoes left a trail of torn-up homes and families' lives ripped apart by the devastation. Nicole Valdes reports.
Survivors of deadly tornadoes share stories: "We wouldn't be alive"
A massive storm system that brought tornadoes, rain, high winds and wildfires killed dozens of people in the Midwest and South over the weekend.
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Whistleblower says DEA let fentanyl pills hit the streets
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Ship burns as Iran claims 3 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz
Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots
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Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest
Experts react to new findings on CTE in former NFL players
RFK Jr. to ease access to unapproved peptides, draft policy states
