Inmates set fires, cause flooding and break out windows at St. Louis jail
It's the latest disturbance over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions that have limited visits and stalled court proceedings.
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It's the latest disturbance over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions that have limited visits and stalled court proceedings.
In 1993, 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft reported on the racial disparity between the neighboring cities of Belleville and East St. Louis, Illinois.
ICU nurse Caitlyn Obrock has treated hundreds of COVID patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, but one patient stands above: 28-year-old Monique Jones, who came to the hospital deathly ill – and six months pregnant. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on an example of a bond forged in the midst of terrifying hardship.
A lawyer for Mark and Patricia McCloskey says President Trump "contacts them semi-frequently."
Ann Dorn threw her support behind Trump, crediting him for offering "federal help to restore order in our communities."
The widow of a retired St. Louis police officer who was shot to death during a violent night of protests in the city addressed the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. "Violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest ... President Trump understands this and has offered federal help to restore order in our communities," she said. Watch her speech.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple photographed pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters, addressed Republicans at the RNC. "Make no mistake: No matter where you live, your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats' America," Patricia McCloskey said. Watch their remarks.
Ten-term Democratic Congressman William Lacy Clay lost his primary to Black Lives Matter protester Cori Bush. St. Louis Public Radio politics correspondent Jason Rosenbaum joined Red and Blue to discuss the upset.
Despite his short life, the zoo said the calf made "quite the impression."
"It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening matter at those participating in nonviolent protest," said Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner.
They were interviewed by Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr. and former Fox News personality who now hosts a web series for the campaign.
Police said they were executing a search warrant when they seized a semi-automatic .223 caliber rifle.
On this Fourth of July weekend, Lee Cowan reflects on the things that give us hope and keep us connected, especially amid the turmoil of the past few months, with images by photographer Lou Bopp of St. Louis, Missouri.
"I was a victim of a mob that came through the gate," said Mark McCloskey.
They said they took action because their gate had been destroyed and they feared for their lives.
Demonstrators were marching toward mayor's home, demanding her resignation after she made public names of some residents who called on her to defund police.
A demonstration in St. Louis led to a heart-pounding scene outside the home of one of the mayor's neighbors. A man and woman pointed a pistol and what appears to be an assault rifle at the crowd Sunday. The couple was confronting hundreds of protesters who passed through their gated community to urge Mayor Lyda Krewson to resign.
No suspects have been arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.
Seventy-seven-year-old David Dorn, who was beloved, was killed during a night of violent protests while trying to protect a friend's pawn shop.
All suffered non-life-threatening wounds, police said, and came as previously peaceful protests turned violent
Many leaders are calling for an overhaul of the justice system in the wake of George Floyd's death. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner joins CBSN to discuss the role prosecutors play in keeping the community safe and what needs to change.
Kimberly Gardner said a hindrance in holding "bad actors" of police departments accountable is the power of police unions.
Planned Parenthood of St. Louis and Missouri's Health Department have been at odds over the clinic's license to perform abortions since last year.
Many people in the St. Louis area reported seeing a bright blue flash of light followed by an apparent meteor falling to Earth. It happened during the peak of the Northern Taurids meteor shower. "CBS This Morning" has details.
Jay Bouwmeester remains hospitalized, but "things are looking very positive," according to the team's general manager.