Former news anchor sentenced for murdering her mother last Halloween

A former television news anchor has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing her mother in Kansas on Halloween.

Students sue Missouri, claiming decades of unequal funding at HBCU

A group of current and former Lincoln University students filed a lawsuit against the state of Missouri, alleging decades of systemic underfunding at the historically Black institution.

Ranking adult literacy rates across the Midwest

The U.S. is facing a growing literacy crisis and some states are faring better than others. Here are where the Midwest states rank for their literacy levels.

GOP candidate gets busted allegedly trying to plant drugs on his political rival

A Republican candidate for the Missouri state House is facing federal drug charges after newly unsealed court documents revealed an alleged plot to frame his political opponent by planting cocaine and prescription pills in her purse.

Video: US marshals injured after deck collapses while serving warrant

Harrowing video shows the moment a second-story deck collapsed while law enforcement served a warrant at a home in Missouri. 

Suspect jumps off bridge after police chase

Video captured a Missouri man running across a bridge and diving headfirst off of it after he led deputies on a chase.

DHS: ICE officer on way home from work renders lifesaving care to driver involved in crash

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on his way home from work is being hailed a hero after he helped rescue a seriously injured driver from a crash in Missouri.

Missouri woman dies after home swept away in devastating floods

A woman who went missing after floodwaters swept her Missouri home from its foundation was found dead Saturday as severe storms and heavy rainfall continued to impact parts of the Midwest and South.

DOJ: Missouri man pleads guilty to running dog fighting operation, US Marshals rescue 16 dogs from his home

A Kansas City, Missouri man is facing a federal prison sentence and fine after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says he plead guilty to running a dog fighting operation and illegally possessing a firearm after a felony conviction.

Missouri mother of 5 killed while buying slushies with children, police say

A Missouri mother of five was fatally shot while buying slushies with two of her young children after gunfire erupted outside a BP gas station.

Missouri cuts funding for Dolly Parton’s free book program: reports

The popular book program founded by legendary country singer Dolly Parton reportedly suffered a budget cut in one of its available states.