‘It brought tears to my eyes’: Sanitation worker walks elderly woman up driveway in act of kindness

After an elderly woman fell while bringing in her trash can, a Waste Management worker has stepped up to help the woman every week since in a touching act of kindness captured on video.

$8K reward offered for information in ‘heinous’ case of beagle found skinned alive

An $8,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest in what the Humane Society of the U.S. called a “heinous” case involving a female beagle being skinned alive in southwest Missouri. 

Couple charged after 150 dead dogs found on property; hundreds more rescued

A couple who operated an animal rescue face multiple charges after authorities found about 150 dead dogs on property in Missouri and Texas and rescued hundreds more animals who were packed into cages and living in "unimaginable" conditions, law enforcement said.

Mother-to-be tests positive for meth during routine tests, learns new home is to blame

A Missouri couple who are expecting a baby girl now face financial difficulties after the mother learned through a routine blood test that she has amphetamines in her system and it’s because of their new home.

Man gets 5 years probation after pleading guilty to sexually abusing 11-year-old girl

A Missouri man was sentenced to five years of supervised probation for molesting an 11-year-old girl, who later tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease.