Missouri

Second Missouri stylist who worked with coronavirus symptoms tests positive; 147 clients, co-workers exposed

May 24, 2020 3:56pm EDT

Two Missouri hairstylists at the same salon have potentially directly exposed 147 people to coronavirus after working on clients while showing symptoms for COVID-19.

Missouri hairstylist went to work with coronavirus symptoms, exposed 91 clients, co-workers: officials

May 23, 2020 9:29pm EDT

Missouri health officials say a hairstylist worked while showing symptoms of COVID-19 and spread the disease to 91 people.

‘It likes you’: Deer gallops alongside Missouri joggers on run

May 16, 2020 11:07pm EDT

A deer unexpectedly joined two Missouri joggers out on their run.

Investigators: Missouri woman gave birth at work, left baby to drown

May 16, 2020 4:24pm EDT

A woman who gave birth in a bathroom at a Missouri meatpacking plant was charged with murder for allegedly leaving her newborn to drown in a toilet.

China calls virus lawsuit 'very absurd'

April 22, 2020 7:44am EDT

China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd."

‘Thank God there are people like you’: Community makes signs of support for St. Louis hospital staff

April 3, 2020 9:45pm EDT

The emergency department at a hospital in St. Louis has been hard at work fighting the COVID-19 outbreak has received praise from local residents.

Missouri man plotting coronavirus hospital bombing killed in shooting, FBI says

March 27, 2020 9:56am EDT

A Missouri man who was plotting to bomb a hospital was killed in a shooting this week after he “decided to accelerate his plan” due to the coronavirus pandemic, federal authorities said Wednesday.

Woman gives birth in toilet paper aisle of Walmart store

March 20, 2020 3:54pm EDT

Customers cheered at a Walmart in Missouri after a woman gave birth to a baby girl in the store's toilet paper aisle.

Gunman kills 4 people, including police officer, in Missouri gas station

March 16, 2020 8:28am EDT

Five people, including a police officer and a gunman, are dead after a shooting at a Missouri gas station.

Man dressed as 'The Joker' held for allegedly making terrorist threats: police

March 5, 2020 9:38am EST

Man dressed as 'The Joker' livestreamed himself this week allegedly threatening to bomb and kill people in Missouri.

Fire breaks out while child sleeps on couch at Missouri home

February 25, 2020 8:45am EST

A Missouri fire department has stressed the importance of smoke detectors and escape plans after a young child and her family escaped a fast-spreading fire in their home on February 23.

PETA offers $5,000 reward for info on abandoned dog found in trash bag

February 24, 2020 6:28pm EST

Vinny, the pit bull, was found Feb. 17 in a double-bagged trash bag on Forest Ave, just north of 87th Street in the Buffalo Woods forest preserve.

3 charged after 11-year-old gives birth in Missouri bathtub

February 20, 2020 7:10am EST

Three relatives of an 11-year-old girl who gave birth in the bathtub of her suburban St. Louis home are facing criminal charges.

Kansas City shelter posts photo of empty kennels after Super Bowl champ Derrick Nnadi pays adoption fees

February 7, 2020 7:21pm EST

Thanks to the generosity of Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, a Kansas City animal rescue group announced that all of their kennels were empty.