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Severe weather threatens parts of America's heartland trying to recover from historic flooding, deadly storms

Portions of the Midwest and Southeast recently slammed by a deadly barrage of powerful storms and flooding are continuing recovery efforts in the wake of the disaster.

Foster mom charged with abuse as authorities investigate whether a girl was traded for a monkey

The 70-year-old woman from Winfield, Missouri has been jailed on $250,000 bond since her arrest over the weekend.

Couple who lost home to tornado miraculously find wedding photos — over 100 miles away

Amidst the wreckage of their tornado-leveled home, a Missouri couple is clinging to a bittersweet discovery carried miles and miles away by the fury of nature.

Beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad dies following violent storms

Murphy, who surpassed the average life span of 25 years, died last week at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri.

13 people rescued after being trapped in Burger King bathroom during tornado in Missouri

The tornado ended up partially destroying the Burger King and gas station, trapping 13 Burger King employees and customers inside a bathroom where they were taking shelter. 

Storms slam Northeast with hurricane-force wind gusts on final day of deadly severe weather outbreak

Sunday marks the third and final day of a deadly multiday severe weather outbreak that left more than 30 people dead across the US.

Millions in path of destructive storms, with 19 people already killed in wild weather

At least three people were killed in Missouri as a severe storm and numerous tornadoes ripped through the Midwest leaving millions in the path of destruction Saturday, officials said.

Father who shot youth football coach over son’s playing time learns his fate

A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son’s playing time while 9-...

Judge finds Chinese government liable for $24B in damages for 'hoarding' protective equipment during COVID pandemic

“We intend to collect every penny by seizing Chinese-owned assets, including Missouri farmland,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said.

Police reveal cause of death for Chiefs fans found frozen in friend's backyard after two men arrested

The trio's family and friends long pressed for answers about how they were left out in the cold to die.

Parents of Chiefs fans found dead in backyard break silence as 2 suspects are charged

Ricky Johnson Jr., 38, David Harrington, 37, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, were found dead in their pal Jordan Willis' backyard on Jan. 9, 2024.

Missouri mom accused of starving 1-year-old for nearly 2 days before child died – blamed fatal neglect on 'migraine'

The mom reportedly blamed her scathing carelessness on a “migraine.”

Crazed dad convicted of shooting volunteer football coach for not giving his young son enough playing time

Daryl Clemmons, 45, shot married father of five Shaquille Latimore, 34, in a rage at "the amount of playing time Clemmons’ son had been getting," prosecutors said.

Three recent high school grads among 4 killed in crash after Missouri basketball game

Four people, including three recent high school graduates, were killed in a car crash after their driver blew a stop sign while leaving a high school basketball game in Missouri,...

Elderly man who shot black teen Ralph Yarl — for ringing the wrong doorbell —dies days after admitting guilt

Andrew Lester, 86, has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell...

Eggs spilled on turnpike after crash as winter storm buries highways in snow

Authorities did not say where the eggs were being shipped to.

Kansas City man, 86, pleads guilty to shooting black teen who rang doorbell in 2023

Andrew Lester pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree assault in the shooting of then-16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who miraculously survived being shot in the head and arm.

Convenience chain Kum & Go ditches infamous brand

Kum & Go stores across the US continuing to be rebranded after Maverik purchase.

Mom allegedly gunned down estranged husband — then drove across state lines to shoot another ex and his new girlfriend: 'She's a monster'

"She took lives," one of the victim's sisters said. "She left children without parents. She doesn’t deserve to breathe."

Creep faces up to 30 years after he's caught secretly filming teen girl in bath: feds

Rayford Evans, 52, used his phone to shoot video of a teenaged girl while she was using the bathroom and bathing, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.