Please don't paint 'pet' on wild deer, Missouri officials warn

Authorities say deer should never be considered pets – and they shouldn’t be moved from their natural habitat because of disease.

MN teen exposed to toxic chemicals in IL tanker crash

A teenager from Lake Elmo in the intensive care unit with severe chemical burns after a tragic crash in Illinois last week.

As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing

Ralph Yarl, the Black teen who was shot in the head when rang the doorbell of the wrong house to pick up his brothers, has just started his senior year of high school. The man accused of shooting him is heading to court.

Walgreens worker assaulted after intervening in a shoplifting situation, police say

Police in Missouri are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects after a video emerged purportedly showing one of them striking a Walgreens employee outside of a store.

Kansas City Chiefs ‘superfan’ charged with bank theft, officials say

Xaviar Michael Babudar, known as “ChiefsAholic," was on the run for four months before being captured by police for alleged robberies at several banks last year.

Minneapolis man sentenced in cyberstalking turned murder

A Minneapolis man was sentenced Thursday for his role in a cyberstalking that ended with the murder of a man in front of his daughter in Missouri in 2018.

Missouri teacher resigns after using racial slur; student who recorded it suspended

A Missouri high school teacher who was videotaped repeatedly using a racial slur in class has resigned from the district, while the student who took the video finishes serving a school suspension.

Homeowner who shot Black teen after going to wrong house pleads not guilty

Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City, mistakenly went to 84-year-old Andrew Lester’s door looking for his younger brothers, authorities said.

Man charged in shooting of Missouri teen trying to pick up siblings

An 84-year-old white man who shot a Black teen that approached the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri, while trying to pick up his siblings has been charged with first-degree assault.