Experts warn Midwest flood risk may persist for months
Even as floodwaters receded in hard-hit places in in the Midwest, experts warned Saturday that with plenty of snow still left to melt in northern states, the relief may only...
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Puzzling number of men tied to Ferguson protests have died
Six deaths, all involving men with connections to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, drew attention on social media and speculation in the activist community that something sinister was at play.
Man jailed in sexual assault and killing at suburban St. Louis religious store
ST. LOUIS -- A man was jailed Wednesday on suspicion of murder, armed criminal action and sodomy in connection with a sexual assault and fatal shooting at a suburban St....
Opioids dangers force police to abandon drug field tests
Police who find suspected drugs during a traffic stop or an arrest usually pause to perform a simple task: They place some of the material in a vial filled with...
Police: Prank led to police shooting unarmed Kansas man
Police and the FBI are investigating whether an argument over an online game prompted a hoax call that led to a house where an officer shot and killed a Kansas...
Ferguson leaders wonder if monitor team overseeing police, court reforms is worth cost
Ferguson, Missouri, has paid nearly a half-million dollars to the monitor team overseeing its police and court reforms, but city leaders question what they've gotten for their money, especially after...
States push to keep highway inner lanes clear for passing
From stricter laws to public service campaigns and pleading electronic road signs, states have a message for the drivers clogging the inside lanes of the nation's highways: Get the heck...
No hate crime charges in transgender Missouri teen’s grisly killing
Authorities say her eyes were gouged out and her genitals stabbed, but that the death of transgender teenager whose burned remains were found near the mobile home of one of...
Protesters make good on threat to disrupt St. Louis business
When a former police officer was acquitted in the fatal shooting of a black suspect, protesters vowed to show their disdain by disrupting business in downtown St. Louis. They quickly...
Police arrest more than 80 amid violent St. Louis protests
Hundreds of riot police mobilized in downtown St. Louis overnight, arresting more than 80 people and seizing weapons amid reports of property damage and vandalism following another day of peaceful...