Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has announced his office is investigating a “daycare fight club” that was reportedly caught on camera in 2016.

Better Together says the merger would save taxpayers $250 million per year by 2026 and more than $1 billion in the 10th year by streamlining government, taking advantage of economies of scale and eliminating duplication.

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A new lawsuit filed by Listen Live Entertainment and LouFest alleges a local sound and lighting company interfered with the festival and forced its cancellation.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KMOV.com) -- Police at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville are investigating an incident of indecent exposure.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's state budget proposal (all times local):

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP/KMOV) — A 53-year-old man accused of killing a woman and wounding two others at a Catholic store in West St. Louis County has pleaded not guilty.

 President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was granted a few more weeks of freedom Wednesday after his lawyer said he is still recovering from shoulder surgery and needs to prepare for congressional testimony.

The Council on American-Islam Relations in Missouri is demanding an apology from St. Louis' aldermanic board president for comments he made about his March primary opponent, Jamilah Nasheed.

(CNN) -- Attorney General Bill Barr is preparing to announce as early as next week the completion of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, with plans for Barr to submit to Congress soon after a summary of Mueller's confidential report, according to people familiar with the plans.

Gotham has Batman. Metropolis has Superman. Wakanda has Black Panther. And South Hill, Virginia has C.B. Fleming.

Winter is here. And due to the season's especially severe cold weather, the American Red Cross has missed out on thousands of blood donations.

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin high school is ending cheerleading awards given annually to girls with the largest breasts or buttocks after district officials received repeated complaints from parents and a former coach.

Greenville police said a mother and her longtime, live-in boyfriend were arrested and face several charges connected to torture and abuse investigation involving the mother’s children, who are 5 and 7 years old.

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition to sell Montana to Canada for $1 trillion. 

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A St. Louis firefighter had his car stolen, stripped for parts and abandoned, and now could face a big bill from the city.

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – A teenager was taken into custody after a gun was brought to a St. Louismiddle school Tuesday.

Big Brothers Big Sisters has announced that a cellophane-wrapped marijuana brick with a street value of $3,000 has been found in a Springfield donation bin.

Three men are facing federal charges in connection to a fraud ring that targeted some Bank of America customers living in the St. Louis area.

AUSTIN, Tx. (CNN/KEYE/KMOV.com) -- Some children sell lemonade or other drinks to raise money for a new bike or the latest trend but in Texas, an enterprising seven-year-old boy is selling hot chocolate to help president trump achieve one of his goals.

At the age of 19, a young woman from Hoover, Alabama traveled to Syria to join ISIS.

Jennifer Dillion was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2018, after she noticed a cold sore on her tongue.

Parents, mark your calendars. Walmart is holding a huge sale on popular baby items this weekend. 

NORTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOV.com) --  Authorities arrested a North County man Tuesday in connection with a deadly shooting in a hotel parking lot.

The Edwardsville Police Department is searching for a woman who robbed a Walgreens at gunpoint late Tuesday night.

Attorneys for a Kentucky high school student who was at the center of a viral video controversy are suing the Washington Post, seeking $250 million in damages.

CBS News --  CBS News has learned that a last-minute phone call may have saved "Empire" star Jussie Smollett from potentially being indicted. Last month, the actor claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack as he walked home in the middle of the night. Two brothers have now …

Police are asking for help locating a teenager who recently moved to the area.

A man was charged with murder after police used a discarded napkin he wiped his face with while eating a hot dog to link him to a decades-old cold case.

The failing Payless ShoeSource chain will honor gift cards and store credit until March 11 as the company liquidates all operations.

(CNN) -- The fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth killed her by wrapping a sweater around her head and bashing her with a baseball bat and later burned her body in a water trough, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing in Cripple Creek, west of Colorado Springs.

SILER CITY, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina are looking for the people responsible for placing razor blades under the handles of shopping carts at a Walmart, injuring at least one person.

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut school district has acknowledged students have the right not to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, as a result of a lawsuit by a teenage girl who says her teacher shamed her and other students for opting out.

Officers seized 906 pounds of meth during the bust.

As winter weather moves out of the area, multiple crashes have been reported on area roadways as the Wednesday morning commute gets underway.

The charges stem from the death of 4-month-old Sterling Koehn.

Ryan O'Reilly scored 34 seconds into overtime and the St. Louis Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Tuesday night for their franchise-record 11th straight win.

A single-car accident closed all northbound lanes of Highway 141 near Ladue for around 90 minutes on Tuesday.

Three suspects are on the loose after a man was shot during an attempted carjacking in downtown St. Louis late Monday night.

DOUGLASS, KS (CNN) -- A Kansas family says their dog is in a lot of pain after a mail carrier hit him with her car.

EAST ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) - Illegal trash dumping has become a big problem in East St. Louis, according to long-time resident Katherine Giles.

(CNN) -- Southwest Airlines continues to grapple with an "operational emergency" after an unusually high number of planes have been taken out of service.

Fifty dogs were recovered from a home in Palm Beach County, Florida, by officers performing a welfare check. 

A German court has ruled that a dog owner isn't fit to carry a firearms license after his dog shot him with a rifle.

Two 17-year-olds are facing charges, accused of breaking into a gas station and stealing several items.

A Hazelwood man is facing charges for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old Lincoln County girl and giving her a sexually transmitted disease (STD)

ST. PETERS, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- A new $6.3 million dollar manufacturing and retail operation has been announced for a ‘booming’ business park in St. Peters that will bring more than 80 new jobs with its opening.

St. Louis County Animal Care & Control said it had no choice but to euthanize a dog that was rescued from the cold on Friday.

SOUTH ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- Detectives in St. Louis are asking for help identifying a suspect they say attempted to rob a man in a South City Imo’s parking lot.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- St. Louis County detectives are investigating a carjacking that happened in a Schnucks parking lot in South County.