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This image made from video provided by KWTV-KOTV shows two funnel clouds formed in Crescent, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2019. An intense storm system that weather forecasters labeled “particularly dangerous” swept through the Southern Plains Monday, spawning a few tornadoes that caused some damage and a deluge of rain but no reports of injuries. (KWTV-KOTV via AP) NYHK103 NYHK103

May 21, 2019 at 4:18 am

Another day of tornadoes in Midwest, but St. Louis spared VIEW

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A dangerous storm system in the Midwest produced dozens of tornadoes for the second consecutive day Tuesday, demolishing a racetrack grandstand... Updated 10:31 pm

May 17, 2019 at 7:32 am

Ferguson activist turned lawmaker resigns from Legislature

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bruce Franks Jr., a Ferguson activist who became a prominent urban voice in Missouri's largely conservative Legislature, is giving up his...

May 13, 2019 at 10:51 am

Indicted St. Louis County businessman faces more trouble

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A businessman already accused of bribery as part of former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger's pay-to-play scheme is facing fraud...

May 10, 2019 at 7:53 am

Associate of former St. Louis County executive pleads guilty

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The former chief executive of the St. Louis region's economic development agency admitted to a federal felony Friday for helping to...

May 9, 2019 at 1:50 pm

Stenger appointee to plead guilty; donor also indicted

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A week after former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges, two people connected to him...

May 8, 2019 at 7:50 am

Missouri child welfare agency head indicted in assault case

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The head of a suburban St. Louis child welfare agency and alternative school for children with severe behavioral problems has been...

May 8, 2019 at 7:12 am

Midwest downpours prompt more evacuations, flash flood fears VIEW

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rain swamping the nation's midsection forced people from their homes in Kansas, stranded dozens of Texas children at school overnight and...

Marcus Gilbert, center, tosses a sandbag to Herman Drones as they and other volunteers work to plug the leaks in a levee at Cherokee Lakes Campground in O’Fallon, Mo., Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The levee began leaking around 3 a.m., and the owners of the campground put out a call to friends and volunteers to come and help fill sandbags to shore up the levee to keep it from failing. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) MOSTP202 MOSTP202

May 7, 2019 at 5:07 am

Another levee in danger as seemingly endless flood continues

Waves of flooding that began in March have caused significant damage to farmland, homes and businesses throughout the Midwest. At least seven people have died...

May 6, 2019 at 6:13 am

Midwest rivers recede, but flooding danger lingers

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The swollen Mississippi River and its tributaries were receding in many flood-ravaged communities on Monday, but concerns remained high because of...

May 3, 2019 at 10:50 am

4 killed in Midwest flooding; roads closed, levees strained

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The latest round of Midwestern flooding claimed at least four lives, closed hundreds of roads and forced residents of river towns...