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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
TIGHT LEND

Travis Kelce’s Link to Massive Fraud Scheme Revealed

Prosecutors said Kelce was involved in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

Dana Herrnstadt

Vervet monkeys
FIRST TIME FIASCO

Authorities Race to Contain Unknown Number of Loose Monkeys

Officials warn that monkeys of unknown origin are at large.

Vic Verbalaitis

Josh Hawley
NO CONFIDENCE

Josh Hawley’s Local Paper Names Him ‘Worst Sitting Senator’

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch objected to Hawley’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

Zachary Folk

Armed homeowners Mark T. and Patricia N. McCloskey stand in front their house as they confront protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson's house on June 28, 2020.
MY PRECIOUS

Gun-Toting Couple Gets Records Wiped, Wants Weapons Back

Mark and Patricia McCloskey went viral in 2020 for waving their guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching past their house.

Amanda Yen

A photo of Jill Stein.
SHOCKING

Watch: Jill Stein Shoved by Cops in Chaotic Protest Raid

Cops were filmed pushing a bike into Stein at the Washington University campus, where the Green Party presidential candidate was arrested along with nearly 100 other protesters.

Amanda Yen

Kaylee Gain
‘UNFORGIVABLE’

Grandma ‘Devastated’ Over Schoolgirl Left Comatose by Brawl

A horrific high school fight captured in a viral video left 16-year-old Kaylee Gain critically injured after her assailant repeatedly bashed her head into a concrete road.

Justin Baragona

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KMOV
TIME WARP

TV Station Apologizes for Calling Minorities ‘Colored’

It says anchor Cory Stark made a slip of the tongue while discussing racial discrimination.

Cornelius Green mugshot
SHOCKING

Principal Admits to Hiring Hitman to Kill Pregnant Teacher

Cornelius Green, 43, used school funds to pay a friend to fatally shoot 30-year-old Jocelyn Peters.

Amanda Yen

A condemnation notice is displayed at the Mount of Olives Ministry in St. Louis.
BIZARRE

Church Condemned After Woman Says She Was Held Captive There

Mystery surrounds the goings-on at the Mount of Olives Ministry.

Allison Quinn

Police lights
TRAGEDY

Mom, 4 Kids and 3 Dogs Killed in Missouri House Fire: Cops

The father of a local schoolteacher identified his daughter and her four children as the victims of a suspicious fire in Ferguson, Missouri.

Justin Baragona

A computer game enthusiast plays a computer game
OUT OF SIGHT

4 People Tied to Online Cult ‘Don’t Want to Be Found’: Cops

Convicted sex offender Rashad Jamal has denied being the leader of the cult that the four suburbanites and two toddlers are believed to have disappeared into.

AJ McDougall

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