A two-year-old boy named Cooper King crawled inside a claw machine at a sports arena in Webster Groves, St Louis, and spent 20 minutes happily throwing balls before being rescued by a machine operator.
Sam Linehan, a 28-year-old former Team USA figure skater and coach, was fatally shot during a robbery at a Starbucks drive-thru in St Louis. Suspect Keith Lamon Brown faces first-degree murder charges.
In freezing -12C weather, rescuers followed paw prints in the snow to an abandoned property in Missouri, discovering two dogs in urgent need of medical care and warmth.
William Palmer, a father-of-three from Missouri, was fatally shot after reportedly offering a woman a ride to a warming shelter. Police have charged Brittany Rivoire with first-degree murder.
A Missouri father of three was fatally shot after offering a ride to a female hitchhiker he encountered while collecting scrap metal, according to police reports.
St Louis Fire Department's Marine Rescue Task Force saved a dog from an icy lake in freezing temperatures. The dramatic rescue involved paddling through frigid waters to reach the struggling canine.