On this date (1857): Dred Scott freed in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – A decade-long fight for freedom led to Dred Scott, an enslaved Black man, being freed on this date 166 years ago in St. Louis. On May 26, 1857, Scott and his wife Harriet appeared in the St. Louis Circuit Court and were formally freed by Henry Taylor...

Woman drives into oncoming traffic in Maryland Heights

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — A woman is under arrest after driving into oncoming traffic to avoid officers Monday. Among the felony charges that Desirea Thompson, 37, faces are resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, and property damage. Police saw a 2013...