The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

A clerk for St. Louis Circuit Court faces charges for a hit-and-run crash at a QuikTrip that killed a man. One of St. Louis City's police leaders is leaving. St. Louis police release a statement acknowledging some aldermen have been the body camera footage from the encounter after officers crashed into a bar. Homeless people say the lack of winter shelters have left them to freeze.

Plus, a look at Christmas in Bethlehem and more U.S. parents are opting out of routine vaccinations for their kids. 

In the news: Francis-Howell board with no explanation eliminates Black history and literature classes, Rep.Sarah Unsicker booted from Dem caucus, some city officials see body-cam footage in cop crash into bar, travel tips from Lambert spokesperson, Hyperloop update, homeless advocates cite crisis

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Another detainee attacked at the St. Louis Justice Center. State Rep. Sarah Unsicker of Shrewsbury is expelled from the House Democratic Caucus. The Speaker of the Missouri House has resisted calls to resign over ethics violations, but his taking up space may rankle colleagues more. One of the St. Louis region's largest urgent care chains has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the federal government. The Highway Patrol seized enough fentanyl this year to kill everyone in Missouri.

In the news: Police have body-cam footage of cop crash into bar but won't release it, bar owner lawyer has video of cops running red light moments before crash, Gov. Parson says release the body-cam footage, firefighters once again victims of car break-ins, House Speaker Plocher's personal bar, latest on lead in applesauce

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

More than 48 hours after a St. Louis Police car crashed into a southside bar, officials provided an update. Missouri Gov Mike Parson, a former county sheriff, was asked about the situation. Days before Christmas, the decorated tree on the first floor of a home in New Town is blamed for a fire. More criticism of the state of Missouri's annual school performance report card. Labor dispute, averted at Anheuser-Busch. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says he disagrees with the Colorado Supreme Court ruling removing former President Trump from the state's primary ballot. 

In the news: A warm welcome home for bar owner released from jail after cops crashed into his bar, police remain mum on what really happened with the crash and the alleged beating of the bar owner, job fair for former employees of closed nursing home, Missouri homeless bill overturned, sale of popular dog park falls through

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

We continue to try and nail down exactly what happened overnight Monday, when a St. Louis police cruiser crashed through the front wall of a bar on South Broadway, then some sort of encounter with an owner of the bar, who lives upstairs, led to the man's arrest. We're getting statements  from city leadership. Granite City workers have been reacting to the news that Nippon acquired US Steel, but now the Mayor is too. When Northview Village Nursing Home closed it's doors on Friday, employees "off the clock" showed up to help residents move to other facilities around the community.

In the news: St. Louis City now freezing property taxes for seniors, reaction to sale of US Steel in Granite City, Mayor angry about northside senior home shutdown, Sec. of State dispels Dem candidate election rumor, local developer fails on another project

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Saint Louis police and public safety officials stayed quiet most of Monday after a St. Louis police car smashed into an LGBTQ bar on South Broadway. How do Granite City workers feel about US Steel's sale to a Japanese company? Meantime, Saturday's vote by Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch takes them one step closer to a strike. Saint Louis University Hospital registered nurses set another strike date. Is the Mayor of St. Louis in favor of drones being used to catch criminals?

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

There still is not definitive answer on who is to blame for a Tuesday night collision between a St. Louis Police car and a civilian. Glen Carbon Police say they have arrested four armed robbery suspects following a hold up of the Best Buy. After State Rep. Sarah Unsicker accused candidate for Missouri Attorney General Elad Gross of being a foreign agent of Israel, he is denying those accusations.