Doug Stephan's Good Day

When you see an animal that isn't yours, you have to be careful before you try and pet it. A Missouri woman found this out the hard way when she thought she was petting a kitten which was actually a bobcat in a bad mood.

In 2007, Kevin Johnson was convicted of killing a Missouri police officer in what he described as a "fit of rage" over his brother's death. The state of Missouri is moving forward with his planned execution scheduled for Tuesday and his daughter will not be allowed to attend.

The highly-contagious bird flu has been discovered in backyard chickens in two different Missouri counties recently according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

If you tried to write a script for Hollywood, you couldn't come up with a better ending than what Albert Pujols did this year in real life. He has been named Major League Baseball's National League Comeback Player of the Year.

There are multiple reports that a freight train derailed near Paris, Missouri late Thursday morning with at least 5 or six train cars involved.

When you help the local organizations that are helping others, you really do make a difference. This is a perfect example. Check out pictures today of all the coats the Hannibal Fire Department just donated to local schools and it's all because of everyone that helped them throughout the year.

Some employees at an Illinois bank had a very unpleasant start to their day on Tuesday this week as they were greeted by 3 armed suspects according to information provided by the FBI.

Have you ever seen a tiny house that's also very luxurious in lots of ways? This one in Seymour, Illinois would qualify. Yes, it's a tiny space, but it's loaded with high-tech gadgetry and has an asking price of more than $100,000.