Mothers day is always a busy day for restaurants. Despite the economic slump this year was no different. Brunch business was booming! But local restaurant owners are bracing for tough times.

If high gas prices have gotten you down, now could be the time to consider other forms of transportation.

Officials with a National Teen Driving Program says every year more than 5,000 teenagers nationwide are killed in car crashes.

Some residents are finally being allowed to move back into their homes in Flordell Hills that's after being evacuated more than a week ago when a home explosion blasted through a neighborhood.

The numbers are still shocking to parents and kids alike: an estimated 1 in 8 adolescents suffer from depression.

The St. Louis Police department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the 1100 block of Riverview around 3:00 Saturday morning.

An East St. Louis police officer faces charges for keeping officers from another department from doing their jobs.

Friends of a 5-year-old girl struck and killed by a bus took time on Saturday to remember her life.

It appears someone at Shriner's Hospital in St. Louis has been taking money intended for the treatment of children.

The postal worker shot twice while on his mail route last month, spoke to the media Friday before heading home from rehab.

The woman who kidnapped baby Abby says she doesn't remember slashing the baby's mother's throat and taking the newborn.

A Jefferson County teen is dead and two other people are hospitalized after a single-car accident early Thursday night.

Three guards are no longer working at Lambert Airport after two security breaches this week.

There's new information about what will happen to a newborn baby found in a dumpster on Monday night.

Some faculty and students at Washington University plan to protest at Friday's commencement to show their disapproval for the university's decision to award conservative leader Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree.

Students attending Southeast Missouri State University will be facing higher tuition starting in the fall.

A St. Louis man accused of fleeing the scene of an accident that killed two men now faces charges of involuntary manslaughter.

A woman was found shot in her car early Friday morning.

Two people were convicted of federal drug charges involving the manufacture of methamphetamine in Lincoln County.

A memorial Hummer bearing the names of fallen officers stops in St. Louis Friday.

Friday police released surveillance pictures of an armed robbery suspect.

Belleville police are warning residents as they search for a suspicious person Friday.

The mother of two sisters killed when their car collided with an Illinois State Police car has filed a $24 million lawsuit.

The St. Charles Co. Sheriff's Dept. rules a deputy acted properly in the stun gun death earlier this week.

Authorities at Lambert Airport said they've had two security breaches in one week.

The National Weather Service said this week's rain should slow the decline of already swollen rivers in eastern Missouri but isn't likely to cause additional flooding.

Thieves may be to blame for the house explosion in Flordell Hills last Friday. The city says someone trying to steal copper wiring cut through the gas line and 27 families are still homeless because of the explosion.

Facebook is facing up to the dark side of the internet. The social networking site has announced new standards for making its destination safer for children and teenagers.

A familiar tune or words to a favorite song are sometimes the only things that helps a person struggling with dementia to remember.

The funeral was Thursday for a 19-year-old struck and killed by a hit and run driver.

Workers at the Wentzville General Motors plant are going back to work starting Monday.

The National Park Service is seeking public input as it considers changes to the grounds of the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis.

St. Louis' newest casino, Lumiere Place, takes a loss in its first full quarter of operation.

The Metro East community of Washington Park has a new police chief.

Missourians for Fair Elections is warning against legislation requiring government issued ID for all Missouri voters.

About 20,000 African American men are expected to march to reclaim their communities.

An eastern-Missouri pharmacist has been arrested on suspicion of manufacturing methamphetamine.

Blasting is scheduled along Highway 94 in St. Peters for Tuesday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 14.

The latest round of rain caused some residents to wonder whether another major flood was coming.

Wednesday's search of the Missouri River for a missing hunter ended with no sign of the 27-year-old.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport has a new $16 million plan to offer more upscale and local food choices, more seats and better services.

David Stolts, 51, of Dittmer, MO, was convicted Tuesday on federal methamphetamine charges. That's according to United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway.

Two men are behind bars, but police continue to search for two more after 12 cars are broken into at a St. Louis County hotel.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Drug Czar John Walters urge tighter controls for countries that produce chemicals used to produce methamphetamine.

Everything is back to normal at a local high school after it went on lock down Wednesday morning.

The city of Pacific says it wants to move forward with a voluntary buyout program for residents with flood-prone property along the Meramec River.

St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke is named to two major Vatican offices.

Video cameras are popping up in the cars of teenagers everywhere. They're not just watching the road, they're recording your kid too. It's part of a program designed to cut down on accidents, but is it spying? And can it pose problems for parents and teens in court?

One small grocery store in south St.Louis is different than most corner stores. This store supports local farmers, bakers and customers.

The year was 1901. The place was Pierce City, Missouri. Gisela Wild, a 23-year old white woman, was murdered. Three black men were suspected and lynched. By some accounts more than 1,000 men armed with rifles taken from a National Guard armory chased every black family out of town.