WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, reflected on his recent trip to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, Türkiye. During the summit, they discussed congressional support for the transatlantic relationship, the war in Iran, as well as continued Russian aggression and interference in western democracies. During his remarks, Durbin reflected on the life
MoDOT work crews will soon shift all eastbound Interstate 70 traffic between Foristell and the Wentzville Parkway to replace old pavement on the roadway.
Baseball's brightest stars go head-to-head Tuesday evening in the 2026 MLB-All Star Game, a matchup you will only be able to watch on FOX 2 or your local FOX affiliate.
Two entire states — Connecticut and Rhode Island — could fit within the boundaries of northeast Missouri’s 18th state Senate District, almost 7,400 square miles where 14 counties have lost population almost continually for more than a century On Aug. 4, Republican primary voters there will all but choose their next state senator. The two […]
The owner of 7350 Manchester Road, Rothschild St. Louis, is renovating the space and dividing it in two. The spaces will be available in September for $2,300 for each side, according to their website. According to a Rothschild employee onsite, the two retail spots in front will each be 1,000 square feet, and a rear […]
Standard Oil Company broke ground for the Wood River Refinery in 1907, and it was operational the following year. Wood River “startled the nation” with a 1,000 percent increase in population from 1910 to 1920, almost entirely due to the establishment of the Refinery. By the mid-1920s, there was a large enough population that Standard Oil decided to fund an impressive pool for Wood River, which opened July 3, 1926. The Wood River Pool was open to all, and there were no residency
On This Day, July 14, 1982...A movie based on Pink Floyd’s classic album The Wall opened at The Empire, Leicester Square in London, England. Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, David Gilmour…
ALTON - Community members and visitors are encouraged to come out for a meet-and-greet street party to kick off the Alton Powerboat Nationals. On Friday, July 17, 2026, a street party at Catdaddy’s Tavern in Alton will spill into 3rd Street, featuring live music and the chance to chat with the racers and their crews. This party is free to attend and sponsored by the City of Alton, Alton’s Parks and Recreation Department, and Catdaddy’s. The band Leadfoot takes the stage
A festival can turn strangers standing shoulder to shoulder into a crowd that feels like a community. That change happens fast. One moment, people are checking their phones, hurrying past each other, or keeping to their own group. Then the music starts, a parade rolls by, lanterns rise, drums echo, or food is passed around, and the mood shifts. People smile at someone they have never met. Families point things out together. Neighbors who barely speak during the week stop to chat. Festivals d
On July 14, the single event most widely associated with the date is the storming of the Bastille in Paris in 1789. A crowd of Parisians seized the fortress-prison during the early French Revolution, searching for gunpowder and striking at a symbol of royal power. At the time, it showed that the French monarchy was losing control and that ordinary people could shape events directly. It still matters today because it became a lasting symbol of political change, citizenship, and the idea that government
This year, at least six states enacted laws trying to reduce the number of students chronically absent from school. The measures include requiring monitoring of absences and publicly releasing data, developing new guidance on the best ways to address the problem and increasing punishments for parents and guardians of chronically absent students. Chronic absenteeism is […]
Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who allegedly stole a wallet from an elderly man before dragging him with his car outside of a Jack in the Box in south St. Louis earlier this month.
A dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount/CBS’ $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The states argue the deal will undermine market competition, cause untold layoffs, result in higher prices and lower quality for consumers, and significantly harm a Hollywood entertainment industry that still hasn’t fully recovered from Covid, the streaming revolution, […]
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