A winter storm has brought snow, bitter cold, and dangerous travel conditions to the St. Louis region, resulting in school, business, and church closures.
As the winter weather rolls through, so do the dangers on the interstates. From car crashed to vehicles broken down on the side of roadways, towing companies tell FOX 2 it's about to get worse.
Illinois ranks first in the nation for frozen pipe claims, with Missouri coming in seventh, and experts recommend taking preventive measures to avoid costly damage.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL. - Two dogs were killed in a overnight house fire early Friday morning in Cahokia Heights. The fire occurred a little before 1:30 a.m. on the 800 block of Lasalle Drive. According to firefighters on the scene, a man was home at the time of the fire with four dogs in [...]
ST. LOUIS - Two people were injured in a single-vehicle crash overnight Friday in downtown St. Louis. The crash occurred early Friday morning around 2:45 a.m. near Interstate 44. According to police, the crash happened when the vehicle lost control while traveling at a high speed. At some point, the vehicle came off the Martin [...]
ST. LOUIS - We are waking up Friday morning to dropping temperatures as an arctic airmass settles in. The dangerous cold air will be around all weekend. Limit your outside time, make sure you have as much of your body covered to prevent frostbite, and keep pet walks shorter to protect fuzzy friends. The St. [...]
FLORISSANT, Mo. - At Mann Meats in Florissant, an operational bus-turned-food truck resides as a sign for the business, stationed beside their parking lot. On the evening of Jan. 21, a vehicle crashed into that bus. โโWeโre at your restaurant right now,โ said Bob Mannecke, owner of Mann Meats, recalling the phone call he received from the [...]
Thereโs been little publicity and no arrests following a fight at a Winfield bar on Dec. 21, despite reports that those involved in the incident include a politician and those sworn to uphold the law.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) has canceled an AMBER Alert for two missing children out of the Kansas City metro. MSHP reports both children have been found safe.
The St. Louis Winter Outreach partners with churches across the city that open their doors overnight, providing meals, a warm place to sleep and transportation for guests the next morning.
Air travel changes have been made for those flying domestically with Delta Air Lines across northeast United States ahead of this weekend's winter storm.