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Thousands are preparing to head downtown for Fourth of July festivities. Organizers are planning on massive crowds, as well as dangerous heat. 

A man stabbed the mother of their daughter more than two dozen times before fleeing with the child, St. Louis County Police said.

FOX 2 News was in court when a Golden Apple Buffet worker learned her punishment from a judge.

It's become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver's “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end of their matches. Even coach Mauricio Pochettino, who was born in Argentina and lives in Spain, got in on [...]

As a summer heat wave continues across the St. Louis area, public pools are drawing hundreds of visitors each day as families, children and seniors look for a place to cool off.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department welcomes a new juvenile curfew as it prepares to crack down on crime for the Fourth of July weekend.

The feds announced a felony warrant roundup that led to hundreds of arrests and unexpected discoveries.

While the summer heat is relentless outside, visitors at the Missouri Botanical Garden are finding relief inside the Climatron.

The Fourth of July is a holiday many love to spend outdoors. This year's July 4 forecast mostly looks ideal - warm and sunny - for St. Louis. However, there's still a chance for rain throughout the day.

A Festus, Missouri, woman is suspected of stealing more than $7,000 in merchandise from retailers in jurisdictions across St. Louis County over a 14-month period.

The City of St. Louis has expanded its public performance tracking system, CityStat, to include more city departments, providing residents with more data on city services and improving accountability and transparency.

Saint Louis University says it will cut some faculty and staff jobs, while eliminating 80 open positions, as it navigates a structural budget deficit tied to declining enrollment and higher operating costs.

A Nashville Community High School teacher and baseball coach is facing felony sex crime charges following an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General's Office and Nashville Police.

The father of a 32-year-old Steak ‘n Shake employee who was shot and killed while working at a drive-thru window has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the restaurant's corporate owner, a franchise operator and a property owner, alleging they failed to provide adequate security.

St. Louis Public Schools has filed a counter lawsuit against former superintendent Keisha Scarlett, accusing her of repeatedly violating her employment contract and misusing district funds.

The NTSB has released new information about a plane crash that took the lives of 11 skydivers and a pilot last month in Butler, Missouri.

Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana is set to open Cannonball!, the fastest water roller coaster in the US, in May 2027, featuring a 90-foot drop and a maximum speed of 45 mph.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has approved a $255 million spending plan involving the city's share of Rams settlement funds. The plan now heads to the mayor's desk for review.

ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Illinois' Secretary of State is warning that ICE agents are once again operating on the state's streets, and he is condemning their use of vehicles without license plates. Alexi Giannoulias posted a public service announcement on social media about this phenomenon. He also included footage recorded by a passerby that showed an [...]

The historical stretch of Route 66 known as the Ribbon Road has been preserved for the next 100 years, with one mile of the original nine-foot-wide highway remaining intact and two miles freshly paved with bright Route 66 signage.