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ST. LOUIS - The Great Forest Park Balloon Race starts celebrating their 50th anniversary Friday. Balloon Race Spokesperson Jessica Stegen had the details on the weekend-long event. Click here for more information.

ST. PETERS, Mo. - Pep Zone took a trip to St. Peters on Friday, September 16 to visit Fort Zumwalt South High School, the home of the Bulldogs. FOX 2's Chris Regnier checked in there to witness the bulldog spirit in person. The cheerleaders, dance team, football team, band, and spirited students were all having a [...]

ST. LOUIS - Grant's Farm's Oktoberfest kicks off Friday afternoon. Festivities start at 4 p.m. and run through Sunday. Admission is free, but a ticket is needed to park. There will be live German music, polka dancing, and German food and drinks. Click here to learn more.

ST. LOUIS - Uber Comfort Electric is now operational in St. Louis. It is the company's first all-electric ridesharing program. With Comfort Electric, riders can expect a lift from a premium electric vehicle like a Tesla, Polestar, or Ford Mustang Mach-E while cutting their carbon footprint. Drivers able to provide Comfort Electric service can earn more [...]

CHICAGO — Gov. Pritzker announced Thursday that unvaccinated school and child care employees are no longer required to test twice weekly for COVID-19. The change goes into effect on Friday and is based on "careful consideration of the current conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic," the state said. “Vaccination continues to be the most effective tool [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Illinois Department of Employment Securities announced more jobs have been added to the statewide payroll for the month of August, while the state’s unemployment rate slightly increased. In August, the number of jobs on payroll increased by 4,000 according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor. IDES said the [...]

The FBI is investigating after North Kansas City high school, Turner High School, and other schools received swatting calls Thursday.

ST. LOUIS - The second annual Guns 'n Hoses Red and Blue Gala is Friday night at Union Station in Downtown St. Louis. FOX 2's Jasmine Huda will take part in the charity event. Money raised from the event supports The BackStoppers. The next big event will be the Guns 'n Hoses boxing night. It is always the night before Thanksgiving. FOX 2 is a proud [...]

ST. LOUIS - A caravan of vintage motorcycles will drive through the St. Louis area Friday as part of the 2022 Cross Country Chase. 100 riders will leave Springfield, Illinois Friday. Then they'll stop for lunch at Ted's Motorcycle World in Alton, Illinois. The day will end in Rolla, Missouri. Participants are riding bikes made [...]

ST. LOUIS - A home is on fire Friday morning in south St. Louis. The fire at the two-story home in the 4200 block of Baisch Lane started just before 4:30 a.m. Firefighters from the St. Louis Fire Department are on the scene. At about 5:50 a.m. white smoke was coming from the home. That usually [...]

ST. LOUIS - Saturday is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Both commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. To mark the day, 25 area immigrants will become U.S. citizens. They'll take the oath of allegiance at the Gateway Arch at 10 a.m. Friday. A similar ceremony is also planned Friday morning in [...]

ST. LOUIS - An early morning fire in north St. Louis heavily damaged a building. The fire started just after 2:30 a.m. on North Newstead Avenue at Natural Bridge Avenue. Flames were showing from the second floor of the building when firefighters arrived. Firefighters put out the fire and searched the building. They did not [...]

WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. - A man was carjacked Friday morning in Washington Park, Illinois. It happened around 2 a.m. at Kingshighway and Bunkum Road. The driver said the carjackers stole his vehicle and took off going west on Interstate 64. The driver was unharmed. The Illinois State Police are investigating. FOX 2 will continue to [...]

There are big changes coming to more than 150 Catholic churches in the St. Louis area.

An unexpected move by Pine Lawn may cost the city its police service. It involves a vote by the board to put its policing out for bid, while the city is reportedly negligent in payments.

A two-day event in Bridgeton hopes to address a looming labor shortage in the construction industry.

The jurors in TV star Tim Norman's murder-for-hire trial decided to halt the deliberations, which will resume Friday for the third day.

St. Louis new soccer stadium is now on hold due to damage from a city project outside the 22,500-seat arena.

Major League Baseball remembers right fielder Roberto Clemente, who lost his life in a plane crash while delivering earthquake relief supplies.

There are more than 1,700 vacancies within the Missouri Department of Mental Health, which are leaving hundreds on waiting lists to receive the right resources.