The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is calling on Amazon to improve its severe weather emergency procedures following a tornado struck its warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, and killed six people.
An unusual defense has arisen in a high-profile murder trial in St. Louis County. Beau Rothwell is accused of killing Jennifer Rothwell in November 2019. Rothwell, who was pregnant at the time, was 28.
On a September afternoon last year, a state child welfare investigator drove into Alto Pass, a village in the rolling hills of Southern Illinois, to the home Alan Schott shared with his then-girlfriend and his two daughters. Someone had called the state’s child abuse hotline, claiming that Schott was neglecting the girls.
by Molly Parker for The Southern Illinoisan and Vernal Coleman and Haru Coryne, ProPublica
President Joe Biden pardoned or commuted the sentences of nearly 80 imprisoned inmates on Tuesday. Five Missourians appear on the president’s clemency list.
ST. LOUIS - A child was injured during a shooting in the Walnut Park East neighborhood Tuesday morning. The incident happened in the 4700 block of Wren Avenue at about 9 a.m. When officials arrived at the scene, they found the child had been injured by shattered glass from a bullet. The child was taken [...]
ST. LOUIS - Data from Zillow and Rover has determined the top 20 U.S. cities attracting dog parents. Lee's Summit is the one Missouri city on the list. Rover offers dog-sitting services, while Zillow gives consumers real estate information. "We saw pandemic pet ownership soar among renters, which has impacted their home preferences," Zillow's home [...]
The mother of a St. Louis teen who fell to his death from a drop-tower ride at a Florida amusement park last month said she filed a wrongful death lawsuit and will take the matter to trial to ensure no family has to experience her anguish and pain ever again.
ST. LOUIS - According to one of the inmates involved in a jail attack last year, there's more to it than what was caught on video. One of the inmates involved in the assault now says he was ordered to attack by a then corrections officer. Inmate Kevin Moore agreed to a sit-down interview from [...]
ST. LOUIS - The mother of Tyre Sampson, the St. Louis teen who fell to his death at a Florida amusement park last month, will speak for the first time Tuesday morning. Nekia Dodd is set to speak at 10:30 a.m. from the Live! By Loews hotel on Clark Avenue. Her comments come one day [...]
ST. LOUIS - Intense flames forced St. Louis firefighters to evacuate while battling a house fire early Tuesday morning. The fire started at about 2 a.m. in a vacant home along Minnesota Avenue at Marceau Street in south St. Louis. All firefighters made it out safely. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Jason Maxwell was at [...]
A multi-million-dollar announcement from Mayor Tishaura Jones Monday morning means $150 million in American Rescue Plan funds will be invested in north St. Louis.
Spring is a great time to enjoy the outdoors and we’ve certainly had some great weather for that recently, but we also share the outdoors with other things like ticks.
The family of a St. Louis County teen who fell to his death at a Florida amusement park last month filed a wrongful death lawsuit, and they are demanding a jury trial.
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