CLAYTON, Mo. - The Republican candidate for St. Louis County Executive has filed to officially take her name off the ballot. This may mark the end of a surprising and sometimes confusing campaign. Court officials tell FOX 2 that Katherine Pinner was representing herself this morning when she appeared before Judge Dean Waldemer in Division [...]
HERCULANEUM, Mo. - Every Friday in September, FOX 2 spotlights high school football, but before the night games, the PEP ZONE team is ready to fire up the fans! FOX 2's Chris Regnier was in Herculaneum Friday morning getting a taste of the Black Cat spirit! The football team, the cheer team, the band, and [...]
SWANSEA, Ill. - A worker was killed at Century Castings Corporation in Swansea, Illinois Friday morning. The Swansea Police Department said a 59-year-old man was crushed by hydraulic machinery at approximately 6 a.m. Police said officers arrived at the scene within one minute of the emergency and "ran towards the victim and the large machinery. [...]
ST. LOUIS - An accident happened late Thursday night in north St. Louis. A driver lost control and crashed into a tree at Halls Ferry Circle and Lewis and Clark Boulevard. No injuries have been reported. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the scene.
ST. LOUIS - MoDOT and IDOT are looking ahead to winter and want to hire full-time winter maintenance workers. Applicants must be at least 18 and have a commercial driver's license. MoDOT also says "come for the snow, stay for the mow." Jobs start with winter snow plows but continue into the spring with grass mowing.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Kirkwood School District is set to break ground Friday morning on new construction at Nipher Middle School. They plan to build four new classrooms and a connecting corridor. The funding comes from Prop R. It was approved by voters last spring.
ST. LOUIS - SLU researchers are enrolling volunteers in the second stage of a COVID vaccine trial. They're testing a second-generation of shots. They're looking for healthy volunteers over 60 years old who have already been vaccinated and boosted once. For more information or to sign up for the study, email vaccine@slu.edu.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Friday is the last day for COVID-19 tests at the North Central Community Health Center. The St. Louis County Health Department said that's because of low use. Free saliva PCR test kits will still be available for drive-thru pick-up at the John C. Murphy and South County Health Centers, but the hours [...]
The community members of East St. Louis came together once again to help the only emergency women and children shelter in the area continue renovations.
Mountains of trash have been ignored on some University City streets for weeks. Many of these piles of garbage have sat untouched for six weeks. Residents say they’re told they may have to wait another two weeks for pickup.
A social media threat resulted in some fans being turned away from Thursday night’s high school football game involving Webster Groves hosting Ritenour.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Westbound 270 at New Florissant was closed starting late Thursday night due to a multi-vehicle crash. The area reopened at about 5 a.m. Friday. The crash involved three cars, a U-Haul van, and a FedEx truck. It is unknown at this time if anyone was injured. It is also unknown [...]
Parents and officials in the Rockwood School District are demanding an apology after a school board member is accused of making hateful statements in a video posted on social media.
A local American Legion Post is driving a truck of bottled water eight hours to Jackson, Mississippi to help with the ongoing water crisis there after flooding took out their treatment plant.
Whether you use them for carving or cooking, pumpkins are the symbol of Fall. But did a summer full of drought, heat, and floods impact the upcoming harvest?
The University of Missouri’s football team kicks off its season Thursday night at home against Louisiana Tech. If you're headed to any of the games this season, you'll want to make sure you have your phone.
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