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A surge in flu cases is being reported in St. Louis County, with local urgent care facilities noting that 22% of patients have tested positive for influenza amid rising COVID-19 and respiratory infections.

The Special School District (SSD) of St. Louis County reports it serves more than 23,000 students across 275 schools, but some lawmakers question whether the system is working for everyone.

The official unveiling of the 11-foot-tall statue and unity gathering will take place Saturday morning at 9:30 in Fountain Park.

The East St. Louis Historical Society is working to raise $7 million dollars to preserve Lincoln High School.

The trial began on Monday and involves accusations that Cortney Merritts filed two applications that allowed him to collect over $25,000 in federal COVID relief funds for a business.

A battle has exploded over alleged withheld evidence in the Pam Hupp/Russ Faria case. It’s unfolding now in a current perjury case.

ST. LOUIS - Fox 2's Kevin Ryans and Jim Powers talk about the latest St. Louis area high school sports storylines

The McDonnell Planetarium at the St. Louis Science Center is set to undergo its largest technology update in more than 25 years.

America's singing sweetheart, Dolly Parton, is expanding her passion project in the Metro East. On Friday, Madison County became the 90th out of Illinois' 102 counties to join "Imagination Library."

In the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood, residents and business owners say vacant lots sit untouched for many years.

A man described by prosecutors as a "shot-caller" has been convicted in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl in Alton.

Riverview City Hall was closed Friday, one day after Mayor Michael Cornell Jr. was charged with multiple sex crimes, leaving residents reacting to the news and raising questions about the future of city leadership.

Ameren is upgrading its power infrastructure to improve reliability during severe weather through its Storm-Hardening Program. 

A government funding bill heading to President Donald Trump's desk contains new requirements to finalize the timeline for cleanup of West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, according to Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal from global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer. The justices will consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the Roundup weedkiller without a cancer warning [...]

One lucky Missouri Lottery player has won a $3.4 million prize on a MO Millions lottery ticket purchased at Walmart in Fenton.

Officers responded to a stabbing Friday afternoon near the St. Patrick Center in downtown St. Louis.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Clean Slate Act into law Friday, which will automatically seal criminal records of nonviolent offenders.

A man convicted of shooting two St. Louis County pizza store workers has been sentenced to two concurrent life terms behind bars.

A man accused of making threats toward the Mid-County Family YMCA in Brentwood earlier this week, prompting a brief lockdown at the site's early childhood center, has been arrested and charged, according to court documents.