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A modern-day painting of the Piasa Bird welcomes people to Alton, Illinois at the edge of the Mississippi River. Some upgrades could soon move forward around it to improve the visitor experience.

On Wednesday morning, FOX 2 warned you about a dog on the highway at the I-64 and I-55/70 split in East St. Louis.

The Schlafly Stout and Oyster Festival is Friday night from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Schlafly Tap Room on Locust Street.

'The Wizard' Ozzie Smith might be retired from playing, but you'll be able to see him on Cardinals' insider this season. Which will be on KTVI.

The big top is up in St. Charles this weekend.

Murder charges are expected to be filed Friday against Davionne McRoberts, the man accused of killing his grandparents in Troy, Missouri on Tuesday.

Friday, March 24, marks one year since the tragic death of St. Louis teen Tyre Sampson.

Police are investigating two break-ins overnight that could be connected. The first one was at Mr. Nice Guy head shop on Olive Boulevard.

The Special Olympics of Missouri is hosting their State Indoor Games Friday and Saturday at several locations in St. Charles.

Legal drag racing opens for another season Friday night.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to make more schools in low-income areas eligible for free school breakfast and lunches.

Multiple agencies and cities are working into the early morning hours preparing for heavy rain.

Two female fire captains, praised by the city earlier this week for their service, are being denied promotions they earned.

One of the owners of Europe Night Club speaks out after Citizens for a Greater Downtown St. Louis blames them and the nightclub industry for crime, including a recent incident involving a gun in a downtown parking lot.

Another vacant landmark building in downtown St. Louis is now being hit hard by crime: the former Millennium Hotel. Its cylindrical tower has been a fixture on the riverfront for decades, just south of the Gateway Arch.

Before the rainfall began, De Soto city manager Todd Melkus said the city was prepared to notify residents of evacuations, if necessary.

Willie Hedden, 43, a former sergeant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced on Wednesday to six years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, according to a news release.

It was a person living in an Overland Park home who made the decision to call police about the dead body they'd been living with for six years.

Crews are preparing for the potential impact of heavy rain and rising water. The University City Fire Department is staying on top of the weather with a new flood warning system.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact the Maryland Heights Police Department.