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Missouri bill dubbed 'Make Murder Legal Act' dies in Senate committee

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS--Days after the President of the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys wrote to the bill's sponsor asking it to be withdrawn, a bill dubbed by critics as the "Make Murder Legal Act" was voted down by a state legislative committee Thursday. Senate Bill 666, "provides that a person who uses or threatens to use [...]
Gregg Palermo

Nearly 10,000 feral hogs removed from Missouri in 2021

2 years 9 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Nearly 10,000 feral hogs were removed in 2021 by the Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership. Since 2016 more than 54,000 feral hogs have been eliminated from the state. This partnership is made up of 13 federal and state agencies. Feral hogs are an invasive species and create damage to the landscape. [...]
Monica Ryan

How Missourians can search for their unclaimed property

2 years 9 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is encouraging Missourians to check for unclaimed property. “People say to me, ‘Oh, I don’t have any Unclaimed Property’ but the reason it became unclaimed is the fact that you didn’t know you had it. That’s why I always tell people to check anyway,” Fitzpatrick said. [...]
Monica Ryan

MLB lockout: Commissioner hopes for agreement to start season on time

2 years 9 months ago
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says spring training remains on hold because of a management lockout and his goal is to reach a labor contract that allows opening day as scheduled on March 31. With the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history stretching into its 71st day, Manfred said teams will make [...]

Missouri politics: Is Hawley-Hartzler partnership on stock ban prelude to Senate endorsement?

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS--More momentum appears to be building in Congress for legislation that would ban federal lawmakers from trading stocks, with news this week that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer now support drafting legislation, a change since Pelosi's opposition back in December. In the Senate, Missouri's Josh Hawley has authored one [...]
Gregg Palermo

Photo from local photographer featured on USPS stamp

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A local photographer has had one of his images catch the attention of the U.S. Postal Service, and now this image will be featured on a stamp. It will be one of ten 'forever stamps' featured in the upcoming Mighty Mississippi River series. Another one of those images features The Gateway Arch [...]
Randi Naughton

Car rear-ended by 18 wheeler Thursday morning in south St. Louis County

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A car was rear-ended by an 18 wheeler Thursday morning in south St. Louis County. The crash happened on northbound 55 at Butler Hill at about 7:30 a.m. It is unknown if anyone involved was injured. FOX 2's Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter was flying over the scene.
Monica Ryan

Two shot in Franklin County airlifted to the hospital Wednesday

2 years 9 months ago
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - Two people were airlifted to a St. Louis hospital Wednesday afternoon after a shooting in Franklin County, Missouri. The shooting happened at about 4 p.m. on Flottmann Road northwest of Gerald. The shooter is in custody. The Franklin County Sheriffs Office is expected to release more details Thursday about the double [...]
Monica Ryan

19-year-old shot and killed at north St. Louis County apartment

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Someone shot and killed a man in north St. Louis County early Thursday morning. The shooting happened at about 1:45 a.m. Police said people living at the Norwood Court Apartments on Woodstead Court reported hearing several gunshots. At the scene, police found a 19-year-old man shot in the neck. He was pronounced [...]
Jason Maxwell

Mostly sunny skies Thursday with high temps in the mid-40s

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Thursday will be mostly sunny and mild with highs in the mid-40s. It will be warmer Friday with some showers. A cold front moves through and temps will be a lot colder on Saturday with highs only in the 20s. It will be a little warmer on Sunday. Expect it to be [...]
Linh Truong