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Cassville School District in Southern Missouri is bringing back corporal punishment under a new policy that allows students to be punished with a paddle. Administrators say it would be the last resort if other means of discipline do not work.  

A St. Louis man admitted to more than $281,000 in fraud over the past several years, using stolen identities to acquire money which he later used for gambling and drugs.

Megan Green has picked up an endorsement from St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones in the upcoming race for the Board of Aldermen president.

Snapchat has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of violating privacy laws within Illinois.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is speaking Wednesday morning about a new racial equity study.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A former Bellefontaine Neighbors Police officer has been charged in relation to the 2020 death of Moline Acres Police Sergeant Herschel Turner Jr. Brian Rayford, 41, of Florissant, was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter. His bond is set at $100,000 cash-only. The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated this incident, and [...]

If you think winter and early spring are prime time for water main breaks, Missouri American Water said think again.

Suffocation most likely killed two workers at a construction site in Edwardsville last week.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A man's body was found early Wednesday morning in East St. Louis, Illinois. The body was found at about 2:30 a.m. on the side of the road on Packers Avenue near West Missouri Avenue. Police have not yet released any other information at this time. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner was [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A man on a bicycle was struck and killed in East St. Louis early Wednesday morning. The incident happened on State Street at North 17th Street at about 1 a.m. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner was at the scene. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Patchy fog and cool temperatures Wednesday morning.

Governor Mike Parson will be in Bridgeton Wednesday, August 24 touting his plan to cut state income taxes.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan to deliver on a campaign promise to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans

Gov. Mike Parson is traveling around Missouri to talk to local leaders and the public about his plan to cut taxes during a special session that starts in two weeks. 

“It’s to the point now where I don’t even want to call for help.”

After a recent increase in panhandlers, several cities in St. Louis County have adjusted their rules to curb begging in the streets.

“You have to trust sources that are going to give you the full story. You have to be willing to be uncomfortable a little bit," Chris Stirewalt says. "To be well-informed means to be a little bit uncomfortable.”

Federal officials are promoting a plan that they think will help save the environment and consumers money at the gas pump.

A St. Louis funeral home held a service Tuesday to honor a Vietnam veteran who died with no known family.

The highly anticipated Buc-ee's convenient store and gas station broke ground off of Mulroy Road northeast of Springfield.