(STACKER) -- The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, [...]
President Joe Biden said the door is still open for diplomacy, but he's "convinced" Russia will invade Ukraine. At a news briefing Friday, he reiterated no U.S. troops would fight in Ukraine, but America would provide support.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th District and one of the candidates hoping to earn the Republican spot on the ticket for Roy Blunt's Senate seat, says she is excited about the support she's receiving in her campaign. She spoke to Ozarks First about what she would like to see accomplished [...]
Missouri Department of Conservation officials sent the birds for testing after the department's own physical exams of the birds found no signs of wounds.
ST. LOUIS - Friday morning after Thursday's winter storm created uncertain road conditions for commuters. The road conditions varied on Friday morning. Many highways and other main arteries in St. Louis County were in good shape, but the side streets and subdivisions were a much different story. FOX 2 crews encountered icy and slick conditions [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The state of Missouri received a winter storm Thursday that heavily impacted the roads. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it responded to 1,602 calls for service, 649 stranded motorists, and 480 crashes. 40 people involved in the crashes were injured. MSHP said there were no fatalities. The road conditions varied [...]
WENTZVILLE, Mo. - The Wentzville School District's superintendent has received a national honor. Curtis Cain was named National Superintendent of the Year by the School Superintendents Association. Cain has worked in Wentzville since 2013. Last month, he was named the new superintendent of the Rockwood School District. He starts there on July 1.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The "Freedom Convoy" that took Canada by storm may soon be driving across the Midwest with stops in Kansas, Missouri, and Indiana. According to the Facebook group Kansas Truckers for Freedom Convoy, the truckers will leave a truck stop on March 3 in Aurora, Colorado before taking I-70 across Kansas, stopping for [...]
ST. LOUIS - The 22nd annual Rise and Shine for Heat was a huge success. In addition to the sale of Hardee's biscuits on Friday, February 11 volunteers continued to collect donations through Valentine's Day. That helped push this year's total to more than $650,000 for Heat Up St. Louis. That shattered their goal of $200,000. [...]
ST. LOUIS - A procession is planned Friday for an officer who will be released from rehab after being injured in the line of duty. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Delvion Mitchell was hit by a car on I-64 near Boyle on January 24. Supporters plan a procession around midday as he is released. Mitchell is one [...]
ST. LOUIS - Friday morning has clear skies and temperatures in the teens. It will be quiet Friday with sunny skies and temps near 40. The St. Louis area will stay dry this weekend. Temperatures will be in the 30s Saturday and on Sunday high temps will be near 60. The area will see more [...]
O'FALLON, Mo. - A driver lost control on the ice late Thursday night in O'Fallon, Missouri and crashed into a house. That accident happened just before midnight on Westridge Drive. The driver hit a patch of ice and lost control. The car left a gaping hole in the house. The driver was okay. The homeowner [...]
Slips and falls due to the icy conditions all over the area. But the ice did not keep people away from the bars and restaurants that decided to stay open.
There's a new call from Illinois lawmakers to make buildings safer after a tornado killed six workers at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville on Dec. 10.
Bridges and overpasses are typically the first to freeze and the last to melt. That's because they're surrounded by cold and usually windy air during these winter weather events.
First responders were busy in Warren County Thursday. The combination of rain changing over to sleet and snow resulted in several accidents. Extreme cold is also expected to slow down road clearing efforts.
ST. LOUIS -- A wintry mix of rain, sleet, and snow is moving out of the St. Louis area Thursday night, but there is another issue: refreezing. "As temperatures continue to drop across the state into the evening hours, snow and wet roadways could refreeze, creating slick conditions," the Missouri Department of Transportation tweeted Thursday. [...]
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