ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - The food court at St. Clair Square mall will be closed for a while because of smoke damage. Fire crews answered an alarm there around 9 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was out when crews arrived, but smoke had filled the food court. The cause of the fire is under investigation. FOX 2 will [...]
TROY, Ill. - Strong wind toppled a large tree in the Twin Lakes neighborhood of Troy, Illinois. It crashed onto a driveway. Radar clocked the wind at up to 75 miles per hour. People there called a tow truck operator to move the tree from the driveway. Neighbors worked together with chainsaws to cut up [...]
ST. LOUIS - The Drug Enforcement Administration of St. Louis will host a training Thursday as part of Operation OD Justice. This will be a training program for law enforcement officers on how to conduct federal overdose death investigations. They will hear case studies and learn the importance of toxicology reports when investigating overdose deaths. [...]
ST. LOUIS - Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School continues their school safety training Thursday morning. It follows the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Police and firefighters are taking part in the active shooter training exercise. The first session took place Tuesday and will continue Thursday and Friday. The first responders will train on how to [...]
ST. LOUIS - Multiple drivers got stuck in high water in Frontenac Wednesday night. Police helped rescue these drivers located on southbound Lindbergh Boulevard and Clayton Terrace. FOX 2 will continue to have storm coverage of the St. Louis area.
ST. LOUIS - A crash on eastbound 44 at Bowles is blocking multiple lanes Thursday morning. FOX 2's traffic anchor Amelia Mugavero is getting reports that this is due to a wrong-way driver. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information as it becomes available.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police rescued a driver who got stuck in high water in Maryland Heights Wednesday night. The rescue was on Fee Fee Road at Grissom Drive. This is not far from Fee Fee Creek. There appeared to be standing water on the road. It was not rising from the creek. FOX 2 will continue [...]
ST. LOUIS - The sights and sounds of the loop trolley will be back again starting today. After a hiatus of more than 2.5 years, the trolley will resume operations Thursday morning. One trolley car will start rolling on the tracks at 11 a.m. The new program cleared several safety hurdles and got the final [...]
FENTON, Mo. - The Saline Valley Fire Protection District just off of 141 in Fenton was the command center Wednesday night into Thursday morning for flash flood responses and crews have been busy. Flood waters swamped the Covered Bridge RV Park near Highway 141 by Saline Creek. Rescuers went door to door through the campsite making [...]
ST. LOUIS - Flash flooding hit the St. Louis area early Thursday morning. The warning for St. Louis County extended until 11:45 a.m. Heavy isolated showers dropped inches of rain on portions of the area. This overwhelmed some creeks and storm drains. The rain should taper off through the morning. Temperatures will be in the [...]
An emergency response center set up to help victims of last week's flood was closed early as another round of heavy rain and winds rolled through the greater St. Louis region Wednesday afternoon.
Educators from across Missouri told members of the State Board of Education's Blue Ribbon Commission the reason why teachers are leaving the field is due to a lack of support and pay.
(WSYR) -- Those who lived in the 80s certainly hold some unforgettable memories that no one else can fully understand. The 80s were filled with poofy hair, vibrant clothing, rock n' roll ... and a lot of unsafe or unethical actions that were legal at the time.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Heat and humidity building today provided enough instability to build strong thunderstorms. This is a two-fold threat: the severe storm chances will stick around into the morning. But the flash flooding threat will be around too. The St. Louis area is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 pm. A flood warning [...]
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