O'FALLON, Mo. -- Firefighters and paramedics are teaming up with rescue animals for an adorable fundraising calendar. The O'Fallon Firefighters Community Outreach has partnered with All Paws Rescue and Diamonds in the Ruff for this project. The calendar features local firefighters posing with adoptable dogs and cats from the rescue organizations. Each month showcases a [...]
ST. LOUIS -- A new report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick exposes serious financial issues in Washington County. It focuses on the actions of the County Collector's office under Carla Zettler. The audit found over $107,000 missing from property sales between 2018 and 2021. Zettler allegedly made improper payments to office staff and her [...]
Missouri voters can now request absentee ballots for the November 5 General Election, with in-person absentee voting starting September 24 and deadlines for requesting absentee ballots by mail and in-person voting on October 22.
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging decades of systemic child sex abuse. Three lawsuits filed Monday detail abuse from 1996 to 2021, including rape, forced [...]
A West Frankford, Illinois, man is in Williamson County Jail Monday after he was arrested for stealing a police officer's vehicle and attempting to run over the deputy.
A Pompano Beach, Florida, woman appeared in federal court on Monday to be sentenced after she admitted to scamming her grandmother living in Cahokia Heights out of more than $300,000.
President Biden has approved a disaster declaration in Illinois for residents affected by severe weather and flooding in July, allowing them to apply for federal assistance from FEMA.
Five years after retiring from singing the Star Spangled Banner before every St. Louis Blues home game, Charles Glenn welcomed his full-time successor to the gig.
ST. LOUIS -- A local group is working to close the racial gap in home ownership, one family at a time. In a short period of time, St. Louis-based The Fam has helped more than 200 first-time homeowners reach their goals. Fox 2’s Jasmine Huda spoke with Brent Roam and Michael Holmes about what they’re [...]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Hazelwood man was left dead after striking a rock bluff overnight Sunday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the single vehicle accident occurred a little after 3:30 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 255, east of Interstate 55, involving a Maserati Quattroporte. The driver, Jihad Sumreen, 22, was [...]
ST. LOUIS -- The partner of the Alton Police K9 who was shot and killed last month says he hopes to return to work soon. Officer Allen Averbeck and K9 Odin were involved in a shootout with a suspect on August 22nd. Odin did not survive. Officer Averbeck credits his vest—and Odin—with saving his life. [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals celebrated the 25th anniversary of the St. Louis Rams' Super Bowl win by hosting a pre-game ceremony with 18 players from the team, including Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, and Marshall Faulk.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attorney for a Missouri man facing execution argued Monday that the state Supreme Court should halt the lethal injection because a trial attorney prevented a Black man who he thought looked similar to the defendant from serving on the jury. The arguments on behalf of Marcellus Williams came one [...]
Two vacant houses in south St. Louis caught fire early Monday morning, with no injuries reported and neighbors reporting squatters living in the first house.
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis official saw record rainfall Sunday, 1.98”, besting 1.77” in 1993. On Monday, we’ll see additional rain and thunderstorms that could bring another inch of rain to spots across the region. One wave of storms is expected through Monday morning, including the busy morning commute to work and school. After a [...]
Advocates from all over the country, including the Midwest Innocence Project, are still campaigning for Marcellus Williams' pardon with less than 48 hours before his execution by the state.
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