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A variety of St. Louis police officers and private security contractors will be on hand for this weekend's Cinco de Mayo Festival on Cherokee Street.

A Hillsboro man appeared in U.S. District Court on Wednesday and admitted helping another man defraud an elderly St. Louis woman out of more than a half-million dollars.

ST. LOUIS -- Check out these Cardinals weekend promotions at Busch Stadium: 25,000 Cardinals fans who are 16 years of age and older will receive a distinctive Purina-sponsored soccer jersey on May 3. The first 25,000 spectators, who are 16 years of age or older, will receive an Adam Wainwright and Louie bobblehead the following [...]

IMPERIAL, Mo. - May 3, is Wake Up Day at Seckman High School where local authorities will stage a crash simulation to caution students against drinking and driving, especially with prom night approaching. The Antonia Fire Protection District of Jefferson County will set up a car wreck on the school campus at 2800 Seckman Road. [...]

A parkgoer's act of kindness helped with the rescue of one turtle caught on a hook and fishing line in St. Charles County.

For a second consecutive year, USA Today named one Missouri theme park as the best in the nation.

A 66-year-old St. Louis man is facing weapons charges after being shot at by a police officer.

A man is accused of breaking into a north St. Louis County pharmacy in March to rob the business and holding an employee hostage.

The St. Louis Battlehawks ride a four-game winning streak into this weekend's matchup with the Houston Roughnecks, a game you can only watch on FOX 2's airwaves.

One teenager was arrested after he allegedly made a bomb threat Wednesday at the Walmart store in Troy, Missouri.

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Community Foundation is gearing up for its annual Give STL Day. Organizers invite community participation to support local nonprofits. Dr. Kelvin Adams, the Foundation's CEO, emphasized the significant impact of the event, which annually mobilizes around 1,000 nonprofits and raises about $4 million. The event continues to adapt, utilizing [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A fatal shooting occurred at a McDonald's on State Street near 25th at around 7 p.m. Wednesday in East St. Louis. Two people were shot during the incident. They were taken to the hospital, where one of the victims succumbed to their injuries. Authorities are actively searching for the shooter, [...]

ST. LOUIS --The man charged with the fatal shooting of St. Louis Officer Tamarris Bohannon and wounding another officer might receive his verdict today. Closing arguments were presented yesterday in the murder trial of Thomas Kinworthy. Kinworthy's defense argues that he is mentally ill and was not aware of his actions when he shot the [...]

O'FALLON, Ill. -- A 16-year-old is facing charges after allegedly stealing a car in O'Fallon, Illinois, and causing a series of collisions that involved six other vehicles. The incident occurred just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department reported that the stolen Toyota Corolla, which was linked to several other car [...]

A new initiative named Block Builders, aimed at tackling violent crime in St. Louis area neighborhoods, launches this morning.

Hundreds of people had gathered on campus, both inside a barricaded tent encampment and outside of it in support.

ST. LOUIS -- Thursday will bring partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures. Highs in the mid 80s. Thunderstorms are expected to move in from the west as we transition into Thursday evening. Some storms could be strong to severe, with quarter size hail and damaging winds being the main concerns. Rain showers will linger overnight. [...]

The Drug Enforcement Agency is backing a proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less serious drug.

The greatest basketball coach in Mizzou history, Norm Stewart, 89, is now the 51st person inducted into the "Hall of Famous Missourians" at the state capitol in Jefferson City.

Missouri voters on Wednesday got a step closer to getting to decide whether to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, after a group behind the effort said it turned in nearly double the required number of signatures.