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71-year-old man killed in hit-and-run crash in north St. Louis County

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A 71-year-old man died Wednesday night after being struck by a car in north St. Louis County. The crash occurred around 9 p.m. on New Halls Ferry Road and Sugar Pine Road. Police say a driver hit the man then took off. Investigators are trying to find that driver. The Crimes Against [...]
Nick Gladney

Route 141 under I-44 closed due to flooding

1 year 3 months ago
The Missouri Department of Transportation has shut down the northbound and southbound lanes of Route 141 under Interstate 44 due to anticipated flooding from the Meramec River, with detours in place for the weekend.
Nick Gladney

Washington Park house fire overnight; no injuries reported

1 year 3 months ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A large fire destroys a home in Washington Park overnight Thursday morning. The fire took place on the 5400 block of Avon Place around 2:30 a.m. FOX's Nissan Rogue Runner Brian Howe talked with neighbors who said the home was occupied, but no one was home at the time of [...]
Nick Gladney

Two more days of dry weather, Flooding impacts mount along the Meramec

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Flooding along the Big, Bourbeuse, and Meramec Rivers is ongoing, with crests of moderate to major flooding expected at Pacific, Eureka, and Fenton Friday. Two more dry days to go. Clouds Thursday morning will lead to some clearing in the afternoon. Highs will be around 60 F. Partly cloudy and cool Thursday [...]
Angela Hutti

Potosi woman killed in car crash along Missouri Route 21

1 year 3 months ago
POTOSI, Mo. - A 59-year-old woman died after being struck head-on along a Potosi road Wednesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 48-year-old man was driving a 2008 Mercedes, carrying two other passengers, along Missouri Route 21 near Flamewood Road around 11:30 a.m. The Mercedes traveled off the roadway, crossing the center [...]
Megan Mueller

Flood threat prompts evacuations in Pacific

1 year 3 months ago
The City of Pacific began notifying residents Tuesday that major flooding from the Meramec River appears imminent. The city asked residents living in flood-prone areas to leave for higher ground by 6 a.m. Thursday.
Jeff Bernthal

Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

1 year 3 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday's election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a ruling that struck down the nearly 50-year nationwide [...]
CHRISTINE FERNANDO and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press

Small business owners preparing for minimum wage hike

1 year 3 months ago
Missourians approved Proposition A on Tuesday, raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and giving most full-time workers paid sick leave every year. Some small business owners are already bracing for the wage hike.
Kelley Hoskins

U-Haul offering free storage for residents affected by floods

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - For residents in the St. Louis area that became victims of flooding in recent days, U-Haul has activated its program to aid those affected. The storage company is offering 30 days of free storage across 12 U-Haul locations in the Greater St. Louis area. Units are meant to provide relief for dry [...]
Megan Mueller

Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda

1 year 3 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line of resistance to a Trump second-term White House agenda. A few individual seats, or even a single [...]
LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press