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Romanian national pleads guilty in St. Louis-area sleight-of-hand scheme

1 month 4 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A Romanian national, who authorities say was in the country illegally, has pleaded guilty to federal charges tied to a national sleight-of-hand scheme that targeted the St. Louis area and at least 20 states. Adrian Stoica, 46, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of wire fraud and one count of illegal entry [...]
Joey Schneider

Greater St. Louis, Inc. names Ron Kitchens as new CEO

1 month 4 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Greater St. Louis, Inc., a regional economic development organization, has named Ron Kitchens as its new CEO after nearly a year-long search. Kitchens, a native of Ozark, Missouri near Springfield, comes to St. Louis from Wichita Falls, Texas, where he served as the President & CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and [...]
Joey Schneider

St. Louis mold count hits yearly high, triggering seasonal allergies

1 month 4 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Mold counts in St. Louis have reached their highest level of the year on Thursday, likely to trigger some seasonal allergies. Thursday's mold spore count comes in at 139,869. It's the highest for St. Louis this year and the highest since the mold count peaked just above 140,000 last year in late-September, [...]
Joey Schneider

Support, Celebrate, Walk: Making Strides Against Break Cancer Returns to St. Louis

1 month 4 weeks ago
St. Louis -- Join the American Cancer Society for the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, the leading breast cancer movement in the United States. This inspiring event unites survivors, caregivers, families, and community members in a collective effort to fight breast cancer and support those affected by the disease. The walk is free [...]
Joran Wise

Missouri governor to sign political redistricting bill Sunday

1 month 4 weeks ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Governor Mike Kehoe will sign House Bill 1, Missouri’s new congressional redistricting plan, on Sunday, September 28. The law will reshape the state’s political landscape. On August 29, Kehoe called lawmakers back to Jefferson City to approve updated congressional districts and make changes to the state’s initiative petition process. The legislature [...]
Joe Millitzer

Man shot, SLMPD cars 'collide' while responding

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the Fairground neighborhood Wednesday, and in which two police vehicles collided while on their way to the scene. According to police, a call for a shooting came in just before midnight in the 4500 block of Fair Ave. Officers [...]
Megan Mueller

NASA's Juno Mission coming to end after 14 years

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - NASA’s Juno Mission will soon be coming to an end. Launched in 2011, the four-ton probe and its wide solar arrays arrived at Jupiter in 2016. Its mission? Look beneath the dense, forbidding clouds of the giant planet to answer questions about the origin and evolution of Jupiter, our solar system, and giant [...]
Angela Hutti

Illinois Department of Corrections investigated for employee overtime abuse

2 months ago
The Illinois Department of Corrections is under scrutiny after a state audit found some employees are abusing overtime. A report from the Illinois Auditor General found some employees used paid time off before working a different shift. Those employees then got paid at their overtime rate. The audit investigated 10 employees from two prisons over [...]
Brian Weckerly

International Space Station to fly over St. Louis this weekend

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Keep your eyes on the skies this weekend. The International Space Station (ISS) will fly over the St. Louis region several times. From Thursday to Monday, there are five times the International Space Station could be visible from the St. Louis skies. Those times are: Timing of the ISS passing over could [...]
Joey Schneider

John Pertzborn to retire after 40 years in St. Louis news

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS – Over the past 40 years, St. Louisans have seen John Pertzborn reporting and anchoring on their TV screens. But this fall, he will be hanging up his bowties. Since 1998, Pertzborn has sat at the FOX 2 anchor desk bringing energy to the screen in the early mornings—4 a.m. early. His last [...]
Megan Mueller