Christopher Lee Simmons has been incarcerated at the Northeast Correctional Center since 1994. Originally sentenced to death, on August 26, 2003, he was re-sentenced to life without parole.
The St. Louis County Police Department is currently looking into a deadly shooting that occurred in north St. Louis. This incident took place at 11:03 p.m. on October 27.
Daniel Esteve comes from Brownsville, Texas, and now works as a sports host and reporter at FOX2 in St. Louis. He has always loved telling stories and has a strong connection to sports.
It was much cooler this morning than previous mornings. The cold front responsible for the drop in temperatures and rainfall has wiggled its way just to the south of the viewing area, where it will eventually stall out later this morning.
Friday, thousands of high school students and families filled downtown this weekend for the Bands of America super regional competition. There are 66 marching bands from across 14 states competing in the weekend-long event.
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Dozens of residents at the Touchette Elderly apartments in Cahokia Heights were forced from their homes due to a fire on Wednesday. Friday, the mayor announced all but six of those residents were able to move back home. City leaders thanked the American Red Cross for its assistance. Mayor Curtis McCall also credited [...]
The Kirkwood School District held one of its first Halloween events since gunfire put a frantic end to a Trunk-or-Treat event two weeks ago at North Kirkwood Middle School.
“We are helping them with rental assistance, food, utilities, car notes, whatever we can assist them with, so we are sending that youth back into a functional environment," said Duane D.T. Tolen.
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- Quick-moving thunderstorms rolled through the area this evening as a cold front begins the process of flipping our weather pattern from warm and humid to cold and almost wintry. The thunderstorms were well-timed for this evening’s Trunk-or-Treat in University City, the city’s first since the start of the COVID pandemic. Kids from [...]
ST. CLAIR, Mo. -- A 31-year-old English teacher and varsity cheerleading coach at St. Clair High School in Missouri has revealed that she created adult content on the website OnlyFans. Megan Gaither was put on leave by the school district and expects to lose her job, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Gaither, whose annual [...]
ST. LOUIS -- As the weather turns wet and cool in St. Louis, you might wonder what's left to enjoy over the weekend. But don't worry, local businesses are still open for fun, rain or shine. Stuckmeyer's Farm in Fenton is a fantastic spot for fall festivities. From pumpkins to a Halloween playground and hayrides, [...]
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A fallen World War II soldier is being laid to rest after more than 80 years. On August 21, 2023, DPAA was able to locate U.S. Army Corporal James A. Hurt, a World War II POW. He was captured during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1942 and died in [...]
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Homeland Security is sounding the alarm as violence continues to grip the Middle East in the Israel-Hamas conflict. According to the agency, the United States remains in a heightened-threat environment. While the battles between Israel and Hamas rage in the Middle East, DHS emphasizes that the most likely threat [...]