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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Lotto jackpot is now at $15.2 million. Two Illinois Lotto players won $1 million in April, and the jackpot has been growing. This is the largest state jackpot this year and the fourth largest in nearly three years. Drawings for the Illinois Lotto happen Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. It is [...]

Earlier this month, a blinding dust storm led to a massive pile-up on Interstate 55 in south-central Illinois, which claimed the lives of seven people. On Thursday, the Illinois State Police released the name of the last unidentified victim.

The St. Louis Cardinals, still in last place in the National League, have quite a bit of work ahead if they hope to salvage the season. Lately, one unlikely source is rising to the challenge.

A scratchers player in south St. Louis County won a $100,000 prize in one of the Missouri Lottery's latest scratch-off games.

A Villa Ridge man is facing child abuse charges after police found an unconscious 9-month-old in his care.

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged a Riverview man Wednesday in the beating death of the man's three-year-old son.

Two anti-transgender bills are heading to the governor's desk. One is designed to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. The other would require transgender athletes to play sports teams that only align with the gender listed on their birth certificate.

A convicted drug dealer appeared in federal court Wednesday to be sentenced for selling drugs that caused three overdoses—one fatal and two nonfatal—in St. Charles.

A Missouri Lottery player is $50,000 richer after matching four of five white-ball numbers plus the red Powerball number in a recent drawing.

Jackson Mahomes' attorney appeared on behalf of his client at a Johnson County Court hearing on sexual battery charges filed last week.

A man accused in a shooting outside a Creve Coeur pizza parlor last month is behind bars.

Rapper and St. Louis native Nelly is set to perform at the Washington Town & Country Fair this summer. He'll take the stage Friday, August 4, 2023, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.

For every Make-A-Wish founder, having their wishes granted can be their greatest memory. For cancer warrior Drew Pathcin, he got a red carpet rollout as he hosted FOX 2's 9:00 a.m. show wit Tim Ezell.

A new dog training facility (Zoom Room St. Louis) is set to open doors in Crestwood this weekend.

A shooting led to a crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 70 in St. Charles County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

One man wanted in a Cherokee Street shooting over the weekend is behind bars, leading to two arrests in the investigation. Charges have been filed in the second arrest, unlike the first.

A Verizon innovative learning lab opens Thursday at long International Middle School on Morganford Road.

Emergency crews are at the scene of two vacant house fires in south St. Louis City.

There's a chance of rain and thunderstorms that will be in the forecast now through the weekend. It won’t be raining or storming all the time, but outdoor plans could be impacted each day. 

A massive overnight fire in Washington Park destroyed two houses and damages a third home. No serious injuries are being reported, however one firefighter was treated at the scene for heat exhaustion.