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Illinois and other states across the country have announced plans to end their mask mandates, but the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force said this region is not quite ready to lift COVID restrictions.

A St. Louis-area school is undergoing a major makeover, with safety at the focus. The Lindbergh School District is using funds from a 2019 bond to rebuild its high school, with the goal to make it one of the safest schools in the Midwest and across the county.

“Bang, bang, bang! Seven shots,” a resident told FOX2. “I thought it was somebody’s car muffler.

An eastern Illinois man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison on Monday for money laundering and other charges tied to an intricate scam involving stolen identities.

"Chief", as he's affectionately known, will be behind the Blues bench for three seasons thanks to the new deal.

The city of St. Charles is now accepting nominations for the Grow St. Charles Award.

When calculating the rolling 7-day COVID case average, health officials and statisticians take 7 consecutive days' worth of case totals. This means there is always one day of cases being cycled out of the calculation.

The attacked inmate's jaw was broken but he did not receive medical attention for three days.

Last week, Pence came out with his most forceful rejection of President Trump's belief that he could have taken action to change the result of the 2020 campaign.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday a planned end date for Illinois' mask mandate. Pritzker revealed that he aims to have the indoor mask mandate lifted by Feb. 28. However, it will not apply to the "sensitive locations" of K-12 schools. Governor Pritzker revealed the details of ending the indoor mask mandate during [...]

Google Doodles featured Toni Stone, who was the first woman to play in the Negro Leagues, and played for the Kansas City Monarchs.

The school will have its third defensive coordinator in three seasons .

Politte spent four years in juvenile detention and was convicted in 2002 for the Washington County, Missouri murder.

The Southeast Missouri Republican could be in line to chair the House Budget Committee if the GOP wins back control of the House in November.

ST. LOUIS - A little boy died on Tuesday, February 1 as a result of child abuse in Florissant. Police said the incident happened in the 3200 block of Cross Keys. They arrested the boyfriend of the toddler's mother. He is being held at the St. Louis County Jail on $200,000 bond. On Tuesday, February [...]

ST. LOUIS - Wednesday will have partly cloudy skies. It will also have a mild afternoon with high temperatures in the low-50s. It will be cooler on Thursday with temps back to near normal with highs in the low-40s. There is a slight chance of some showers/snow mix late Thursday night into early Friday. The [...]

ST. LOUIS - Police are still searching for a wrong-way driver who caused several crashes Tuesday night. At about 11:30 p.m., police received a call reporting a car going westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-270 near West Florissant. The driver hit several cars and even forced one off the road. Several drivers were hurt. [...]

The district says an expected appellate court decision is due by Feb. 17.

Crews at the Maryland Heights Fire Protection District picked the perfect day to train for an icy water rescue at Creve Couer Lake Park.

At least six daycares lost track of children in the last year and a half. Fox 2 found out how often it happens after reporting on shocking examples on both sides of the river.