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"I'm just concerned about the residents that are here and how our water is going to be safe,” Kara Elms with St. Charles Clean Water Advocates said.

St. Louis County Councilman-elect Dennis Hancock is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. The Fenton Republican talked about his win in this month’s 3rd District County Council race and his expectations for when he takes office in 2023. Hancock will represent the council’s 3rd District, which includes municipalities like Fenton, Kirkwood, Valley Park and Manchester. He defeated Democrat Vicki Englund in what was the most competitive county council race of 2022. Hancock will succeed Tim Fitch, a Republican who chose not to run for another term after his residence was drawn out of the 3rd District.

When a tornado tore through the bohemian neighborhood of Greenwich Corners in St. Louis in February 1959, it spelled the end for this up-and-coming St. Louis hotspot near Olive Street and Boyle Avenue in the Central West End. Over the previous six years, a few clubs and restaurants had moved in and turned this strip …

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FOX 2 obtained home surveillance video of a gunman who police say was looking for potential carjacking victims in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood of south St. Louis just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

About 80 people spent Thursday night sleeping in the bitter cold as part of the Sleep Out: Executive Edition benefiting the Covenant House Missouri.

Ahead of the holiday shopping season, the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about online retail fraud.

Relatives of Kaitlyn Anderson and James Brooks fear Missouri is no safer on the one-year anniversary of a fatal work zone crash in south St. Louis County.

FOX 2 continues to follow a seminary in Lviv, Ukraine, founded and supported by a group of St. Louisans.

"All year, we've been seeing more people each month and that will continue as we prepare for Thanksgiving," said Meredith Knopp with the St. Louis Area Food Bank.

Hundreds of people filled the Memorial Hall in St. Charles on Thursday to get answers about the city's contaminated water wells.

The St. Louis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invited the public to learn more about preliminary results from testing at Jana Elementary School during a public meeting at the Florissant Municipal Court building on Thursday night. 

We all know field drug tests are inaccurate. The cheap, portable tests turn everything from diesel to humans ashes to contraband, resulting in the wrongful arrests of people who’ve done nothing wrong. Cases often get tossed once these substances are tested by drug labs, but the harm has often already been done. The faulty tests […]

Public defenders have had 19 months to get a mental health evaluation done and Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's Office has not objected to multiple continuances.

A St. Louis County jury recommended that Tyrus Young, 22, be sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is losing roughly 60 employees a month, and most of them who leave say it's because of pay. 

Wednesday marked a milestone for St. Louis’ soccer fans, as thousands packed CityPark, the newest stadium in St. Louis and home to the latest MLS expansion team, which begins play in February. STLPR's Jeremy D. Goodwin and Wayne Pratt discuss CityPark's debut that featured an international exhibition.

Target Corp. leaders noted a rise in merchandise theft and how it's impacting profits as the Minneapolis-based retailer announced third-quarter earnings Wednesday. CEO Brian Cornell said Target, like other retailers, has "seen a significant increase in theft and organized retail crime," and as a result, the company is "making significant investments in training and technology that can deter theft and keep our guests and store team members safe." Chief Financial Officer Michael Fiddelke, said inventory…