ST. LOUIS - The Drug Enforcement Administration of St. Louis will host a training Thursday as part of Operation OD Justice. This will be a training program for law enforcement officers on how to conduct federal overdose death investigations. They will hear case studies and learn the importance of toxicology reports when investigating overdose deaths. [...]
ST. LOUIS - Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School continues their school safety training Thursday morning. It follows the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Police and firefighters are taking part in the active shooter training exercise. The first session took place Tuesday and will continue Thursday and Friday. The first responders will train on how to [...]
INCOMPAS, the DC trade policy and lobbying group primarily steered by tech giants, is urging the FCC to finally boost the U.S.’ pathetic definition of broadband. The FCC’s current definition of broadband, 25 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up, is looking a bit pathetic, particularly on the upstream side. And the lower standard helps the uncompetitive […]
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and legal experts at a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday outlined the need to pass legislation clarifying an archaic election law so that the peaceful transfer of presidential power is ensured. The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill being pushed by 16 senators, was proposed after the […]
ST. LOUIS - Multiple drivers got stuck in high water in Frontenac Wednesday night. Police helped rescue these drivers located on southbound Lindbergh Boulevard and Clayton Terrace. FOX 2 will continue to have storm coverage of the St. Louis area.
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday explored how to combat violent threats lodged against election officials, while Republicans questioned why the Department of Justice isn’t doing more to investigate threats against crisis pregnancy centers and Supreme Court justices. During a hearing on protecting election officials, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite […]
Body positivity, French films and a fundraiser against abortion bans all take place this weekend. Sprinkled throughout the metro area, each event will offer something different. Pick your weekend plans, but don't leave out your weekday ones, either: [content-1]
It seems to be quite the literary week: William Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll both have their moments. Alice in Cottleville returns, as does St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's productions. Either way, we're all looking for somethin' to do, and these are some pretty great options.
ST. LOUIS - A crash on eastbound 44 at Bowles is blocking multiple lanes Thursday morning. FOX 2's traffic anchor Amelia Mugavero is getting reports that this is due to a wrong-way driver. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information as it becomes available.
An iconic St. Louis restaurant is about to undergo a significant transformation: Grbic Restaurant (4071 Keokuk Street, 314-772-3100), the 30-year-old restaurant that introduced St. Louis diners to Bosnian cuisine, will close to the public on August 28 to focus solely on the special events side of its business. The Grbic family announced the closure in a Facebook post on August 2, assuring longtime guests that this is not a goodbye but is simply a new way forward for the beloved restaurant. "This morning, I was in a sad place but then all of a sudden, my brain stopped me and was like, 'No, no.
Steve’s Hot Dogs (3145 S Grand Boulevard, 314-932-5953) serves the official hot dog of St. Louis (made on a Vitale’s roll lined with provel cheese and more) but its new seasonal hot dog may give the former a run for its money. The hot dog shop announced that the Pork Steak Dog is the new seasonal dog. Resting inside the bun is the smoked dog, topped with shredded pork steak, slaw, crispy onions and Steve's Honey Chipotle BBQ sauce.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police rescued a driver who got stuck in high water in Maryland Heights Wednesday night. The rescue was on Fee Fee Road at Grissom Drive. This is not far from Fee Fee Creek. There appeared to be standing water on the road. It was not rising from the creek. FOX 2 will continue [...]
I had never had a Cuban sandwich in St. Louis before dining at Havana's in late July. It's not for lack of trying; I'd eaten many sandwiches that called themselves Cubanos, featuring pressed bread stuffed with pork, ham, mustard and pickles, but having finally experienced Tamara Landeiro's glorious dish, I can now say, with absolute certainty, that this was my first time. While the others that came before it can be classified as riffs on or homages to the Cubano, Landeiro's is truth — the quintessence and what all others are trying to be when they stack all the right ingredients on Cuban-esque bread yet somehow fall short.
In late January, a GOP strategist named Kyle Plotkin bragged on Twitter about how popular U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was in Missouri and how valuable his endorsement would be in the state’s upcoming Republican U.S. Senate primary. Plotkin, who had previously been Hawley’s Senate chief of staff but had transitioned to working for his campaign,used […]
ST. LOUIS - The sights and sounds of the loop trolley will be back again starting today. After a hiatus of more than 2.5 years, the trolley will resume operations Thursday morning. One trolley car will start rolling on the tracks at 11 a.m. The new program cleared several safety hurdles and got the final [...]
FENTON, Mo. - The Saline Valley Fire Protection District just off of 141 in Fenton was the command center Wednesday night into Thursday morning for flash flood responses and crews have been busy. Flood waters swamped the Covered Bridge RV Park near Highway 141 by Saline Creek. Rescuers went door to door through the campsite making [...]
ST. LOUIS - Flash flooding hit the St. Louis area early Thursday morning. The warning for St. Louis County extended until 11:45 a.m. Heavy isolated showers dropped inches of rain on portions of the area. This overwhelmed some creeks and storm drains. The rain should taper off through the morning. Temperatures will be in the [...]
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