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Your neighborhood: Columbia, Illinois

1 year 6 months ago
COLUMBIA, Ill. -- FOX 2 is live in your neighborhood Friday morning. We're exploring Columbia, Illinois, where we're finding a lot of fun things to do, see, and eat. See more segments here.
Joe Millitzer

Court Supports NY State’s Quest To Require $15 Broadband For Poor People, Much To Big Telecom’s Horror

1 year 6 months ago
When the Trump administration killed net neutrality, telecom industry giants convinced them to push their luck and declared that not only would federal regulators no longer try to meaningfully oversee telecom giants like Comcast and AT&T, but that states couldn’t either. They got greedy. The courts didn’t like that much, repeatedly ruling that the FCC […]
Karl Bode

St. Louis schools offering incentive for parents who drive their students amid ongoing bus driver shortages

1 year 6 months ago
Families in the Saint Louis Public Schools could get some cash back into their pockets for driving their kids to and from school. On Monday, parents were sent a letter from the district saying they could earn a $75 gas card this week if they take their kids to school instead of letting them ride the bus. It all comes after multiple drivers were absent Monday, leading the district to tell families whose students planned on participating in afterschool activities to arrange alternative transportation. The…
Diamond Palmer and Megan Kernan

Biden administration to issue rule expanding DACA health care access

1 year 6 months ago

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will publish a final rule Friday that will allow about 100,000 uninsured people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in state-run or private health insurance plans provided under the Affordable Care Act, administration officials said. The new rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]

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Ariana Figueroa

North St. Louis water main break floods streets

1 year 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A major water main break is turning part of a north St. Louis neighborhood into a lake this morning. It’s all unfolding at the intersection of Penrose and Blair in the Hyde Park neighborhood very close to I-70. Residents say water started gushing out from the street very early this morning around [...]
Chris Regnier

New Festival Aims to Unite the St. Louis Literary Community

1 year 6 months ago
Literary fans will unite as St. Louis literary magazine december premieres its St. Louis LitFest at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (3750 Washington Boulevard) on Friday, May 17.  The new festival is a production of local nonprofit literary magazine december.  “One of the parts of our mission is building community as well as publishing writers and artists at all stages of their careers,” says Jennifer Goldring, the magazine’s managing editor.
Paula Tredway

Remodeled Walmart opens today in south St. Louis County

1 year 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A newly remodeled Walmart store is celebrating its opening today in St. Louis County, at 3270 Telegraph Road. The grand opening will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a parking lot tailgate party outside the store. Attendees can enjoy food trucks, giveaways, and appearances by local mascots Fred Bird and Louie, as well [...]
Joe Millitzer

The Original Crusoe's Closes, Plans to Reopen in Bevo Mill

1 year 6 months ago
The Original Crusoe's (3152 Osceola Street) finally closed its doors in Dutchtown two weeks ago — eight months after owner Stevie Limmer LaChance first announced it would be shuttering. LaChance had been buoyed by the outpouring of support for the south city mainstay, which her father founded in 1979. She grew up in the restaurant before taking over operations about a decade ago with her husband Elliot as her father dealt with Parkinson's disease.
Sarah Fenske

Doctors plead with Congress to help improve U.S. maternal mortality rates

1 year 6 months ago

WASHINGTON — Doctors on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation addressing the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality throughout the country and to lower barriers that have hindered people of color from becoming medical professionals. During a hearing in the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, a panel of five medical professionals detailed […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Missouri capitol dome turning blue for fallen officers

1 year 6 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY,Mo. - Tonight, the Missouri Capitol dome will be illuminated in blue to pay tribute to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. The lighting marks the beginning of a series of events dedicated to honoring these fallen heroes. There will be a candlelight vigil this evening at 8 p.m. [...]
Joe Millitzer