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Big banks try, but fail, to fool FDIC
This almost makes me laugh more than it makes me outraged. In March Silicon Valley Bank suffered a huge run because it was in trouble and most of its deposits were uninsured. So what did the rest of the banking industry do? Reduce their level of uninsured deposits? Ha ha. Of course not. They just ...continue reading "Big banks try, but fail, to fool FDIC"
Two trucks stolen from a non-profit in Wood River, Illinois
It's described as a lifesaving operation on four wheels.
Suspect’s sex ads continued while out on bond, prosecutors say
A woman accused of selling teen girls for sex is wanted tonight, after startling discoveries by prosecutors. The 19-year-old defendant is accused of selling teen girls in St. Louis, who had gone missing in Texas.
Residents hope community can help family after apartment fire
More than two dozen people escaped a burning quad-plex apartment building with only the clothes on their backs on Monday.
St. Louis alderman, Airbnb host helped define zoning regulations for short-term rentals
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The St. Louis alderman who recused himself from short-term rental hearings because of a possible conflict-of-interest had a voice in shaping some of the city's zoning regulations. In April, the St. Louis Planning Commission held a virtual meeting to establish key definitions associated with short-term rentals as it relates to land [...]
After 20 years, needle in Illinois woman’s spine removed
Amy Garrison is still recovering from surgery to remove an epidural needle that had been lodged in her spine since 2003.
Furniture store closes without warning, customers want their money back
“I’ve shopped with those people for years. My first living room set I had from there. I just bought a dining room set from there last year,” said south St. Louis resident Kim Gray.
First look inside Lemay home destroyed by car
Dangerous intersection in St. Louis leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
Police say speed is a likely factor in another deadly crash at one of St. Louis's most dangerous intersections.
Police body cam captures St. Ann family's murder scene
FOX 2 has received exclusive access to police body camera video from a family murder scene on July 4. The crime shook the entire community and police department.
St. Charles County manufacturer MEMC to soon bring $300M expansion online
MEMC, an O’Fallon, Missouri-based manufacturer of silicon wafers used for semiconductor production, plans to soon begin delivering wafers as part of a $300 million-plus expansion of its facility there.
Chip supplier using $300M St. Charles expansion to meet high demand
A national shortage, and now the St. Louis region is leading the way. The MEMC plant on Pearl Drive is creating a whole new type of higher technology and a whole new extension of the facility.
You Paid For It: Million-dollar flood basin in St. Charles in disrepair
Residents in a St. Charles neighborhood say a million-dollar flood basin built in 2021 is beginning to fail, and the city isn’t doing enough to address the problem.
Michigan-style olive burger
Preservation Board rejects new Tower Grove South apartment complex that required demolition of 3 historic buildings
The St. Louis Preservation Board on Monday rejected a plan to demolish three historic buildings to build an apartment complex in a popular neighborhood.
Vittoria in Wildwood
Man arrested after shooting child, 2 adults in their legs in Dutchtown, police say
Electrical box update
FTC Puts Challenge To Microsoft, Activision Deal On Hold
Well, well, this may be a story that is starting to come to a close. With the EU having already approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the two remaining hurdles Microsoft had to jump through were with the UK’s CMA agency and the FTC here in the States. After a recent loss in court blocking […]
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