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Schmitt has sued dozens of school districts over their masking rules.

“He’s not changing his mind,” Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons) reports laconically between prim puffs on his morning cigar, reading confirmation of Adolf Hitler’s plan to invade Czechoslovakia.…

O'FALLON, Ill. - Multiple cars were flooded in O'Fallon, Illinois early Thursday morning. Street flooding stranded one motorist on Bristlecone Drive, just north of I-64. FOX 2's meteorologist Jaime Travers was checking out the area in the Woods Basement Systems Storm Runner. The storm sewer system couldn’t handle all of the rain overnight, and the [...]

A controversial Missouri gun law that penalizes police for enforcing federal gun laws is facing a new legal challenge from the U.S. Justice Department. On Wednesday, the department filed suit to prevent Missouri from enforcing its Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), a law that allows citizens to file suit for up to $50,000 if they […]

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that nearly 16,000 student borrowers would receive millions in loan repayments, after the department found that four private for-profit institutions made misleading claims about their job placement rates. “The Department remains committed to giving borrowers discharges when the evidence shows their college violated the law and […]

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Across much of the U.S., winter is not as cold as it used to be. The four warmest Januaries on record have all occurred since 2016. In Missouri, winters are about four degrees warmer on average than in 1970 — and farmers are starting to feel the effects.

Urban highways & interstates allow drivers to get from point A to point B quicker than had they taken surface streets, but they’re also a major divider between the existing neighborhoods they cut through.  In the late 1950s the downtown’s 3rd Street Parkway was being extended north, eventually connecting with ...

Federal data reveal the plan does little to stop drilling and may push future development into Indigenous communities.

ST. LOUIS - Thursday morning has heavy rain. The rain will continue through the morning hours with temperatures starting in the low 40s. Temperatures will continue to fall Thursday as the strong winds turn to the north. The area will be at the freezing point by mid-afternoon. 1-3 inches of rain is possible. Rain and [...]

ST. LOUIS - A semi-truck was stuck on some railroad tracks Wednesday night. The incident happened at a crossing on East Grand Avenue in North St. Louis. The driver hit a pole, and subsequently, part of the truck blocked the tracks. Police called to have train traffic stop until those tracks could be cleared. FOX 2's [...]

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 ST. LOUIS - Multiple vehicles were broken into in Downtown St. Louis Thursday morning. The break-ins happened at about 1 a.m. on Spruce. Four drivers found their car windows broken. It is unknown at this time if anything was stolen from inside those vehicles. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Jason Maxwell was at the [...]

Fender has created a limited-edition replica version of George Harrison's 1968 rosewood Telecaster, which the late Beatle used during the 1969 sessions for the band's Let It Be album and…

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A new report highlights increased private equity investment in troubled teen, foster care, and other behavioral services, alongside disturbing reports of abuse and neglect.

ST. LOUIS - The National Weather Service in St. Louis has predicted a possible ice issue for multiple days for this week and NWS meteorologist Jared Naples confirmed late Wednesday afternoon the commute on Thursday could be “treacherous” around the region. Gusty winds will continue into the night and temperatures will begin to fall after midnight Wednesday night. By mid-day Thursday, the weather is predicted to be at the freezing point. “We are concerned about the noon hour transition and on,” he said. “A freezing rain to sleet-type of mix should start to form early to mid-afternoon between noon and 3. After the sleet, there could be snow with sleet. The main question is how fast do the temps fall. The temperatures were in the 60s today around some of the region. It will take a pretty decent snow on cooler surfaces for snow to accumulate. It will likely be a slick evening commute on Thursday.” Naples stressed ice is never something a motorist

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‘I had more time than people in there who killed somebody,’ says Willie Roy Goodwin, who received the harsh sentence from the Supreme Court hopeful.

State lawmakers are using temporary budget surpluses to pass permanent tax cuts that will force cutbacks in public services and widen inequality.

Democrats said Republicans were trying to trick voters into gutting the initiative petition process.