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It’s unclear what the likely entrance of independent candidate John Wood, a conservative, may have on the race.

Last week, attendees of Coalition Life's annual benefit dinner got more than they bargained for when the evening's programming was interrupted by a group of protesters, who took the stage and the mic in a booty-shorted, twerktacular display of pro-choice resistance to the group's anti-abortion agenda. The benefit dinner and decisively disruptive spectacle each took place in an event space in Terminal 1 at Lambert Airport last Wednesday night and were the result of a considerable amount of planning on both sides.

The State's Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) in the City of St. Louis will be held at Friendly Temple Church, 5515 Martin Luther King Dr., St. Louis, MO 63112 the following times:

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 received some amazing photos from viewers Wednesday night. Rob Long was in Washington, Missouri. He took one of what meteorologists call a microburst. The storms also brought some intense lightning. There were some cloud-to-ground lightning bolts in Desloge in St. Francois County. Dylan Vogelsang captured that. As quickly as these powerful thunderstorms [...]

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and other officials announced $21 million in funding for the city of Cahokia Heights. The $21 million in funding will go towards supporting and improving infrastructure projects within the area of Cahokia Heights. The funding includes $9.9 million going towards investment in the rehabilitation or replacement of many lift stations, sewer line repair, and slip lining for the city's main trunk line. These repairs will help with sewer…

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - The food court at St. Clair Square mall will be closed for a while because of smoke damage. Fire crews answered an alarm there around 9 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was out when crews arrived, but smoke had filled the food court. The cause of the fire is under investigation. FOX 2 will [...]

TROY, Ill. - Strong wind toppled a large tree in the Twin Lakes neighborhood of Troy, Illinois. It crashed onto a driveway. Radar clocked the wind at up to 75 miles per hour. People there called a tow truck operator to move the tree from the driveway. Neighbors worked together with chainsaws to cut up [...]

Teachers, school administrators and advocacy groups on Wednesday laid out for a state commission a long list of grueling conditions they say drive educators out of the industry.   At the third meeting of the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Blue Ribbon Commission — created by the State Board of Education — testimony focused on low pay, […]

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Dawan Ferguson, 49, the St. Louis man who last month was found guilty of murdering his disabled son in 2003, was today found guilty of more child abuse including first degree statutory rape of a person less than 14 years old, first-degree statutory sodomy of a person less than 14 years old, second-degree statutory rape, second-degree sodomy and second-degree child molestation. Testimony in the trial was gruesome and tragic to hear. According to one of the victims, who took the stand during the trial, Ferguson started grooming her when she was 11.

Black women entrepreneurs in the St. Louis region are part of a national trend of opening more businesses. Nationally, the University of California, Santa Cruz reports a roughly 30% increase in the number of Black-owned businesses since before the pandemic. The researchers say women are a big reason for the increase.

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 […]

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Cannabis Coffee Pods will be available beginning Thursday in 15 dispensaries and dispensary chains across Missouri.

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 […]

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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.