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FOX 2 News has learned exclusive further details involving those immigration raids at a popular St. Peters buffet.

SLMPD says that a person in a wheelchair was heading home when the suspect allegedly stole their briefcase.

A guilty conscience prompted a High Hill, Missouri, man to surrender Monday to the Missouri State Highway Patrol for crimes related to child pornography.

Authorities said Margaret Smith, 65, died in the accident Monday on U.S. 50 near St. Rose Road.

Sadly, we’ve always had violence in America; what’s different today is the aftermath, and the battle to define political opposition amid violence.

A fossil enthusiast pled guilty in St. Louis court Wednesday for his role in stealing over $100,000 in Social Security disability benefits.

Two years after the last blast furnace was idled, U.S. Steel now says it will stop processing steel in Granite City. Eight hundred jobs are guaranteed through 2027, but union leaders warn families that they could still take a financial hit.

ALTON - The Alton School District invites all families, staff, and community members to be a part of a new initiative—Reimagine Alton: Our Story, Our Community, Our Future. Together, the community will shape the future of Alton schools by sharing ideas, identifying challenges and building on the district’s strengths to ensure every student, family and staff member feels a true sense of belonging. At the core of this effort is the District Improvement Plan, which outlines a multi-year strategy to strengthen student learning, support educators and improve school culture. During the 2025-2026 school year, the community will come together to review and expand upon this plan through a series of workshops, ensuring it reflects our community’s priorities. “This process is about more than a plan; it’s about listening to our community and working together to create schools where everyone belongs,” said Reimagine Alton co-chair Damian Jones. “Your

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“Qualified immunity” is included nowhere in the Bill of Rights. But that’s because it’s not your right. It’s a right that only exists because the Supreme Court said it should exist. And ever since it made this proclamation, it’s done everything it can to ensure this judicial doctrine can swallow nearly any rights violation thrown […]

GODFREY - The Village of Godfrey will host their first pickleball tournament next month. On Oct. 4 and 5, 2025, community members can compete in a doubles tournament at Glazebrook Park, organized by the Godfrey Parks and Recreation Department. It costs $10 per person to compete and there are several brackets available. “This is something that the mayor and I have been talking about for a long time,” said Chris Logan, director of the Godfrey Parks and Recreation Department. “Other groups have held tournaments out there. The boss says, ‘We should have our own.’ I said, ‘You know what, let’s do it.’ We’re going to call it the Glazebrook Open.” The tournament kicks off at 8 a.m. on Oct. 4 and 5. There will be an open men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles tournament as well as a men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles tournament for players over age 50, if they’d prefer

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GODFREY - The Great Godfrey Maze opens soon, inviting community members to come out and enjoy games, inflatables, and more fun. On Sept. 19, 2025, the Great Godfrey Maze at Glazebrook Park will open for the season and run through the end of October. The maze and its activities — including a wagon ride, a cow train, a corn crib and inflatables — will be open from 6–10 p.m. on Fridays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, and 12–6 p.m. on Sundays. “We usually have good crowds, and I know the residents appreciate it,” said Chris Logan, director of Godfrey’s Parks and Recreation Department. This year’s theme is “Minions” from the movie “Despicable Me.” Logan explained that Godfrey works with a company that plants the corn in intricate designs. The Parks and Recreation Department collaborates to decide on a theme that will appeal to residents. “We’ll go through and look at what’s popular an

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Pearl Jam may have a song called “Rats,” but now some cats are being housed at the band’s headquarters.The Seattle rockers revealed on Instagram that a tuxedo cat was found…

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FLORISSANT, Mo. - UPDATE: St. Louis County Police have cancelled their Endangered Person Advisory for a mother and her two children, who were reportedly last seen in the Florissant neighborhood. According to officials, all three were located and are safe, FOX 2 learned Wednesday evening.

OREM, Utah (AP) — President Donald Trump confirmed Charlie Kirk’s death on Truth Social, describing him as “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk” and saying no one understood the heart of America’s youth better. Kirk, CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2025, during an event at Utah Valley University, the group said. The shooting occurred at the Sorensen Center courtyard on the university campus, where Kirk was speaking under a white tent marked with slogans “The American Comeback” and “Prove Me Wrong.” Video footage circulated on social media shows Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone before a single gunshot is heard. Kirk then raises his right hand as blood is seen flowing from the left side of his neck, prompting gasps and screams from the crowd. Aubrey Laitsch, public relations manager for Turning Point USA, initially said Kirk was hospitalized

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EAST ST. LOUIS – A Collinsville man will spend almost four years in federal prison for making pipe bombs. Jeremy Barr, 49, was indicted in March 2024 by a grand jury sitting in East St. Louis of possessing a destructive device and pled guilty to that offense on May 1, 2025. Barr, who has been detained since his arrest on federal charges, was sentenced in District Court on Sept. 3, 2025. “Improvised explosive devices are inherently unpredictable, unstable, and indiscriminate,” said U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft. “Jeremy Barr threatened innocent lives near a Southern Illinois school, endangering kids, and our community. We thank the brave law enforcement officers who responded, and we pledge to relentlessly pursue bomb makers to protect the public.” Analysis by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), determined that the explosive device was packed with fragmentation that could have caused serious injury or death upon detonation

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ST. LOUIS — Nearly a year after two men were fatally shot outside their St. Louis apartment building, the FBI is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspects. The FBI’s St. Louis Field Office this week requested public assistance in the investigation of the killings of 42-year-old Marshun White of St. Ann, Mo., and 34-year-old Marcus Price of St. Louis. The men were shot multiple times on Sept. 14, 2024, outside an apartment building in the 1600 block of North Kingshighway Boulevard, near the Hollywood Beauty Supply and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded around 3:20 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2024, to the shooting scene, where both victims were pronounced dead. The FBI stated that two unknown suspects had followed White and Price for over an hour before approaching and shooting them. The suspects then fled the scene in a dark-colored

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