ST. LOUIS - As small businesses struggled to stay open at the start of the pandemic in 2020, two women, one of whom was from St. Louis, took advantage of the help being offered to small businesses through the CARES Act. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said the [...]

CHICAGO — Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Those who have traveled in and out of O'Hare know its airport code well. ORD is seen on flight reservations, luggage tag info, airfare tickets and more. But unlike some other airports who have more straightforward airport codes — LAX for [...]

ST. LOUIS - A $1.2 billion redevelopment project for the St. Louis riverfront is one step closer to taking shape as board members approved a key tax break. On Tuesday, board members with the St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority approved a sales tax exemption on construction materials for a riverfront plan known as [...]

ALTON, Ill. – Security video from Gordon F. Moore Community Park shows a sinkhole open up at the soccer fields and swallow a massive light pole. The sinkhole opened Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported. This is a developing story and will be updated on FOX 2 News broadcasts and online.

(WFLA/NEXSTAR) — Buying a home has always been a major investment, but now for the average American, their down payment may be more money than they were expecting. An analysis from Zillow shows U.S. citizens who make the median household income, ($74,580, according to the U.S. Census Bureau), need to pay roughly a 35% down [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Major League Baseball umpires, are in town for the St. Louis Cardinals’ series against the Atlanta Braves. They took time out to visit St. Louis Children’s Hospital and deliver 100 Build-A-Bear Workshop® furry friends, complete with outfits, to young patients undergoing treatment. Since 2006, Major League Baseball umpires have been donating Build-A-Bear [...]

AVA, Ill. - According to the New York Times, one of the best pizza spots in the country is right in our viewing area. Located in a town of 545 people, Scratch Brewing sits just miles away from Shawnee National Forest. "It would be an understatement to call Scratch a product of its environment," the [...]

SWANSEA, Ill. - A man accused of driving under the influence in a deadly Metro East crash last spring now faces felony charges. Prosecutors with the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office have charged Jacob T. Hall, 23, with aggravated DUI causing death and reckless homicide amid the investigation. Missouri woman accused of poisoning husband’s [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A man who claimed to be a member of the Hells Angels biker club has been jailed for allegedly assaulting staff at a Jefferson County diner last week and later threatening sheriff's deputies. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office's probable cause statement, the incident happened on June 18. Law enforcement [...]

O’FALLON, Mo – An O’Fallon, Missouri resident won $100,000 after playing the “$100 Million Cash Bonanza” scratch-off ticket, which was purchased at On the Run, 4501 Highway K, in O’Fallon. According to scratchoffodds.com, the “$100 Million Cash Bonanza” is the second-best scratch-off game to play. The $100 Million Cash Bonanza is a $20 ticket. Players [...]