ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Zoo has launched a new conservation initiative that will help support research, fieldwork, and outreach for wild polar bears and the people living amongst them. The St. Louis Zoo Wildcare Institute’s Center for Polar Bear Conservation is the first new conservation center created by the zoo since 2019. It’s [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A man paroled in December 2023 from Missouri state prison became a one-man crime wave in 2024, suspected of committing several thefts across St. Louis County. Charges were filed in at least nine cases, but no-showed multiple court dates. According to court documents obtained by FOX 2 News, Treveone T. [...]

SULLIVAN, Mo. - In compliance with federal laws, the City of Sullivan, Missouri, is requesting assistance from some residents to determine if their private water lines may contain lead. City leaders are looking to update their inventory service lines in compliance with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements. Earlier this month, the city sent notices to [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A St. Louis County Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant this week for a Pine Lawn accused of causing a drunk driving crash that killed one person and injured two others. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s probable cause statement, the crash happened on Oct. 27 at the [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Authorities have arrested two teenagers in connection with another teenager's death in late October in north St. Louis County. The St. Louis County Police Department says two 16-year-old boys were taken into custody on Thursday in connection with the death of Jacob Bell, 18, on Oct. 26. The two accused [...]

ST. LOUIS – November is Youth Homeless Awareness Month, and Covenant House Missouri is hosting “Sleep Out St. Louis” in solidarity with youth experiencing homelessness in St. Louis. The annual “Sleep Out” event is Thursday, November 21, as St. Louis executives and community members join Covenant House Missouri by giving up their beds for a night and [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A quo warranto petition aiming to unseat a St. Louis County Councilman over a nepotism claim was officially withdrawn on Thursday. The petition had challenged Dennis Hancock's authority to hold a role on the St. Louis County Council after recent allegations of nepotism. Prior to the petition being withdrawn, a [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An employee at a south St. Louis County hockey club was charged on Monday with stealing thousands from the venue's payroll. According to court documents, Lance D. Kammien, age not provided, allegedly placed his son on the Meramec Sharks club payroll despite never having worked for the venue between 2021 [...]

JOPLIN, Mo. — A Joplin woman, charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly blind woman, pleads guilty to the crime. Tuesday morning in a Jasper County courtroom, Tammy Tripp, 51, pleaded guilty to financial exploitation of an elderly disabled person. Immediately following the guilty plea, Judge David Mouton sentenced Tripp to [...]

MACON COUNTY, Mo. - Authorities in Macon County are seeking information after several reports of poaching near a local pasture, including a cow and its calf. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, local authorities received reports of the cow, calf, and several deer shot and left laid out on the pasture. "Poaching is not [...]