ST. LOUIS – Police confirmed Wednesday a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed during a shootout in the parking lot of a gas station early Tuesday in the Baden neighborhood. Flashing lights, crime scene tape and evidence markers littered the parking lot of the VP Fuels Gas Station at the corner of Riverview Drive and [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As the state's transportation department improves two of Missouri's major interstates, the agency is now also under new leadership.  After a four-month nationwide search, the Missouri Department of Transportation's (MoDOT) new director is a 40-year veteran of the agency. Ed Hassinger, who was serving as interim director, said his biggest priority [...]

ST. LOUIS - A groundbreaking treatment has been announced for women with an extremely aggressive form of breast cancer. Siteman Cancer Center just released the results of a clinical trial showing a new vaccine that is preventing cancer from returning. FOX 2's Mandy Murphey talked with the doctor in charge of the study and a [...]

O'FALLON, Mo. - Patrons filled the restaurant Mi Mexico Lindo Mexican Grill all day to lend a helping hand to the Calkin family, who tragically lost their daughter days ago. The fundraising event was organized by Ryan Coffman, the GoFundMe organizer, and the restaurant owner, who felt compelled to help. The restaurant donated 15 percent [...]

ST. LOUIS - Tiffie Jackson operates a childcare center in the Hyde Park neighborhood of St. Louis with security cameras surrounding her building on Farrar Street. Doorbell cameras are also visible on many nearby homes.  Even with the visible security, Jackson said a porch pirate swiped a package from a neighbor’s home earlier this month. Her neighbor [...]

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Big plans are underway for a grand entrance to historic Lindenwood University. Tree plantings have already begun along First Capitol Drive near Tompkins Street. But there’s a private business right in the middle of the project—AutoZone—and it stands out. It’s almost a landmark of sorts to some students. “I always notice [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – In about three months, the animals at APA Olivette will be back in the hands of St. Louis County. "People who walk through the facility now tell us it was night and day from what it was," APA president and CEO Sarah Javier said. APA took over operations at the [...]

ST. LOUIS – A sure sign of fall: deer are on the move, and they are everywhere. The Missouri Department of Transportation remains busy assessing clean up when one gets struck on the roads and highways. "This time of the year, we'll run two sometimes three times a week just to get them. There's so [...]

MILLSTADT, Ill. – A father and son who died in a Belleville house fire more than two weeks ago were laid to rest on Wednesday. The Hoffen Funeral Home hosted services for George Pappas Sr., 79, and Pioquinto “PJ” Pappas, 21. The pair, along with Christopher Ellis, 21, all perished in the fire, which happened [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The State of Missouri continues to experience a child care crisis, but the governor-elect said he will make finding a solution a priority.  According to Missouri's business community, the state is losing out on more than a billion dollars due to a lack of child care. Of Missouri's 114 counties, 94 [...]