ST. LOUIS - For residents in the St. Louis area that became victims of flooding in recent days, U-Haul has activated its program to aid those affected. The storage company is offering 30 days of free storage across 12 U-Haul locations in the Greater St. Louis area. Units are meant to provide relief for dry [...]

FERGUSON, Mo. – Missourians approved Proposition A on Tuesday, raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and giving most full-time workers paid sick leave every year. Some small business owners are already bracing for the wage hike. Cathy's Kitchen, Cathy Jenkins’ family-owned business, has been open for 11 years in Ferguson. [...]

WELDON SPRING, Mo. – A pair of military helicopters were spotted flying all over St. Charles County on Wednesday, with mission to provide civilians with hands-on experience. “Today, for the fourth year in a row, we're joining forces with the ROTC and the Gateway Battalion to do a land map exercise,” Rodney James Mosquito, the [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Road crews and emergency responders continued their work at the site of flooding in South County on Wednesday. At least two people were found dead along Gravois Creek on Tuesday. A grieving woman carrying flowers walked the bridge on Bayless Avenue on Wednesday. She said her nephew was one of [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals are preparing to move veteran catcher Willson Contreras to first base for the upcoming season, according to multiple reports. ESPN's Jesse Rogers first reported on the position switch, while St. Louis Post-Dispatch lead Cardinals writer Derrick Goold has since confirmed Contreras will see more opportunities at first base [...]

ILLINOIS (WTVO) — The citizens of seven Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from the state's most populous county, Cook County, which is home to Chicago. Each of the seven counties – Iroquois, Calhoun, Clinton, Green, Jersey, Madison and Perry – had a ballot question that read: “Shall the board of (the county) correspond [...]

ST. LOUIS - Homicide detectives were called out to an apartment in south city, where police found two men dead inside Wednesday. Police believe both men died inside the apartment after being shot near Hydraulic Avenue and Meramec Street. Police received a call around 9 a.m. from a man looking for a friend. "He had [...]

ST. LOUIS – Missouri voters turned out on Election Day in support of a ballot measure to increase the minimum wage and keep up with cost-of-living increases, one of two states to do so. According to the unofficial tally on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website, Proposition A passed by a margin 57.6% to 42.4%, [...]

ST. LOUIS – Furniture and appliance retailer American Freight has begun closing its stores nationwide, including four stores in the bi-state region. Earlier this week, American Freight’s parent company, Franchise Group Inc. (FRG), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following months of losses caused by FRG’s owner, B. Riley Financial. In a statement, FRG said it [...]

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - The Cahokia Heights deputy mayor was charged with driving under the influence after a single-car crash early Saturday morning. Illinois State Police told FOX 2 Demario Helm Sr., 42, was driving alone when his vehicle crashed on Mousette Lane and Sauget Business Blvd. in Sauget, Illinois. Police responded to the [...]