ST. LOUIS - St. Louis resident Clara McDowell finds it difficult to look at the tornado debris that remains in her north St. Louis neighborhood. “It’s really rough,” she said. A few blocks away, the City of St. Louis announced residents can now drop off debris for free in the parking lot of the Farragut [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A town hall Thursday night sounded the alarms about the mental health of young people following the deadly May 16 tornado in St. Louis. Mental health professionals say the devastation has had an impact on much of our community. The event was held at the Westside Missionary Baptist Church in [...]

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 was at the intersection of Route 3 and Monsanto, where a high-speed police pursuit ended in a fiery crash that claimed two lives thursday afternoon.  While police have not yet confirmed the identities of the deceased, friends of the suspects told FOX 2 who they believe was behind the wheel. [...]

ST. LOUIS - Churches in St. Louis are playing a crucial role in aiding victims of the tornado that struck the city on May 16. The Urban League has initiated its summertime project, aimed at fostering community unity by distributing grilling kits to over 300 neighborhood churches. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us [...]

ST. LOUIS – FOX 2 went back to a St. Louis neighborhood, the scene of heartbreak and resilience following the May 16 tornado, to see if anything’s changed. We were struck Wednesday by the silence in the Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood, broken up by the occasional homeowner cleaning up with the help of neighbors. At the [...]

OLIVETTE, Mo. - Not many can recount what they did for the last day of school, but for one local music teacher, she will remember this day for the rest of her life. Most spend the last day of school having class parties or preparing for summer vacation. But students and staff members at the [...]

Arkansas authorities are looking at whether a job in the prison kitchen played a role in the weekend escape of a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” Grant Hardin, 56, was housed in a maximum-security wing of the medium-security Calico Rock prison, where he also held a job in the kitchen, [...]

ILLINOIS - One metro East homeowner was not happy with what her camera caught, which ended up being a bear at her front door. Like a duck to water and a bear to honey, that’s exactly what she noticed outside her door: a black bear trying to get to her honey.  Close Thanks for signing [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri National Guard began taking debris at Farragut Elementary School on Thursday.  The empty school parking lot has now been turned into a collection site for waste related to this month’s tornado.  Lamon Phillips’ street is lined with full dumpsters and he says they still need more.  "All these big, old [...]

Editor's note: This clip is from May 28, 2025 MISSOURI - Various wildfires are currently burning in Canada, prompting many in the impacted areas to evacuate from their homes. Although the state of Missouri is thousands of miles away from Canada, the smoke from the wildfires is expected to hit the Midwest by the end [...]