ALTON, Ill. - One man is dead and another individual is injured after a shooting in Alton Wednesday night. According to police, reports of gunshots came from the 3100 block of Lawn St. around 9:30 p.m. Upon officers' arrival to the scene, they found 41-year-old Donald R. Lane suffering from a gunshot wound. Lane was [...]

O’FALLON, Mo. – A teenager is in custody for a pair of stabbings over a two-day period at an O’Fallon apartment building. According to Lt. Scott Weeke, an O’Fallon Police Department spokesman, the stabbings took place over a 24-hour period from Sunday, May 25, to Monday, May 26, at the Casalon Apartments in the 200 [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Police arrested four people accused of firing shots near an East St. Louis school and crashing into a squad car as officers responded. East St. Louis Police Chief Kendall Perry tells FOX 2 the gunfire occurred Wednesday afternoon near North 17th Street and Summit Avenue, in the vicinity of one [...]

ST. LOUIS – Police shot a man following a pursuit that ended on Natural Bridge Avenue late Thursday morning, FOX 2 News has learned. The shooting happened in the 5600 block of Natural Bridge near Clara Avenue, located in the Mark Twain I-70 Industrial neighborhood. Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and members [...]

Note: This video is from May 21. MISSOURI - Following recent cases of homes nearly being fraudulently stolen, several counties in the St. Louis area are warning the public and encouraging them to follow steps to prevent becoming victims. Thursday morning, officials from St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln and Franklin counties met to emphasize the [...]

ST. LOUIS - SSM Health is offering a new treatment option at the Long-Acting Injection (LAI) clinic for patients struggling with addiction. Opened in April 2020, the clinic provides long-acting injections as an alternative for individuals who have difficulty consistently taking their antipsychotic medications in traditional forms like tablets or liquids. Meike Kohler from the [...]

WASHINGTON, Mo. - A man was beaten to death and a woman was injured during a physical assault earlier this week in Washington, Missouri, police say. A suspect has since been arrested and charged with murder. The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged William Jerald Vedenhaupt, 43, of Washington, Missouri, with second-degree murder and [...]

A federal court struck down Trump’s broad “Liberation Day” tariffs, ruling that they exceeded his emergency powers and reaffirmed Congress’s authority over trade policy, thereby bolstering stable global trade dynamics.

ST. LOUIS - The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis is launching its 'Grill to Glory' initiative Saturday, aiming to unite neighborhoods in the wake of a massive tornado that caused significant damage in north St. Louis nearly two weeks ago. The Grill to Glory initiative, which involves over 320 neighborhood churches, seeks to bring [...]

ST. LOUIS - Pride STL has announced Thursday that its annual PrideFest event will be ticketed for the first time in its 45-year history. In addition to the announcement, the organization shared its headliners for the upcoming festival, featuring Grammy-nominated artist Jordin Sparks, David Archuleta, and more. PrideFest is set to take place on Saturday, [...]