ST. LOUIS -- Soon after Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope and took on his new name, Pope Leo XIV, the pontiff reportedly had some unexpected connections to the St. Louis Cardinals. Affiliate station WGN in Chicago spoke with the new pope's brother, John Prevost, to discuss the issue of what [...]

ROLLA, Mo. - The Rolla City Council is considering a proposal to remove fluoride from the city's drinking water, prompted by a recent federal court ruling and renewed public debate over the potential health impacts of fluoridation. Rolla City Administrator John D. Butz tells FOX 2 the city council has reviewed months of public feedback [...]

MISSOURI -- Last year Missouri and Illinois experienced a "cicada-geddon," and now the cicadas are expected to emerge across the country again as soil temperatures begin to rise. Last year, Missouri and Illinois experienced a long summer of 13-year Brood XIX and 17-year Brood XIII in 2024. While the double brood was a rare occurrence, [...]

ST. LOUIS - A Florissant man was sentenced today for selling fentanyl, which resulted in the death of twin brothers in 2023. Jesse Charleston, 35, pleaded guilty in January, admitting that he gave one of the men four capsules, free of charge.  According to prosecutors, Charleston said the capsules were “testers.” Close Thanks for signing [...]

ST. LOUIS - Two people were injured in a crash Friday morning that sent one car into the River Des Peres in south St. Louis. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. Friday at River Des Peres Road and Olde English Road. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that two vehicles were involved and the [...]

Note: This video is from Jan. 15. ST. LOUIS - A lawsuit has been filed against the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission nearly four months after a crash on Interstate 44 that killed a McKendree University coach, due to what the suit claimed as negligence to properly clear the shoulder of snow. On Jan. 15, [...]

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A man wanted in connection with a stabbing during a hotel fight in Paducah, Kentucky, was arrested earlier this week in St. Charles County. The Paducah Police Department reports that a 26-year-old Ricardo Esquivel Garcia was taken into custody Wednesday on warrant for first-degree assault. St. Charles County police located [...]

ST. LOUIS - Washington University in St. Louis will remove the name of a former anatomy department leader from all university honors and features following an ethics review that cited his promotion of eugenics and nonconsensual collection of human remains. The university announced plans Friday to remove the name of Robert J. Terry, MD, from [...]

ST. LOUIS - Authorities are on the scene after reports of an officer-involved shooting in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the shooting took place Friday morning on the 5100 block of Wells Avenue in north St. Louis’ Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood. Just hours before this incident, another shooting took [...]

ST. LOUIS - Police are conducting an investigation after discovering a man dead in north St. Louis overnight Friday morning. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the man was found dead shortly before 4:20 a.m. on the 5100 block of Wells Avenue in north St. Louis' Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood. An investigation is [...]