DE SOTO, Mo. - An apparent tornado swept through Jefferson County on Saturday evening, just south of De Soto city limits, leaving behind some damaged structures, but not reported injuries. Tom Fitzgerald, Chief of the De Soto Fire Protection District, tells FOX 2 that his agency's preliminary mapping data shows the tornado significantly damaged 12 [...]

ST. LOUIS - Guess what? Another round of storms are in the forecast this weekend for the St. Louis region. Saturday brought various periods of rain across St. Louis and even a tornado warning early Saturday in nearby Jefferson County. On Sunday, we could start with some foggy and cloudy conditions. Where you'll really need [...]

FERGUSON, Mo. - The NAACP of St. Louis County is raising concerns after the Ferguson City Council voted to cut funding for a 2016 federal consent decree, which mandated sweeping reforms to the city's police and municipal courts after the death of Michael Brown. The decree took effect after years of protests following Brown's death, [...]

ST. LOUIS - Now three weeks after a devastating tornado swept across St. Louis, the Urban League continues to step up to help others in need. On Saturday, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis held its third of four planned large-scale distribution events, handing out relief supplies to families affected by the May 16 [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A tornado-warned storm system rolled through parts of Jefferson, St. Francois, Washington counties around 7 p.m. Saturday. The warning came without a tornado watch formally issued by the National Weather Service. FOX 2 radar indications suggest a tornado may have struck southwest of De Soto, Missouri. Damage reports are unclear as [...]

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis police spiked dozens of vehicles overnight while responding to an apparent late-night "stunt" driving event, part of an ongoing push to curb reckless driving. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that officers spiked around 40-50 cars that fled shortly after police activated their emergency lights and sirens. It's unclear [...]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado delivered a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals stifled the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense for a second straight game in a 2-1 victory on Saturday. Nolan Gorman led off the ninth with a ground-rule double before being replaced with a pinch runner. After [...]

(AP) - Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas prison authorities announced Saturday. After a nearly two-week search in the rugged mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities recaptured Hardin on Friday 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) [...]

ST. LOUIS - Three weeks after a devastating tornado tore through St. Louis, destroying thousands of homes and buildings, urgency is growing to secure the financial support needed to recover and rebuild. It remains unclear when and how much federal aid may be available for St. Louis. However, on a local and state level, two [...]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. - A Texas woman reported missing four months ago was found dead earlier this week in Montgomery County, Missouri, authorities say. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports that a 37-year-old woman - who was reported missing from El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2025 - was found deceased in a vacant building. [...]