ST. LOUIS – The severe storm slammed the St. Louis area Wednesday. FOX 2 has learned the magnitude of this impact, and viewers have shared videos and photos of what they’ve experienced during the storm. Check the photo gallery below (and check back for updates). From this picture, the hail can be measured. Photo of [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As dangerous storms lash the state, Governor Mike Kehoe activated the Missouri National Guard on Wednesday afternoon. Kehoe signed Executive Order 25-21 calling on guardsmen to assist with storm response efforts. "As we face the ongoing threat of severe weather, this executive order allows us to mobilize the necessary resources and [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Wednesday, Gov. Mike Kehoe requested President Donald J. Trump approve a major disaster declaration for 28 Missouri counties devastated by storms and tornadoes that struck on March 14-15. Those powerful storms claimed the lives of 13 people and caused significant damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure across Missouri. “We are [...]

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis couple is being sued by the U-Haul Company for staging an accident in order to claim insurance money. According to the lawsuit, Khadijah Bounds and Erion Johnson allegedly staged the accident and claimed they did not know each other despite later acknowledging they were in a relationship. The lawsuit [...]

ST. LOUIS – A housekeeper at a Central West End hotel is accused of entering guests’ rooms and stealing their valuables last month. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the thefts happened between March 9 and March 12 at the AC Hotel in the 200 block of York Avenue. The [...]

MISSOURI -- A new Missouri bill, if passed, could reduce the state tax owed on diapers and feminine hygiene products. According to House Bill 483, it would also reduce state tax owed on vitamins or minerals used to support prenatal and menstrual phases. The bill has been sponsored by Republican Wendy Hausman of District 65 [...]

ST. LOUIS - For the second time in their first homestand of the season, the St. Louis Cardinals have reached a new record-low for attendance. The Cardinals announced an attendance figure (tickets sold) barely above 20,000 for Wednesday's daytime series finale against the Los Angeles Angels. The total? 20,309. Right now, that's the lowest single-game [...]

ALTON, Ill. – Incumbent David Goins was reelected to a second term as Alton mayor on Monday, winning less than 40% of the vote in a three-person race. Just over 4,200 constituents went out and voted in the mayoral race, with Goins taking 1,656 votes, good for 39.4% in the unofficial tally. Aldermen Ray Strebel [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri lawmakers are intensifying efforts to challenge two voter-approved laws from last year that address abortion rights and sick leave benefits. In November 2024, Missouri voters passed two key measures: Amendment 3, which enshrines abortion protection in the state constitution, and Proposition A, which expands sick leave benefits and raises the [...]

ST. LOUIS – A convicted felon from St. Louis appeared in federal court on Tuesday and admitted using a shotgun in a 2023 robbery of a Family Dollar store. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Divontay Scott, 34, confessed in court to robbing the Family Dollar store on [...]