BELLEVILLE, Ill. - FOX 2 is in Metro East, where tornado activity has been reported north of Interstate 44. The crew was in Belleville, Illinois, and the severity of the weather caused damage to a building, particularly at the 300 block of Wabash and Adams. Firefighters and emergency crews responded quickly to the scene in Belleville [...]

ST. LOUIS - Ameren Missouri strategically placed crews in various parts of the state Friday in anticipation of a storm expected to leave behind power outages. “We'll have to monitor the storm throughout the night,” said Ben Lynch, Ameren Missouri director of distribution operating teams. Officials encouraged customers to use the company’s power outage map [...]

ST. LOUIS - Many customers are without power Friday evening as severe weather slams the St. Louis region. According to Ameren's outage map, 31,987 are without power in Missouri and 5,179 are without power in Illinois as of 7:07 p.m. Friday. Ameren reports 1,773 power outages in St. Louis City and 13,499 power outages in [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri House Special Committee on Urban Issues unanimously voted to advance HB 957, which aims to honor St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officer, David Lee. This bill was sponsored by Representative Marlon Anderson. HB 957 looks to designate a section of Interstate 70 between Carrie Avenue and Adelaide Avenue to [...]

ST. LOUIS - Make sure you are weather-prepared this Friday evening. A dangerous storm system is expected to sweep through the St. Louis region, bringing the potential for destructive winds and fast-moving tornadoes. The National Weather Service has placed much of eastern Missouri and western Illinois under a Level 4 out of 5 severe weather [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Some World War II veterans took a step back in time earlier this week. It's been decades since they deployed, and they're grateful they are still here. On Tuesday, FOX 2 joined several World War II vets as they went airborne one more time from Creve Coeur Airport.

ST. LOUIS - A woman accused of making multiple terroristic threats toward St. Louis' Barnes Jewish Hospital, including some that allegedly referenced a mass shooting, now faces a felony charge. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged Sara Ramirez-Polinsky, 35, of St. Louis County, on Friday with one count of making a terroristic threat in [...]

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - The Fish Fry at Our lady of the Pillar Catholic Church was a go Friday evening.  Due to the incoming weather, crowds started to ramp up 30 minutes before the event even began, which was set for 4:30 p.m. John Mueller, chairman of the Fish Fry, said they have been cooking and [...]

ST. LOUIS - More than 50 universities across the United States, including Washington University in St. Louis, are under federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump's administration's broader efforts to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion programs. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that Washington University was under [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order Friday declaring a "State of Emergency" ahead of a highly-anticipated storm with strong winds, heavy rain, hail and more threats expected across the state. Kehoe's office says, under the executive order, Missouri will activate a State Emergency Operations Plan that enables state agencies [...]