The states of Missouri and Illinois are very familiar with strong tornadoes. The Good Friday, New Year’s Eve, and Amazon tornadoes come to mind as recent examples. However, it is the Joplin tornado of May 22, 2011, that holds the place as the most violent and deadly tornado in modern history for both Missouri and [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Overland police officer was sent to the hospital following a crash during a possible police pursuit Saturday evening. According to Overland Police Chief Andy Mackey, his officers were assisting the Breckenridge Hill Police Department with an undisclosed incident when the crash happened at Woodson and St. Charles Rock roads. [...]

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars have made history by securing its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars reached this milestone with a resounding 69-48 victory over the top-seeded Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The victory is a moment nearly two decades in the making, [...]

ST. LOUIS – 314 Day celebrations kicked off Sunday with a powerful message of unity and faith. The annual All-Faith Prayer March took place at the Gateway Arch, bringing together clergy, community leaders, and residents from all backgrounds to promote peace in St. Louis. Hundreds gathered at the base of the iconic Arch to join in prayer, music, [...]

ST. LOUIS – A Gold Star family is reacting after the terrorist behind the attack that killed their son and 12 other U.S. service members was recently captured. Mark and Jaclyn Schmitz spoke with FOX 2 this weekend following President Trump’s announcement to Congress on Tuesday. Their son, 20-year-old Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, was [...]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 24 points, Tavion Banks added 13 and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 2-seed Bradley 63-48 on Sunday to win Arch Madness for the third consecutive time. The Bulldogs (30-3) will be making their eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth in the past five years. They won the Missouri Valley [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Two men are in custody for plotting to rob a drug dealer and later shooting said dealer. According to the Florissant Police Department’s probable cause statement, the shooting happened on July 19, 2024, in the 1000 block of Lees Lane. Police said Elijah Mooreland and Emmanuel Pearson with a juvenile [...]

EVANSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Ray’Sean Taylor scored 20 points and No. 2 seed SIU Edwardsville beat top-seeded Southeast Missouri 69-48 on Saturday night to win its first Ohio Valley Conference Championship title and secured its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. It was also the first appearance in the title game for SIU Edwardsville (22-11), [...]

ST. LOUIS – Stargazers are in for a treat later in the week. Coming almost a year after the region was treated to a total solar eclipse, we now will get to experience the nighttime equivalent. This will be the first since November of 2022. The total lunar eclipse will mostly take place in the [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department say they responded to a bank robbery in the Lindenwood Park Neighborhood. Officers say they responded to the Commerce Bank in the 6300 block of Chippewa at around 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 8. They say a man with short hair, wearing a grey jacket, jeans, [...]