St. Louis area gears up for ‘STL Day’ celebrations

This week will be a fun one for the St. Louis area as we gear up to celebrate STL day on Friday, March 14. There are loads of events set to go for the special day. The exterior of the planetarium in Forecast Park will be lit up Thursday and Friday. Starting March 14 and [...]

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St. Louis Fire Department fights blaze at vacant house

ST. LOUIS - A vacant home in north St. Louis caught fire late Saturday night. The St. Louis Fire Department says a home on the 4100 block of West Florissant Avenue caught fire shortly before 9 p.m. When crews arrived they say there was a heavy fire with at least one neighbor at risk of [...]

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International Women’s Day protests in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS -- Several protests were held across the St. Louis area today in light of International Women's Day. The peaceful rallies took place in Brentwood Square, Florissant, and South County, organized by 'Indivisible Group ODR'. One attendee expressed her participation as a fight against President Trump and for equal rights for women. Event organizers [...]

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St. Louis Firefighters to install 1,000 smoke alarms in homes

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Fire Department is installing around 1,000 smoke alarms in neighborhoods throughout St. Louis as part of the Red Cross's 'Sound the Alarm' initiative. This initiative aims to make homes safer and help families create fire escape plans. The installations are part of a yearly effort to improve fire safety [...]

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High schoolers raise $476K for leukemia and lymphoma research

ST. LOUIS -- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society held a Grand Finale Gala for their Student Visionary of the Year campaign at The Pageant last night, where high school students raised over $476,000. Fourteen teams, led by high school students, participated in the campaign, collectively raising more than $476,000 in just seven weeks. The event [...]

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Fatal Franklin County crash kills 26-year-old Missouri man

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. – A fatal crash on Friday morning along Highway 100 resulted in the death of a 26-year-old driver from New Haven, Missouri, and left another driver seriously injured. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at about 11:45 a.m. on Friday just east of Recreation Drive. A 2000 Toyota [...]

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Belleville, Illinois, hires first female police officer in 1994: FOX 2 Archives

BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- In 1994, one woman made history in Belleville, Illinois, as their police department's first female officer. The city of Belleville was 200 years old before hiring their first female officer, 30-year-old Kelly Paul. Paul was a former newspaper reporter who traded in her pen and pad for a badge and a gun. [...]

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Police find vehicle belonging to man missing since February 24

ST. LOUIS - Officers report that they have found a vehicle belonging to missing 28-year-old Jason McKay. They say the vehicle was found on the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge without him. Officers say McKay was last seen on February 24th at his apartment on Olive Street. They say they don’t know when he left, [...]

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Wentzville police issue Endangered Person Advisory

WENTZVILLE, Mo. – Wentzville Police have issued an Endangered Person Advisory. Police are asking for the public’s help to locate 38-year-old Chikondi Hickman. Hickman is 5’6” tall, 130 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a bright green T-shirt, purple leather jacket, and bright green yoga pants. Hickman is believed [...]

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Suspect critically injured in St. Louis officer-involved shooting

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports an officer involved shooting early Saturday morning. Officers say they received a license plate reader alert that had spotted a vehicle wanted in connection to a robbery in Richmond Heights. They say they attempted to stop the vehicle which then fled. Police say they chased [...]

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