ST. LOUIS - Over the next few days, you may notice some hazier skies across the St. Louis region. And there's a scientific reason for that. Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada is drifting south and settling high in the atmosphere, creating hazy conditions for many Midwestern U.S. states. Around St. Louis, the smoke began [...]

JENNINGS, Mo. - A homicide investigation is underway after one man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in Jennings. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. in the 8700 block of Jennings Station Road. The St. Louis County Police Department reports that one man was found suffering from life-threatening gunshot injuries. The victim was rushed to a [...]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eduard Löwen scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time and St. Louis City beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday for the first win under interim head coach David Critchley. St. Louis (3-8-5) snapped an 11-game winless streak, including losses in its previous two contests. San Jose (6-7-4) entered unbeaten in [...]

COLUMBIA, Ill. - An Uber passenger shot his driver overnight after the driver diverted to the Columbia, Illinois, police station while being held at gunpoint, police say. The driver, a 52-year-old man, suffered critical injuries, but he is expected to survive, according to the Columbia Police Department. Four suspects have since been arrested in connection [...]

COLUMBIA, Ill. - Shocking new video from a St. Louis-area towing company shows a van launching into the air and flipping over after the driver crashed into the bed of a rollback tow truck, narrowly missing a worker and oncoming traffic. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Friday near Quality Towing's facility in Columbia, Illinois. [...]

ST. LOUS - Officers arrested an armed drug dealer Friday evening who was selling narcotics from the parking lot of a St. Louis gas station, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. SLMPD reports that a 23-year-old suspect from north St. Louis County is now behind bars. Investigators say, around 8:30 p.m. Friday, Metro [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - What started as a rainy fishing trip in St. Louis County ended with an unexpected surprise: A Missouri woman reeling in a rare leucistic catfish. Hannah Nguyen made the nice catch near Des Peres Park on Thursday afternoon. Photos and videos she shared with FOX 2 show a catfish with [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The American Heart Association is hosting the Metro St. Louis Heart Walk at Westport Plaza on Saturday morning. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and each walker represents a life saved. Donations go toward critical research into heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular conditions. The theme this year is, “I walk [...]

ST. LOUIS - A trial date has been set for Yaha Maly, who is accused of multiple crimes, including rape, sodomy and kidnapping in Ballwin. Maly, 28, has been jailed since mid-February on 19 counts related to these charges. The trial is scheduled to begin on April 6 of next year. Maly has previously lived [...]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer and matched his career high with four hits, Jack Leiter pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings for the first time in 15 major league starts and the Texas Rangers routed the St. Louis Cardinals 11-1 on Friday night. Leiter (4-2) allowed three singles and matched a [...]