ST. LOUIS - The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Louis (LCRA) began its condemnation process for dozens of properties in north St. Louis on Feb. 28, the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) announced in a press release today.  LCRA—staffed by SLDC—sent letters to buy owners’ underused  properties with the intention [...]

ST. LOUIS - BJC HealthCare employees are on edge after yet another wave of car break-ins at hospital parking garages—this time at Parkview Tower and the Euclid Garage.  Employees say they don’t feel safe, and some are even considering quitting.  So far, FOX 2 knows that employees received an email Saturday morning about the break-ins, [...]

FESTUS, Mo. – “It sounds petty, but when you buy a refrigerator, you expect it to work right,” Angela Neuendorf said. Neuendorf says the refrigerator she and her husband bought in February 2024 at the Lowe’s store in Festus has been a problem since day one. “Had it delivered the next day and hooked it [...]

ST. LOUIS - The 2025 St. Louis mayoral primary election officially takes place Tuesday, with voters set to narrow the field to two candidates for the April 8 general election.  The nonpartisan race uses approval voting, allowing voters to select as many candidates as they support. Turnout in the last mayoral race was around 20%, [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Spanish Lake man remains behind bars for now for sexual misconduct on a MetroLink train for the second time.   Deangelo Covington was in court Monday, asking a judge to reduce his $50,000 bond for charges of sexual misconduct on a MetroLink train.  "The first thing we do is we [...]

BERKELEY, Mo. – A Berkeley councilwoman says she was justified in driving into her neighbor’s yard. The politician says she won’t pay for damages, claiming she’s the victim. The bizarre dispute unfolded on Jefferson Avenue in Berkeley where property owner Brad Gulledge is at odds with Councilwoman Rita Crawford-Graham. Gulledge took a picture of what [...]

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man appeared in criminal court Monday and pleaded guilty to several charges in connection with a 2023 rape in the city’s Old North St. Louis neighborhood. Octavius A. Whittaker, 33, was scheduled to go to trial this week at St. Louis Circuit Court. He pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, [...]

GODFREY, Ill. -  Governor JB Pritzker addressed a gathered crowd at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois, about losing talent in the Land of Lincoln.  "They are 70% likely to stay in that state," Pritzker said. "People who are high school graduates and want to go to a four-year school, 70% likely that [...]

WELDON SPRING, Mo. - This time of year can be difficult when it comes to the weather, as we start feeling the volatility of the spring season.  This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week at the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service will be posting information on their website and social media platforms daily.  [...]

PLATTE CITY, Mo.- The Children Services Tax in Platte County has a new twist. Democratic House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a Kansas City and Platte County resident, has filed a bill that she says would close a loophole the county commission used to avoid implementing the quarter cent sales tax. It was aimed at helping [...]