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 [...]

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 has been outside the St. Louis Job Corps Center for hours, and what we’re seeing is heartbreaking. Students are being escorted off campus by security—many with all their belongings—while concerned families rush to meet them. Security told FOX 2 we aren’t allowed on the property without regional approval, and employees [...]

ST. LOUIS - In the aftermath of the May 16 tornado, the north St. Louis community has come together to support those affected, with neighbors helping neighbors in a remarkable display of solidarity. One of the many initiatives includes pop-up tents distributing care packages to children impacted by the storm. These efforts are part of [...]

ST. LOUIS - For nearly two decades, Cheryl Walker’s family has owned and rented out the middle unit of this row house in The Ville neighborhood. “My tenant calls and says, ‘Mrs. Walker, it’s bad,” Walker said. The May 16 tornado damaged but didn’t destroy Cheryl’s property. She said she spoke with her insurance company, [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO) hopes a special adoption event at the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station on Saturday will address a growing need for fostering and adoptions in the St. Louis area. HSMO is caring for 65 animals related to tornado circumstances. In some cases, tornado survivors have no longer been able [...]

Editor's note: This clip is from May 19, 2025 PARK HILLS, Mo. – The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation into the death of 3-year-old Conrad Ashcraft. Ashcraft, a boy with special needs, died at the Poppy’s Playhouse 2 daycare earlier this month.  According to a FOX 2 report, the Missouri Office of Childhood [...]

ST. LOUIS - Officials are attempting to remove debris and downed trees in the aftermath of the May 16 tornado. All those trees destroyed by the tornado are winding up at St. Louis Composting’s city location, north of downtown. “(A) lot of things going on here,” said Patrick Geraty, president and owner of St. louis [...]