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 - 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 - 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 [...]

GRANITE CITY, Ill. - After a harrowing crash that left a St. Louis medical helicopter in flames in April, the ARCH 1 crew is back in the air and is on a mission to save lives.           After weeks of recovery, investigation and training, they're back and determined to continue their lifesaving work from above. “We [...]

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 returned to the Academy neighborhood, where we’ve taken you three straight days. FOX 2 noticed one extraordinary constant—volunteers. Every day since the May 16 tornado, regular citizens have answered the call. Like two families from Town and Country and Dardenne Prairie. Watchdog group calls for St. Louis Sheriff’s removal over [...]

FLORISSANT, Mo. - The owners of six homes in Florissant are likely to be offered buyouts due to radioactive contamination. City officials have been made aware of a potential planned buyout of six homes in Florissant's Cades Cove subdivision, according to a statement from Florissant Mayor Timothy Lowery. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers previously [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved a bill to provide tornado victims with a property tax rebate.  Friday morning, the board passed board bill 24 to help ensure that homeowners who lost their home in this month’s tornado will get some property tax relief.  Their taxes will be eligible for a [...]