Note: The video attached to this story is from a December 2024 interview. ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Board of Education has named Dr. Millicent Borishade the new superintendent of Saint Louis Public Schools. Borishade has served as interim superintendent since July 2024, when her predecessor, Dr. Keisha Scarlett, was placed on leave. Scarlett [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri House has passed a bill that would shift control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a state-appointed board. The bill now heads to the Missouri Senate for consideration. The bill, House Bill 495, sponsored by State Rep. Brad Christ (R-St. Louis County), grew into a broader public [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — In an effort to combat population loss attributed to the state having the second-highest property taxes in the United States, an Illinois legislator has introduced a bill that would eliminate property taxes for those who have owned a home for 30 years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois' population has [...]

ST. LOUIS - If it feels like this winter has been unusually snowy in St. Louis, you're absolutely right. The 2025 year kicked off with a bang with two major snowstorms in the first full week of January. That was followed by another significant snowfall Tuesday and several periods of flurries in between. As of [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Highland, Illinois, woman appeared in federal court on Thursday and admitted selling counterfeit cosmetics, purses, clothing, and accessories from high-end designer brands. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Emily Montegna, 38, infringed on registered trademarks by importing fake goods from overseas. Montegna [...]

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2's Blair Ledet is set to be honored at the Black Girls Golden Ticket Gala in June. The Black Girls Golden Ticket Gala is an event that will honor 50 extraordinary women who are making a lasting impact in their career fields. Representatives with the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) [...]

ST. LOUIS - Frankie Muse Freeman, a pioneering civil rights attorney, played a crucial role in ending racial discrimination in public housing in St. Louis. Freeman, who was denied entry to a law firm, established her own practice and became a key legal figure for the NAACP. She served as the lead attorney in a [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A 39-year-old man was charged Wednesday after being found sleeping in a woman's car, firing gunshots at her, and then barricading himself inside of the vehicle in Jennings. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the incident occured outside of a home in Jennings involving the suspect, Jairell Allmon, [...]

ST. LOUIS - Crews found a stack of tires inside of a vacant house in north St. Louis after it was destroyed by a fire Wednesday night. The fire took place around 9 p.m. on the 4400 block of Saint Ferdinand Avenue in north St. Louis' The Ville neighborhood. Firefighters respond to blaze at vacant [...]

ST. LOUIS - Two people are dead after two separate murders Wednesday night and overnight Thursday morning in St. Louis City. Homicide detectives are investigating both of the shootings Thursday morning, as the two shootings happened about two hours apart. Police say the first incident happened in south St. Louis City and the second in [...]