CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - Crews are responding to a vacant house fire that began late Wednesday afternoon, according to the Chesterfield Police Department. The fire began on the back deck of a vacant home on Greenleaf Valley Drive. As of 6:30 p.m., no injuries have been recorded, and the fire is under control. The Monarch Fire [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver represents the Fifth District of Missouri. He says unemployment numbers will rise in Kansas City amid federal job cuts. "The federal government is the largest employer. There are 30,000 federal employees in Kansas City,” Congressman Cleaver shared. Congressman Cleaver says this number does not include postal workers. He also [...]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - A man from rural Franklin County, Missouri, was arrested and charged for reportedly firing a rifle into the air and striking a vehicle. According to Franklin County Sheriff Steven Pelton, a witness called the sheriff's office, saying they heard around five to six gunshots that came from the intersection between Walnut [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri House bill that would shift control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a state-appointed board is gaining momentum, moving closer to clearing the chamber. SLMPD currently operates under control of the St. Louis mayor’s office, though several GOP-backed bills have proposed a board of police commissioners to oversee the [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Now that the latest snow system has passed over the FOX 2 News viewing area, viewers have sent in their photos of Tuesday's snowstorm. The St. Louis region saw between one and 12 inches of snow starting early Tuesday and ending Wednesday morning with a few flurries. Snowfall totals in St. Louis: [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has officially joined GOP lawmakers in a quest to do away with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that are in place at the state level. In an executive order issued this week, Kehoe directed all state agencies in Missouri to eliminate DEI initiatives. He also asked [...]

Note: The video accompanying this story is from February 2024. FERGUSON, Mo. – One year ago, an early morning fire at a Ferguson home claimed the lives of a mother and her four young children. The fire happened just before 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in the 400 block of North Clay Avenue. [...]

Video above: Coverage of Andrew Lester taking a plea deal on Feb. 14, 2025, before his trial was set to begin. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Andrew Lester, a man who pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault after he shot Ralph Yarl, an unarmed teenage boy in Kansas City in 2023, has died, according [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Supreme Court has issued a ruling to allow Proposition B on St. Louis County ballots this spring. The decision upholds an April 2025 ballot measure that, if approved by voters, would grant the St. Louis County Council the authority to remove department heads with a “super majority” vote, or approval [...]

MISSOURI -- The state of Missouri has seen a 143.6% increase in flu cases this year compared to cases reported last year at the same time. Since December 1, 2024, a total of 66,950 cases of Influenza A were reported, while last year, only 27,389 were reported from December through February, according to the Missouri [...]