JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Republican lawmakers in the Missouri House are standing by the House Budget Committee’s attempt to stall the appropriations process for the Missouri State Public Defenders Office.  The controversy surrounds the MSPD employment of David Spears, a felon convicted for his role in the 2007 death of 9-year-old Rowan Ford, who was [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is responsible for a bank full of treasure in Springfield. The old Marine Bank building near the old state Capitol is home to Frerichs' Springfield offices, but it is also home to the state's unclaimed property stores. When banks can not locate the owner of bank accounts [...]

ST. LOUIS – Last week, St. Louis jurors convicted a Hannibal, Missouri, man for his role in an associate’s death during a shootout in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Jeffrey Leslie, now 46, was found guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and attempted robbery in the death of Alonzo V. Jones. Jones was [...]

ST. LOUIS - It's been a snowy winter for the St. Louis region. January brought nearly a foot of snow to St. Louis, while another snowstorm Tuesday brought nearly three inches to St. Louis and up to 10 inches for some southern Missouri communities. How soon could Tuesday's snow melt? There's no one-size-fits-all answer, but [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A Florissant mother made her first appearance in St. Louis County Circuit Court late Wednesday morning in a child abuse case. According to the St. Louis County Police Department’s probable cause statement, police were notified of the abuse by the defendant’s friend. The friend told investigators she had spent the [...]

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' chances of receiving a WNBA expansion team have diminished significantly after a city is expected to be announced later as the league's next expansion franchise. According to the Sports Business Journal (SBJ), the WNBA are preparing to award Cleveland with the league's 16th basketball team in 2028, reprising their former [...]

ST. LOUIS - Light snow remains on the lanes and shoulders of highways in Missouri and Illinois as MODOT and IDOT work to clear the roads following the latest winter weather storm. MODOT crews worked overnight and through the morning to clear Highway 40 near Forest Park, focusing on main lines before tackling entrance and [...]

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A former neurological surgery resident with the University of Illinois College of Medicine pleaded guilty to illegally videotaping people in bathrooms at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center. Henry Chang, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of unauthorized videotaping, felonies that could send him to prison for up to three years [...]

ROLLA, Mo. - Drivers are dealing with significant traffic backups Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 44 near Rolla. MoDOT reports that some drivers are backed up as much as 20 miles on the I-44 from Rolla to St. James. Photo provided by: MoDOT Gateway Guide. According to MoDOT's Gateway Guide, crews are responding to a crash [...]

ST. LOUIS – Our latest winter storm has now passed to the east of the FOX 2 News viewing area. FOX 2 Extreme Weather Specialist Chris Higgins collected snowfall totals from the past 36 hours for cities in Missouri and Illinois. As expected, dry air had a major impact on the northeast extent of the [...]