WRIGHT CITY, Mo. - Emergency crews are responding to a three-alarm fire at a commercial facility after a report of an explosion Tuesday afternoon. Warren County Joint Communications received the call around 1:45 p.m. for an explosion at Universal Galvanizing along S. First Street in Wright City. Upon arrival at the scene, the Wright City [...]

MISSOURI -- A Missouri lawmaker introduced a bill that may give judges the right to finalize a divorce even if one spouse is pregnant. A similar proposal was first introduced during the last legislative session by Rep. Ashley Aune, D-Platte County, but never made it past the House. Now, Rep. Raychel Proudie, D-North St. Louis [...]

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis woman appeared in federal court on Tuesday to be sentenced for stealing her late grandmother’s government benefits. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Missouri said Shamari Jackson, 33, did not properly report her father and grandmother’s deaths to the Social Security Administration. As a [...]

ST. LOUIS – A casual conversation on a MetroLink train led police to identify and eventually arrest a suspected carjacker. The suspect, Javonte Alfred, 20, appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon for a pre-trial assessment. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Alfred with two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Rare frost quakes, also known as cryoseisms or ice quakes, were reported throughout the St. Louis region on Monday. Frost quakes occur after temperatures rapidly drop, causing underground water to freeze or expand in soil or rock, and often lead to loud cracking or booming sounds due to increased pressure. Residents in [...]

ST. LOUIS -- A study by the Washington University School of Medicine and the VA St. Louis Health Care System has uncovered both widespread health benefits and risks associated with GLP-1 drugs commonly marketed as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. These medications, often dubbed “miracle drugs,” are widely used to treat diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. -- A man is offering $5,000 for information in connection to his brother's murder in 1995. Keith Smith was murdered in Carsonville in April 1995. Photo Courtesy of Ivan Smith Ivan Smith told FOX 2 his brother Keith Smith was murdered on April 26, 1995, inside of a black 1990 Chevrolet [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announced that a man has been charged after he shot and killed another man inside his home Monday. According to court records, 23-year-old Caleb Hawkins is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Police state that around 12:30 p.m., 45-year-old Joel Kessler and another person [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - One member of the Missouri Senate has made another proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage within the state. Sen. Tracy McCreery, D-Olivette, introduced Senate Bill 66 to the 103rd General Assembly. Under the bill proposal, both parties involved in obtaining a marriage license would need to be at least [...]

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A new Ollie's Bargain Outlet is coming to St. Peters after the company acquired the site of a former store. Ollie's Discount Outlet, known for offering name-brand products at a bargain price across different departments, will be located at 5881 Suemandy Drive, the former home of Big Lots. ‘Draft and [...]