MISSOURI & ILLINOIS - Over 100,000 people in Missouri are experiencing power outages following severe weather on Friday, according to Ameren. Ameren Illinois reported that about 27,000 customers are without service. The severe weather included extreme winds, hail, and possible tornadoes, which swept through the Missouri region, causing significant disruptions.

ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis is dealing with downed power lines and various traffic delays and closures Friday after intense afternoon storms. POWER LINES From Ameren Missouri: The City of St. Louis is responding to multiple incidents related to this afternoon's storms. Please avoid downed power lines. Report downed power lines to [...]

ST. LOUIS - A tornado may have rolled through parts of St. Louis City and Clayton on Friday afternoon, based on FOX 2 radar indications and preliminary information FOX 2 has analyzed from the National Weather Service. Preliminary information indicates there may have been a tornado that began just east of Hanley Road in Clayton [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the loss of Kijana, a 32-year-old chimpanzee and beloved member of the zoo's tight-knit chimp troop. Zoo officials say Kijana was humanely euthanized on Wednesday due to declining health caused by congestive heart failure. Kijana arrived at the Saint Louis Zoo in 2018 through a breeding [...]

ST. LOUIS - A proposal that sought to convert empty office buildings in downtown St. Louis into residential and retail spaces fell short of the governor's desk as Missouri lawmakers adjourned for the year Thursday. Senate Bill 35, sponsored by State Rep. Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis), aimed to create the the “Revitalizing Missouri Downtowns and [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signaled a special session is likely as he reflected on the end of the legislative session during a Friday morning news conference in his office. The first question at the conference was asked by Nexstar Missouri to gauge the governor’s plan to hold an extra session, with [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in north St. Louis Thursday night. Officers were called to the 5000 block of Queens Ave. in the Mark Twain neighborhood around 10:45 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a 44-year-old man with gunshot wounds lying on the curb. He was [...]

ST. LOUIS - Mayor Cara Spencer and her streets director say they're working on a plan to end alley recycling. According to FOX 2's news partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis Interim Streets Director Jim Suelmann says around half of items placed in recycling dumpsters later end up in the trash. Extreme hail, [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Louis County Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing 12-year-old girl. According to police, Kylea Atkins got in trouble and left her home in the 2200 block of Larbrooke Drive around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. She left a note that expressed suicidal ideations. Kylea did [...]

ST. LOUIS - Reggie Smith, known as the Sauce Boss, has transformed his life from incarceration to entrepreneurship and community support, with his Pure Heat gourmet sauce now sold in over 500 grocery stores nationwide. Smith's journey from prison to success is marked by his determination to provide second chances for others. He has expanded [...]