JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A groundbreaking Missouri bill could soon allow people to use silver and gold as legal tender for paying public and private debts, including for things like taxes and groceries, if the recipient agrees. Missouri House Bill 754, a broader financial legislation package sponsored by State Rep. Philip Oehlerking (R-Ballwin), includes a [...]

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court on Wednesday and admitted to fatally shooting his girlfriend in 2020 as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. John Albert, 28, had faced trial next week for the death of Carmen Pawnell. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office initially charged Albert [...]

ST. LOUIS - We've likely all heard of the term "heat lightning" on a summer evening when those strong bolts of electricity can be seen, but there's never any thunder to follow. What many don't know is that there's actually no such thing. Usually, the idea sparks from the thought that heat can trigger lightning, [...]

FLORISSANT, Mo. - A Florissant dispensary's lawsuit is pushing the Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether incorporated cities and counties may both impose a 3% marijuana sales tax under the state constitution. The challenge comes Florissant-based dispensary Robust Missouri 3 LLC, which argues the state's marijuana amendment permits either a city or a county to [...]

Editor's Note: This video is from August 2024. MADISON, Ill. – When the dads are done firing up the grill and feigning excitement for yet another tie this Father’s Day, they can turn on FOX 2 and watch IndyCar drivers fire up the engines for the ninth annual Bommarito Automotive Group 500. FOX Sports and [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Three dozen people were arrested during a violent crime crackdown last week in St. Clair and Madison counties, the Illinois State Police announced Monday. According to a statement from ISP’s Public Information Office, the crackdown targeted known high-crime areas, violent offenders, and structured criminal groups in the Metro East. Nearly [...]

ST. LOUIS - Two St. Louis natives were awarded $10,000 during an appearance on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' on Tuesday. St. Louis natives Brad Edwards and Kyra Betts appeared on the daytime talk show on Tuesday to share about their nonprofit organization, Dads to Doulas. Edwards and Betts cofounded Dads to Doulas to empower Black fathers [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Louis man appeared in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Wednesday to be sentenced for robbing multiple banks in a three-week period in 2023. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Tyrone Leslie, 40, robbed two banks in St. Louis [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Festival of Nations is set to return to Tower Grove Park in 2025 after the event was briefly paused due to cuts in federal funding. The Festival of Nations is an annual event from the International Institute of St. Louis that showcases and celebrates food, music, culture, and goods from more [...]

MISSOURI - The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Wednesday that eight schools across the state were named a Gold Star School this year, and two of those in the St. Louis area made the list. Conway Elementary in the Ladue School District and Steam Academy Middle School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District [...]