In the wake of last Friday’s deadly storm, heartbreak has turned into action. With damage stretching across north St. Louis, the community didn’t wait for help—they became it. And what’s rising from the rubble is something powerful: hope, unity, and a fierce determination to protect what’s left.
The tornado that hit St. Louis Friday was about 20 miles long, first touching down at Hanley and Clayton Road, and caused significant damage across North St. Louis, the Mississippi River, and into Illinois.
Sunday nights during the school year are a time when parents get their kids ready for the coming school week. Unfortunately, many parents in the St. Louis Public School district are facing uncertainty when it comes to getting their kids to and from school.
A line of storms is expected to move through Missouri and into Illinois on Monday, potentially bringing severe weather, including damaging winds, hail, and a low tornado risk, after a warm front is expected to sit near I-70.
In a letter to parents, the Clayton School District announced Sunday that the entire district will be closed Monday due to “the extensive damage caused by Friday’s storm.”
What started as an emergency backup plan for the Missouri Botanical Garden has become a sanctuary for native plants and wildlife and a haven for conservation.
The city of St. Louis is asking for donations of tarps, wood, screws, boards, gloves, etc. to help with the recovery efforts, and is also asking people to prepare for the next round of storms by signing up for Notify STL.
ST. LOUIS – The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis is stepping up to help families devastated by Friday’s deadly storms, and they need your help. Five lives were lost, dozens were injured, and more than 5,000 buildings were damaged when powerful winds tore through St. Louis neighborhoods Friday. The Urban League has mobilized to [...]
ST. LOUIS -- Homicide detectives are investigating after four people were found shot to death inside a South City apartment Monday morning. Homicide detectives were called to the 800 block of Schirmer Street Sunday morning after firefighters discovered four people shot to death inside a two-level apartment across from Alaska Park. The second homicide in [...]
An ancient seed bag, believed to be several hundred, if not thousands, of years old, was donated to the University of Arkansas Museum by a southwest Missouri family, providing a rare glimpse into the pre-contact Native American artifacts of the region.
ST. LOUIS - Meteorologists from the National Weather Service spent Saturday surveying tornado damage across St. Louis. They say the tornado touched down in Clayton, where the survey team found a lot of uprooted trees and large broken limbs, indicative of EF 0 damage. The tornado continued to strengthen as it moved northeast, uprooting more [...]
An area of showers mainly to the south and southwest of St. Louis moves eastward as it weakens. This trend continues through the morning and rain should be done by mid-morning. Then we'll see decreasing clouds and temperatures in the upper half of the 70s. Late tonight, a complex of storms will arrive from the [...]
At least five people are dead and 38 others are injured after powerful storms, including a likely EF-3 tornado, tore through St. Louis and surrounding areas on Friday. Now, questions are mounting about whether the city's emergency sirens worked or failed to sound before the deadly weather struck.
At least five people died in the aftermath of Friday’s storms in St. Louis, and FOX 2 is beginning to learn more about the victims. As of Saturday evening, family members and close friends have identified two of them.
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