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Police officer shot following chase, suspect arrested

3 years 3 months ago
BROWN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- A central Illinois police officer is recovering from a serious gunshot wound he suffered Saturday night while arresting a man. The man who police say shot the officer, 29-year-old Daniel Payne of Greenbrier, Tenn., was arrested and charged with Attempted First Degree Murder of a Police Officer. Payne was pulled [...]
Bradley Zimmerman

Teenager shot and killed Sunday night in north St. Louis

3 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A man in his late teens was shot and killed in the Kingsway West neighborhood Sunday night. The shooting happened at 7:27 p.m. in the 5100 block of Wabada Avenue. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a car damaged by multiple bullets. The victim had already been taken to Barnes-Jewish [...]
Monica Ryan

Dollywood temporarily closes ride after St. Louis teen dies at Florida park

3 years 3 months ago
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dollywood officials said they are closing a ride at the Pigeon Forge theme park as a precaution after a St. Louis teen died Thursday on a similar ride in Orlando, Florida. A Dollywood spokesman said their ride named ‘Drop Line’ was made by the same manufacturer as the ‘Orlando Free Fall’ at ICON Park, [...]
Savannah Meade

Vehicle hits unmarked police car outside St. Louis Police headquarters

3 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A vehicle ran into two parked cars in front of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's police headquarters Monday morning. A civilian vehicle and an unmarked police car were struck. The crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of Olive Street. FOX 2 will continue to update this story [...]
Jason Maxwell

New $3.2 million early childhood education center opens in St. Louis

3 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A new $3.2 million dollar early childhood education center is opening Sunday in St. Louis. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned later in the day. The Good Shepherd Preschool & Infant-Toddler Center is designed to host 100 children. It's funded by IFF, a community development financial institution. The 7,031 square foot state-of-the-art facility will include [...]
Ala Errebhi

Ellisville event honors fallen St. Louis firefighter's legacy

3 years 3 months ago
ELLISVILLE, Mo.-- Saturday afternoon fire engines and exotic cars were parked outside the Ellisville Elks Lodge. Friends and family gathering to honor the life of Ben Poulson. “First off Ben was loved to death,” says Mark Polson, Ben's uncle said. “Second off St. Louis supports their people. They’re here to support and everything they’re doing here [...]
Patrick Clark

Local basketball coach resigns, says town needs to heal

3 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS--Days after a local school board meeting in Okawville, Illinois brought out pleas from community members who thought the high school girls basketball coach's job was on the line, that coach has announced she plans to step down. "Let's please just move past this and heal our hurts. Our town has been known as [...]
Gregg Palermo