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The Ritenour School District received a new electric bus on Tuesday, but its plans to replace its aging fleet with EV buses is now in jeopardy.

Criticism of St. Louis County's response to the January snowstorm took the focus Tuesday as the council held a special public session that spanned over two hours. County managers said the area hadn't seen a winter storm of this magnitude since 1982.

Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital unveiled its new Optimization Zone classrooms, designed to aid children five and younger in their neurodevelopmental journey, as part of a $1.4 million renovation project.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics of Missouri is set to take place next weekend at Creve Coeur Park in Maryland Heights. The event, which aims to raise $100,000, will feature participants braving icy waters to support the cause. Scheduled for Feb. 15, the plunge will be accompanied by [...]

Ashley Brooks, a two-time heart transplant recipient, is now a heart disease awareness advocate, encouraging others to wear red on February 7 to save lives.

Royal Canin, a dog food plant in Rolla, Missouri, is expected to shut down later this year.

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - One of the three men charged in a high-profile murder-for-hire case in the shooting death of Portia Rowland is set to appear in court on Wednesday. Sammy Shafer Jr. is set to appear before a judge at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The Madison County State's Attorney charged Shafer and two others [...]

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - One person was left injured Wednesday morning after a vehicle was partially trapped underneath a tractor trailer that had rolled over on Interstate 64 in Fairview Heights. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), the crash happened around 6 a.m. on westbound Interstate 64, near milepost 10, and east of [...]

Two fires in Cahokia Heights overnight resulted in a house being destroyed and another being damaged, with no injuries reported, as neighbors noticed the first fire after hearing a tied-up dog barking.

ST . LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Austin, TX man is dead and two others are seriously injured overnight Wednesday morning after a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 270 to Interstate 55 in south St. Louis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the fatal crash happened a little after 12 a.m. on [...]

ST. LOUIS - Colder temperatures are in place as our next storm system arrives. Drizzle and light rain will develop Wednesday morning and lift northward. North of I-70, temperatures are at or just below freezing and as the rain begins, this could lead to some freezing drizzle. Thanks to the record temps earlier in the [...]

A juvenile and two adults are in custody for killing a Belleville teenager who was shot in front of his home Monday afternoon.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office encourages residents to be aware of what they’re sharing on social media.

Lawmakers heard legislation Tuesday to reverse what voters approved in November as GOP members are trying to make abortion illegal in the state again.

Chris Gatlin spent 17 months in jail for a crime that an artificial intelligence program said he committed, only to be freed after the prosecutor learned there was no real evidence.

Valentine’s Day is 10 days away and florists across the region are gearing up for one of their biggest holidays.

President Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of the U.S. taking over the Gaza Strip, saying America should be responsible for clearing the territory of rubble and unexploded bombs and proposing an “economic development.” Trump’s remarks are some of his most extreme rhetoric regarding the future of the territory where nearly 2 million Palestinians live [...]

Harrowing moments from a 2023 police shootout in Soulard are being revealed on video for the first time. The video is now available because the case closed with a conviction, at which point FOX 2 News requested the video under the Missouri Sunshine Law.

The City of St. Louis Department of Health announced Tuesday that three dogs involved in an attack that killed a 62-year-old woman and injured her husband last month have been euthanized.

The North County Police Cooperative is investigating a series of events that has a Pine Lawn neighborhood family saying they're being vandalized, including through the use of a voodoo doll.