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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Missouri congressman Billy Long will be ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday, taking over a beleaguered agency that he once sought to abolish and that has since been beset with steep staffing cuts and leadership turnover. Long won confirmation in a 53-44 Senate vote last [...]

ST. LOUIS - One person is dead and five others were left injured Thursday night following two separate shootings in St. Louis City. The shootings occurred in different parts of the city within a three-hour span. The first incident took place just after 7 p.m. in a business parking lot on Morgan Ford Road and [...]

ST. LOUIS - Let’s watch for spots of fog out the door Friday morning behind Thursday night’s pockets of heavy rain. More scattered storms are expected Friday as the front draped across the region lifts back to the north. While widespread severe weather is not expected, as we’ve seen, these storms can produce short, intense [...]

SUMMERFIELD, Ill. - A flash flood in Summerfield, Illinois, has left a family of six homeless after water engulfed their home, destroying their belongings and vehicles. The floodwaters surged into the Goldsmith family's residence around 3 p.m., submerging everything inside, including beds, clothes and cars. The family, who relocated from Georgia just four months ago, [...]

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Opening night for the Garden Brothers Circus show—"Jr. Goes To Hollywood"—took place on the grounds of Family Arena in St. Charles on Thursday. “We are the oldest circus in the United States, said Chad Ridge, media director. "We've been owned by the same family for over 100 years. We've been doing [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Hundreds attended the first-ever Missouri Nuclear Summit Thursday, with speakers ranging from industry experts to lawmakers. For decades, Missouri has had one sole nuclear reactor operated by Ameren outside of Fulton in Callaway County.  “I think the fact that we already have one nuclear reactor already in Missouri is a really [...]

It’s day three of the Explorers Academy and Josh Sinnokrak of Liberty, Missouri, is showing no signs of slowing down.

5 were shot, according to police.

4 people were rescued.

With a murdered witness and the alleged hitman also killed, FOX 2 is looking into what’s next.

Community leaders are calling it a major setback for minority- and women-owned businesses.

Police say the man was mad because an employee tried to confirm his order.

An employee at KVC Academy, a day school for children, is accused of throwing a child across a classroom.

Many animal shelters are at capacity during the summertime. That includes the Belleville Area Humane Society, which is looking for animal lovers to put on their cape and do a good deed by adopting a four-legged friend this weekend.

Starting September 1, St. Louis County will automate its siren system and divide into three zones to reduce false alarms and confusion.

The bills would limit the school's exclusive authority to grant certain research doctorates and professional degrees.

The Savannah Bananas, the wildly entertaining baseball team that's anything but ordinary, are finally making their long-awaited St. Louis debut this weekend.

The event was held in resistance to the Trump administration.

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced that the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will continue to provide services for LGBTQIA+ youth in Illinois after funding was cut by the federal government last month.

A 62-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a small SUV on Interstate 70 earlier this week.