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An EF2 tornado tore through Greenville, leveling homes and leaving debris everywhere. One woman was nearly swept away in the storm but miraculously survived.

The crash took place shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday on Old Highway 21 north of Lions Den Road.

A Maryland Heights engineering firm said this week it has purchased a testing laboratory firm in Tipton, Missouri.

Poettker Construction, an award-winning, family-owned business, promoted six of its employees to better address the needs of the growing business. “Poettker Construction Company’s mission statement is ‘Our quality relationships build your quality projects,’” said Ryan Poettker, President. “Building those lifetime partnerships with our customers begins with building solid relationships with our employees. We invest in […]

The Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow will return to illuminate the Saint Louis Zoo with dozens of new, towering lanterns and light displays this spring. Running from March 12 to […]

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Police say Jamya T. Dukes, 22, died at a hospital Tuesday night after she was taken there by "unidentified individuals."

The first luxury apartments that will define living in the emerging mixed-use Meridian Plaza in Glen Carbon, Ill. will debut in May 2025. Builder MBG has the 144-unit Latitude 38 apartments under roof and is focusing on interior spaces and amenities for developer Mia Rose Holdings. Meridian Plaza is a 44-acre, mixed-use development at the […]

ST. LOUIS -- The FOX 2 Weather Team is hosting Weather Day at Busch Stadium on April 16th, inviting students and teachers to participate in a unique educational experience before the Cardinals face off against the Astros. Weather Day turns Busch Stadium into a giant science classroom, offering eye-popping experiments and serious science activities. The [...]

A registered sex offender from High Ridge, Missouri, appeared in federal court on Thursday and was sentenced for selling child pornography online.

About 51 animals were rescued by the Humane Society of Missouri’s (HSMO) Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACT) in Cedar County, Missouri.

St. Louis Inno Madness has returned, with 16 local startups competing to be the 2025 Inno Madness champion.

ALTON — The Alton Boys and Girls Club in Alton reported a break-in early Thursday morning, April 3, 2025, prompting an investigation by local authorities. The incident occurred at the club, located at 2512 Amelia St., where an intruder allegedly caused significant damage. Sgt. Andrew Pierson, General Case Supervisor of the Alton Police Department, confirmed the report of the incident. "We took a report this morning of a potential break-in at the Alton Boys and Girls Club and found damage to one of the windows," he said. "There were things disturbed inside; we are still gathering additional information to see if video would have captured anything. Everything right now is preliminary." Al Womack, the Executive Director of the Alton Boys and Girls Club, provided further details about the incident. He said that a single intruder broke a window on the north side of the building and entered through a less frequently used room. "He made his way up front, looked like he was familiar

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A Black Jack, Missouri, man was convicted in federal court Thursday for committing five armed robberies in Missouri and Illinois in 2023.

Caseyville, East St. Louis, Cahokia Heights, East Carondelet, and Dupo will receive millions to recover from 2022 floods SPRINGFIELD, IL. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that much-needed disaster recovery funding through the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program has been finalized for St. Clair County. The funds will be dispersed to different municipalities across St. Clair County, including Caseyville, East St. Louis, Cahokia Heights, East Carondelet, and Dupo. These funds will provide critical support for recovery efforts following the historic storms that devastated the area in 2022, leaving families and local businesses struggling to rebuild. The funding will be allocated to projects aimed at enhancing the resilience of local infrastructure, not only to facilitate rebuilding efforts but also to provide long-term protection against recurring flooding issues. “St. Clair County faced unprecedented challenges

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]

Police said the crash caused the cyclist to land in the westbound lanes of Gravois, where he was struck by three more vehicles. Only two drivers stayed at the scene.

NWS survey crews are surveying damage from Wednesday's storms. Here's how many tornadoes they've confirmed so far.