Man escapes attempted carjacking at south St. Louis QuikTrip
ST. LOUIS – Police are investigating a shooting outside a QuikTrip in the Boulevard Heights neighborhood of south St. Louis. This happened around 4:30 a.m. at the gas station on Gravois at Loughborough. Police reported that four suspects held the victim at gunpoint. The victim fled the scene in the car and was shot at […]
Harris-Stowe’s teacher training program at risk of losing accreditation
ST. LOUIS – Harris-Stowe University is at risk of losing its accreditation with the state education department. For decades, the historically black college and university produced most of the teachers in St. Louis. The school received a letter of non-compliance from the Missouri Department of Education for not submitting the number of education majors who […]
New greenhouse ribbon-cutting today in West Alton, Missouri
WEST ALTON, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Rivers Project Office are hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It’s for a new greenhouse at the ‘Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary’ in West Alton, Missouri. The new facility will grow thousands of native plants annually to support prairie and pollinator habitats. How time-of-use pricing plan is […]
Florida owners of railway exchange building owe $4.4M to contractors
ST. LOUIS – The owners of the old Famous-Barr building in downtown St. Louis lose an appeal in state court. According to FOX 2’s partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, ‘Hudson Holdings’ of Florida owes five contractors more than $4 million. U.S. Steel idles steelmaking at Granite City Works ‘indefinitely’ The ongoing legal dispute over […]
Pedestrian struck and killed on Highway 61 SB
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – A driver struck and killed a man walking on Highway 61 in Jefferson County. The crash happened a little before 11:00 p.m. near Cedar Drive in Imperial. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that a 24-year-old woman was driving southbound on 61 when she struck and killed 22-year-old Christopher Kelch, who was in […]
Lawsuit over Tim Fitch’s pension costs St. Louis County taxpayers $621K
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Taxpayers in St. Louis County have come out on the losing end of a legal battle over a former council member’s pension. They’re now out hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they should have paid. Tim Fitch has been fighting for his pension since 2019. Two county executives were […]
Patient at St. Louis Children’s Hospital flips the switch on Christmas lights
ST. LOUIS – It is officially the Christmas season at St. Louis Children’s Hospital after a very special patient helped turn the lights on Tuesday night. “I’m excited about turning all the lights on,” Maelani Chatmon said. Chatmon, 5, got to pick out a new Christmas outfit specifically for Tuesday’s big event. “We got a […]
Granite City residents, local leaders react to steel mill layoffs
GRANITE CITY, Ill. – Terrible news came down Tuesday for people in Granite City and the surrounding area, as U.S. Steel announced it plans to lay off as many as a thousand employees at its Granite City mill. The company said it plans to idle the facility. Local residents and leaders said they are stunned, […]
Street corner remains littered with debris from car crash two weeks later
ST. LOUIS – After a frightening car crash near a St. Louis school more than two weeks ago, car parts, broken glass, and a damaged fire hydrant remain on the street and sidewalk at Nebraska Avenue and Winnebago Street. Residents want something done before someone else gets hurt. The crash happened shortly after 11 p.m. […]
Area fire departments brace for weather-related calls
LEMAY, Mo. – The Lemay Fire Protection District has responded to so many chimney fires over the years that the department’s firefighters have created their own bucket of tools designed specifically for chimney-related fires. The bucket is made of metal, which gives firefighters a safe place to deposit hot embers. Firefighters can wet towels stored […]
