St. Louis begins tracking inmate overdoses after avoiding questions
ST. LOUIS – There is a major policy change at the St. Louis City Justice Center, something the city confirmed the day before a FOX Files investigation into overdoses at the jail. On Oct. 26, the FOX Files asked the St. Louis Department of Public Safety (DPS) how many inmates overdosed and the number of […]
Suspects at large following attempted carjacking in Tower Grove South
ST. LOUIS – An attempted carjacking on Wednesday ended with one person receiving treatment for a gunshot wound. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department website shows 104 reported carjackings citywide this year. A split-second decision stopped one driver from becoming the next victim. “They were seated in their vehicle when a black-colored sedan pulled along […]
Tow truck operator killed in Illinois served as volunteer firefighter
EAST CARONDELET, Ill. – The East Carondelet community is mourning the loss of a man known for his generosity. Wade Bivins, 57, was struck and killed on Interstate 255 Wednesday. He was a tow truck operator responding to a call for a vehicle that had trouble. “I never heard the man say no to anything […]
Labor union leader optimistic idled steel mill will make comeback
GRANITE CITY, Ill. – We’re learning more about what’s next for the hundreds of steelworkers facing layoffs in Granite City. Two people close to the situation tell FOX 2 they feel there is reason for workers to stay optimistic. The head of the local steelworkers union and another local official said they are optimistic there […]
The fast-track DNA testing that solved a St. Charles County mystery
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – DNA is key in several recent crime mysteries that police in St. Charles County claim to have solved. One case, involving a suspect’s saliva, was identified faster than one prosecutor says he’s ever seen. The St. Charles County Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory identified DNA that police say solved a burglary […]
A new vision for the Alton riverfront
ALTON, Ill. – St. Louis might be the Gateway to the West, but just up river in Alton, Illinois, some see a golden opportunity along the Mississippi River. “AltonWorks is a social impact revitalization company focused on historic downtown Alton, and we are focused on East Broadway or Main Street, but we hope that that […]
Parson pushes back on GOP lawmaker wanting to ban Palestinian refugees
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – One Republican lawmaker wants to block Palestinian refugees fleeing Gaza from coming to Missouri, but Governor Mike Parson is pushing back. More than 35 House Republicans signed on to the letter sent to the governor earlier this week, asking him to sign an executive order prohibiting the resettlement of Palestinian refugees. […]
Elon Musk says advertiser boycott at X could “kill the company”
The billionaire owner of X took a defensive tone, saying that “the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company.”
The ‘center’ of Missouri isn’t too far from Jefferson City
MISSOURI – If you were to point to the middle of Missouri on a map, you might think Columbia, Rolla, or Jefferson City. Oddly enough, it’s not any of those three, but it’s not too far from the state capitol. At the start of every decade, the U.S. Census Bureau calculates the “population center” point […]
