Terminally ill Granite City woman meets her idol, Jelly Roll
ST. LOUIS – A Granite City woman battling terminal cancer fulfilled the dream of a lifetime Wednesday—meeting county music sensation Jelly Roll. Keita Miller was diagnosed with a terminal illness in February 2022 and given just months to live. She has defined the odds, and now she’s been able to meet her musical hero, country […]
North St. Louis grant program back under fire, city official calls for ‘do-over’
ST. LOUIS – A program meant to pump millions of federal COVID relief dollars into north St. Louis is back under fire, with at least one city official calling for a total do-over. The city said the goal of the North City Commercial Corridor Grant Program, which consists of $37 million from the American Rescue Plan, […]
The origins of eye-popping fall color
ST. LOUIS – We are moving quickly towards the peak of the fall color season in Missouri and Illinois, and this year’s season may come and go quickly. The cycle begins back in spring as the trees start to bud under ever-increasing sunlight and warmth. Through the summer, our trees are bathed in a daily […]
Shooting near Ballpark Village leaves one injured: Police
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is responding to a shooting near Ballpark Village Wednesday night. According to police, the call came in just before 9:30 p.m. at Seventh and Walnut Streets. One adult man has been injured, officials say. This is a developing story. More will be posted as it comes […]
Boeing machinists reject new contract, continuing costly walkout
The vote comes more than a month after 33,000 union members overwhelmingly rejected a negotiated offer and walked off the job on Sept. 13.
Georgia secretary of state office says it repelled cyberattack
The secretary of state’s office in Georgia says it was unsuccessfully targeted by a cyberattack earlier this month.
St. Louis native Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett campaigns at home
ST. LOUIS – We’re not seeing much of the top presidential candidates around the St. Louis area this campaign season, but one of Vice President Kamala Harris’ top lieutenants was in town Wednesday. It was part campaign, part homecoming. Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, of Dallas, Texas, became nationally known after her clash with Republican Georgia […]
Ameren Illinois educates drivers about power line safety
CRESTWOOD, Mo. – Whether it’s a car crash or a powerful storm, power poles are routinely damaged. In some cases, the result is power lines coming into contact with vehicles. Ameren Illinois spokesman Brian Bretsch said approximately 3,000 power poles are struck by vehicles leaving the road in Illinois each year. The company recently surveyed driver […]
New video shows how elder lived in home with 175 cats
WILDWOOD, Mo. – You wouldn’t know it from looking from the outside of a 5,700-square-foot Wildwood home—but it was recently a playground for nearly 175 cats. FOX 2 showed pictures in September as family members fought to protect their elderly father, who lived in the home until a county health order to vacate. A new […]
DNA links suspected serial killer to 19-year-old’s cold case murder in Illinois
NORTH AURORA, Ill. (WGN) — Authorities have linked a suspected serial killer to the kidnapping and murder of a 19-year-old Illinois woman, more than 45 years after her death. The DNA of Bruce Lindahl, who is believed to have killed as many as a dozen women and girls, was confirmed to be on the clothes Kathy Halle […]
