County to discuss banning panhandling on roadways, citing growing safety concerns
District 6 Councilman Mike Archer (R-Oakville) has spearheaded a revived effort to prohibit individuals from soliciting donations on the roadways in St. Louis County, citing safety concerns as the push for the new legislation. “The safety of it goes twofold. Number one, if a driver is receiving something or giving...
‘You work for the pleasure of me’: Sheriff uses burner phone to intimidate and...
A Missouri sheriff is in federal custody after he was indicted for retaliating against and intimidating witnesses in a case that stemmed from him having a jail administrator arrested. The post 'You work for the pleasure of me': Sheriff uses burner phone to intimidate and retaliate against witnesses, says they...
Person found dead in partially collapsed building in south St. Louis
A person was found dead inside a vacant building in south St. Louis overnight Thursday, and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Tim Ezell shares change in diagnosis during absence
Amid hundreds of emails, phone calls and messages, Tim Ezell opens up about his absence from FOX 2 News in the morning and his change in his conditio
Pedestrian struck, killed in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A person has died after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening in north St. Louis, according to police. Officials say an adult man was struck by at least one car in the 9800 block of Halls Ferry Rd. near Sun Valley Drive just before 8 p.m. He was pronounced […]
Tiny Illinois Town Named One of the Most Burglarized in America
A new SafeWise report ranks tiny Sauget, Illinois, as one of the most burglarized towns in America. Learn why this small community tops the crime list.
City to sell park in northern edge of downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A small park in downtown St. Louis that has had trouble with crime in the past could soon be converted into a parking lot. A city committee advanced a proposal this week to sell Interco Plaza to the Starwood Group for $257,000. Starwood owns the building just north of the green space....
SLMPD confirms off-duty officer involved in crash earlier this month
A driver who struck a moped in the Boulevard Heights neighborhood earlier this month was confirmed to be an off-duty St. Louis police officer.
Inside the St. Louis Sheriff’s Office one day after top man’s arrest
FOX 2 News went to the St. Louis Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, following Tuesday’s incarceration of Alfred Montgomery, to find out what it looks like without him.
Florissant woman accused of threatening to carry out shooting at MSD offices
A Florissant woman is facing a serious charge after she allegedly threatened to carry out a shooting at the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's (MSD) offices.

















