A short rundown of the latest local and national headlines from FOX 2 in St. Louis, Missouri. This podcast is updated daily.
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Hancock and Kelley are the odd couple of St. Louis politics. Hancock, a Republican, and Kelley, a Democrat, are political consultants who used to lob grenades at each other when they were executive directors of their political parties. But there was no animosity when they joust on-air. No yelling. No personal attacks. No name-calling. While they disagree on most everything political, they have become friends. They counter each other calmly, often with humor. Off the air, they give each other ...
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South St. Louis arsonist caught on camera
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A garage in Benton Park West caught fire early Thursday morning, followed by another suspicious fire in a vacant home just a block away. A neighbor's camera captured the suspect setting the garage ablaze, and while the fires' connection is unconfirmed, residents are concerned and police are seeking information to catch the arsonist. See Privacy Pol…
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Where’s Kim Gardner, STL temp tag loans, and taxpayer money for Busch Stadium
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Missouri’s State Auditor held a news conference to call out Kim Gardner, the former St. Louis Circuit Attorney, for not complying with his audit of her office during her tenure. … St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis now plan to use a portion of the more than half-billion dollars from the Rams/NFL settlement on everyday needs like roads, side…
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Pictures of seized drugs only tell part of the story of what federal agents cleared from the streets of St. Louis. Authorities say a father and son admitted dealing drugs, valuing in millions of dollars. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Neighbor helps stop St. Louis County peeper
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Residents in a Chesterfield neighborhood helped halt an alleged peeper, Suraj Shah, who was seen walking his dog with a flashlight at odd hours near homes. Concerned parents, who communicated via text and sometimes followed Shah in golf carts, reported their suspicions to police. Shah, 39, now faces four counts of felony attempted invasion of priva…
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Half-a-million stolen via health care fraud, then returned
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They admit to sending fake reimbursement claims to the state’s Medicaid program for services they never provided. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Homicide detectives have arrested a 17-year-old girl for a fatal shooting near the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Station in St. Louis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Shootout video near campus reveals chaos during gunfire
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STL homeless encampment dispersed following deadly officer-involved shooting
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Two-year-old injured in shooting
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A two-year-old child is recovering after being shot in a car in Dellwood. The incident occurred just after 7 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Chambers Road and Knollcrest Court. Authorities are still searching for the shooter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-…
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Cleaning up after the storms
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Severe storms rolled through Sullivan, Missouri, again Wednesday morning, just one day after a tornado led to scattered damage around the community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Be ‘weather aware’ before heading out to work or school
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First responders are urging the public to be alert today due to potential severe weather, particularly as it may occur during work hours, school, or even during the Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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A gorilla died late Saturday night at the Saint Louis Zoo. Joe was around 26 years old. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Anti-war protests in St. Louis and legalizing sports betting in Missouri
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Progressive Democrats in St. Louis, like Aldermanic President Megan Green and Congresswoman Cori Bush, are railing against police crackdowns on pro-Palestinian tent-camp protests at colleges in St. Louis and across the United States, as Democrat New York Mayor Eric Adams takes a strong stance in support of police in ending protests that have resort…
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Residents plead for hazardous, abandoned home to be torn down
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Parents in the Metro East are pressing the Edwardsville School Board for answers after learning the top school administrator is receiving 21 weeks of sick leave per year. The contract, originally signed a year ago, had been requested under the state’s open-record law. It was then shared online and the town has been in a frenzy ever since. See Priva…
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Cleaning up neighborhoods to reduce St. Louis crime
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A new initiative named Block Builders, aimed at tackling violent crime in St. Louis area neighborhoods, launches this morning. This collaborative effort involves the Urban League, the Regional Business Council, major utilities, and the city of St. Louis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.…
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Anti-war protests in St. Louis
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Saint Louis University students are set to hold a pro-Palestinian, anti-war protest today. This follows a similar demonstration by Washington University students, faculty, and activists in Forest Park yesterday, as community passions intensify regarding the conflict in Gaza. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not…
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Missouri Legislature defends Planned Parenthood, STL squatters removed, Trump’s trial & immunity plea, Biden says ‘yes’ to debate
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The Missouri Legislature defunds Planned Parenthood ahead of voters getting a chance to restore abortion rights in the state. … The issue of a state-appointed police board taking over the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department just keeps rolling in Jefferson City. … The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is proposing a hike in the city's sales tax rate.…
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Volunteers come together to repair St. Louis homes
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Family questioning removal of memorial for teen killed in crash
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Squatting saga ends on a St. Louis sidewalk
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FOX 2 News has obtained video Thursday showing the dramatic ending of a sad squatting saga in south St. Louis. Sudanese refugees had been living in front of someone’s home at Spring Avenue and Chippewa Street for more than three years. The City of St. Louis removed their large shelter made from tarps and grocery carts. The difference at the busy in…
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Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday passed a bill to ban Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood, a move they have tried for years in a state where almost all abortions are banned. The bill, approved 106-48 Wednesday in the House, aims to make it illegal for Missouri’s Medicaid program to reimburse Planned Parenthood for he…
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The City of St. Louis has spent nearly $8 million and counting on speed humps to combat its epidemic of reckless driving. More than 1,100 of the speed humps have already been installed, with about 300 more coming this summer and hundreds more after that. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.…
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A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis, and authorities are actively searching for the suspect. The incident occurred just south of I-70 at Goodfellow and Windham, with police receiving the alert just before 8:45 p.m. Sunday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do…
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Hancock & Kelley – Splitting Illinois and a terrible treat
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Hancock and Kelley on FOX 2 take on the top issues of the week. On the agenda: Illinois’ biggest county in the St. Louis area no longer wants to be in the same state as Chicago. Disturbing surprises show up on the desks of members of the Missouri legislature: dessert ‘brownies’ — along with a note saying they contain dog feces. Donald Trump’s so-ca…
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BONUS - Hancock & Kelley
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Make sure to subscribe to our Hancock and Kelley podcast for more episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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St. Louis County struggles to get started on senior tax freeze, City succeeding
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Prosecutor warns they may never learn the ‘why’ in trial of late officer
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Severe storms on Thursday evening caused significant damage across the St. Louis region. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The vote to split Illinois
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By a vote of 15-7, the Madison County Board voted in favor of sending a non-binding referendum to voters in November. County voters will be asked if they want to separate from Cook County to form a new state. Even if the non-binding referendum is approved, there will be no separation. The vote is not legally binding. Supporters of putting the issue…
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Whitey Herzog, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall-of-Fame manager of the decorated 1980s era, has died at the age of 92. Whitey Herzog, managed the Cardinals for 11 seasons from 1980 to 1990, winning a World Series title in 1982 and National League pennants in 1985 and 1987. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010. See Privacy Po…
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St. Louis Aldermen to vote on red light cameras
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Today marks the final day of the current session for the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, with two significant bills up for final passage. The session is set to begin at 10 a.m. at City Hall. One of the bills under consideration is Board Bill 105, sponsored by Alderman Shane Cohn, which seeks to reintroduce red light cameras in St. Louis through the Au…
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WSJ goes after downtown St. Louis, closing the gun show loophole
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The Wall Street Journal had an extremely unflattering front-page report about the demise of downtown St. Louis. ... First lady Jill Biden was in St. Louis to raise money for her husband’s reelection bid. ... Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey files a lawsuit to stop the latest incarnation of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.…
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Cahokia Heights senior citizens left in fear from teen harassment
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Every driver knows this rule of the road: you must stop while a school bus is loading and unloading. But Thursday morning, officials in Franklin County said a man ignored that rule and nearly hit three children in the process. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i…
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WSJ calls Downtown St. Louis real estate a 'nightmare'
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A recent Wall Street Journal article called the real estate situation of Downtown St. Louis a "nightmare" while explaining challenges around vacant properties in the city. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Republicans in the Missouri Senate are again trying to defund Planned Parenthood. The topic isn’t new to the General Assembly or the court system. In recent years, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood, saying lawmakers can’t exclude abortion providers from receiving Medicaid reimbursements within the budget. The senator b…
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Missouri is set to proceed with its first execution of the year tonight, as convicted murderer Brian Dorsey faces the death penalty in Bonne Terre. Dorsey has been found guilty of the 2006 killings of Sarah and Ben Bonnie in their home near New Bloomfield, Missouri, just north of Jefferson City. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C…
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The 2024 Eclipse in Missouri and Illinois
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It’s almost time for the 2024 solar eclipse! The path of totality will miss much of the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area, but for those who can’t travel far from it, you’ll still be in for quite a spectacle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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U.S. Justice Dept. takes note of STL crime, Israel admits fault in aid worker bombing
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We begin with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland taking note of violent crime in St. Louis and pledging to do something about it. ... The rise of the write-in candidates and the fall of right-wing school board candidates in Tuesday's local elections. ... We’re keeping up with former President Donald Trump's courtroom battles and a big endorsemen…
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St. Charles mayor shares plans for new $85M city center and old city hall
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Small police force and their big impact on international theft
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A tradition like none other is almost here: Opening Day in St. Louis. The 2024 St. Louis Cardinals home opener is set for Thursday against the Miami Marlins at Busch Stadium. First pitch is set for 3:15 p.m. Tens of thousands are expected to gather around Downtown St. Louis to celebrate. Upwards of 48,000 lucky fans have a chance to fill up the sta…
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Missouri Municipal election results
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Tuesday was a big voting day for several municipal elections across the St. Louis area, including two propositions from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Both propositions are important in how they can affect customers’ future bills. MSD services all of St. Louis City and around 90% of St. Louis County. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.…
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Flash flooding expected to slow your commute
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Drivers should beware as they head this morning. Several roads are flooded after the heavy rain overnight and this morning. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The cloud cover on Monday will impact the strength of any storms. More clouds mean cooler temperatures and lower instability, leading to a scattered, weaker severe storm threat. More sun means more warmth and greater instability, adding to the potential for more severe thunderstorms. While the main storm threat moves out late Monday night, showers …
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St. Louis leaders indicate hope for first responder green light system
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