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Sheriff's Department May Face Closure The axe may be about to fall on a budget in Lincoln County, Missouri. That could force the shutdown of the sheriff's department within weeks. The sheriff is going public Tuesday night with the massive cuts now looming. Full Story »

Local Volunteers Help Bring Christmas To Those In Need Making sure every child in need has a ball this Christmas! That's the goal of Retired Rams Tight End Roland Williams and a couple of local companies. Williams' non profit organization Youth Lifeline America wants every kindergarten student in the St. Louis Public Schools to have a new ball this Christmas. Full Story »

Cold Morning Tempts Thieves To Steal Truck From In Front Of Home Bold thieves broke into a sheriff's deputy's car and stole his handgun. A moment before that, they stole a man's "livelihood" too! This all unfolded in an O'Fallon, Missouri neighborhood just before sunup Tuesday morning. The crimes have neighbors frightened. Victim Laura Steinhoff says, "His whole entire life was in that vehicle ... Full Story »

Maplewood Police Looking Other Robberies Now Two men are behind bars, charged with robbing a Penn Station restaurant in south St. Louis County at gunpoint. After robbing Penn Station over the weekend, the robbers crashed their vehicle in south St. Louis. That's when they were taken into custody. Now Maplewood police are trying to figure out whether the suspects are linked to another big crime. Full Story »

Hotel Says They Have Already Fired Valet Company People who use valets to park their cars are thinking twice after seeing some video that has emerged from a St. Louis parking garage. The incidents happened in the garage at the Hyatt Regency Hotel adjacent to the arch. A poster on YouTube identifying himself as Valet Underground displayed numerous videos of cars, presumably those of customers ... Full Story »

Freese Did Not Know Where He Was Driving We now have the official police report from the early morning DWI arrest of Cardinals player David Freese. The report shows his blood alcohol content was almost three times over the legal limit when he was arrested early Saturday morning in Maryland Heights. The police report obtained through the Freedom Of Information Act shows Freese took a breathalizer ... Full Story »

A white Ford F-150 with Missouri license plate number 0kL227 was stolen from the Bryan Valley subdivision. The truck was driven to another home in the subdivison. At that home was a St. Charles County Sheriffs patrol car. The suspect broke into the patrol car and stole a hand gun. Full Story »

Richie Incognito has been released by the St. Louis Rams, two days after coach Steve Spagnuolo benched the temperamental offensive guard for the second half of a loss at Tennessee. Full Story »

A police standoff in Belleville ended peacefully late Tuesday morning. Police confirm to FOX 2 News that one suspect in a December 10 home invasion is now in custody. Earlier Tuesday US Marshals surrounded a home in the 300 block of North 1st Street as they searched for several suspects wanted for the home invasion. It caused nearby day cares and Franklin Elementary School to go on lockdown ... Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Up in the Air" landed at just the right time, emerging as a potential Academy Awards favorite with themes of job loss and economic calamity that offer a heartbreaking yet hilarious reflection of these hard times. Full Story »

There have been a pair of home invasions in south St. Louis overnight. But the particular pair of crimes have a common denominator, the same house was the target of both invasions. The first break break in happened around 1:00am Tuesday morning in the 2200 block of Osage Street at South Broadway. The homeowner called police saying that five black men, all dressed in black, kicked in the front ... Full Story »

THOMSON, Ill. (AP) — The White House decision to move up to 100 Guantanamo Bay detainees to this dying Mississippi River town has folks here seeing dollar signs, not suspected terrorists. Full Story »

Isabella Lovinda Was Shot While Trying To Save Her Friends A St. Louis police officer, shot repeatedly while trying to save the lives of her friends during a deadly South St. Louis home invasion, October 5th, granted her first interview Monday night. Officer Isabella Lovadina, 28, said she'd been making a remarkable recovery; she looked forward to returning to work after surviving 4-5 gunshots. Full Story »

Toy Giveaway Could Be Canceled If Volunteers Aren't Found He's a Superbowl champ on a mission. Former St. Louis Ram Roland Williams now heads up Youth Lifeline America, a non-profit that helps youth reach their full potential. His latest project is to deliver toys to all kindergartners in St. Louis City public schools. "We're not looking for anyone to give us toys, we have the toys already ... Full Story »

Wellston Has Not Been Able To Regain Accreditation The Wellston school district faces a state shutdown and forced merger with an arch rival. If the state board of education approves the measure, which it is expected to do, effective July 1, 2010, Wellston students will become students of the Normandy school district. Wellston's 73 teachers, 15 administrators, and 49 other employees, will be ... Full Story »

It Seems Familiar, But There Are Differences Are you suffering from deja vu? Even MoDOT's Linda Wilson confirms its occurrence. What's driving this deja vu? It's the new I-64. Wilson is articulating that compelling sense of familiarity many of you have experienced driven during the past week. A feeling that this road trip has genuinely happened in the past, and it has, only on the old stretch of ... Full Story »

Company Says Lower Sales And Canceled Policies Forced Their Decision Another local company trims its workforce. This time, it's a company already dealing with upset customers. It was a rough Monday morning at US Fidelis. This came as a surprise to many of the workers. The company has tried to hold on, but the move could not be avoided according to company executives. US Fidelis, a Wentzville ... Full Story »

Residents Fearful Of Crime In Their Neighborhood Ellisville, Missouri, residents are fearful after learning an assistant manager at the Pasta House Company restaurant on Manchester Road was robbed. "It kind of scares me. I've never been afraid here in our neighborhood," said Pansy Lichius, an area resident. Police say the assistant manager was leaving the restaurant Monday morning heading to the ... Full Story »

No Cell Phones Will Be Allowed In School Zones Or Work Zones It's a warning for Illinois drivers. Misuse your cell phone in the Land of Lincoln and you could end up paying a huge fine. State police insist the new laws will save lives and make the roads safer. Beginning January 1, you can no longer text while driving in Illinois. If you are in a work zone or a school zone, you can't use your cell ... Full Story »

Inmate Had Held Employee All Day; Prison Was On Lockdown A deadly end Monday to a hostage situation at the state prison in Pinckneyville, Illinois. Authorities say an inmate who took an employee hostage was shot and killed at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center along Route 154 about 80 miles southeast from St. Louis. As of Monday night, the facility was still on lockdown. Full Story »

Two St. Louis County health centers are now offering the swine flu vaccine to any resident 6 months or older. You do not need an appointment to get the shots. They are free of charge at the North Central Community Health Center on 4000 Jennings Station Road in Pine Lawn, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except Thursday when the H1N1 clinic will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Full Story »

A Cardinals baseball player arrested for DWI this weekend. Police picked up third baseman David Freese around 2:40 a.m. Saturday in Maryland Heights for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Police say Freese was given an field sobriety test and was then placed under arrest. He was booked and released on a summons. The Lafayette High alum was injured last January when his car skidded off an ... Full Story »

A one-year-old boy fights for his life after being shot by his 7-year-old sister. Family and neighbors in that north St Louis neighborhood are heart broken. Investigators say the little girl found the gun in her 18-year-old uncle's backpack Saturday evening. She was playing with it in a bedroom when the gun went off. Police say several adults were in the living room, heard the shot and ran to ... Full Story »

A Collinsville family feels fortunate to be alive after a shuttle bus crashed into their home late Saturday night. "Thought it was thunder at first until I looked over to where it was coming from and saw the back of the wall where the porch was moving in towards me," said Mathew Willeford, homeowner. He was playing video games when the Madison County Transit bus slammed into the side of his home. Full Story »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans aren't giving up on their slim playoff hopes, not without a fight. Chris Johnson ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns and also took a short pass 66 yards for another score and the Tennessee Titans stayed alive by routing the woeful St. Louis Rams 47-7 Sunday. Full Story »