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The possible hostage situation at a Jefferson City, Missouri State building may not be a hostage situation at all. Authorities on the seen say the call may have been a false alarm. Governor Jay Nixon returned to Missouri from Texas after hearing about the situation that had the Governor Office Building and nearby buildings on lockdown. Police say there's no confirmation of shots fired or ... Full Story »

A state audit has determined that St. Louis police failed to adequately monitor towing operations of a contractor, resulting in underpayment to the city of $454,000. State Auditor Susan Montee was in St. Louis on Tuesday to disclose findings of the audit. The audit also cited a failure to dispose of seized money in a timely manner and that $16,000 was paid to officers for unearned overtime. Full Story »

One Killed, Other Victims Hospitalized A major roadway reopens in north St. Louis County following a shooting and a deadly accident. Lucas & Hunt was closed overnight while police investigated a shooting turned car crash. According to Missouri Highway Patrol, around 11 p.m. Monday night there was a shootout between people in two cars. It started at Jenwood and Lucas & Hunt and went all the way ... Full Story »

A big rig crashed through a guard rail on Interstate 255 and came within 50 yards of slamming into a family's home. It happened shortly after midnight in Cahokia as the semi was traveling south on the highway. The 18-wheeler first clipped a highway crew truck working overnight. The crew was striping the interstate. The truck then drove through the guard rail, down an embankment and overturned in ... Full Story »

When the FDIC announced a bank failure in north St. Louis Friday, a piece of history was lost. Gateway Bank is now "Central Bank of Kansas City". Gateway was a 44 year old institution near the corner of Union and Natural Bridge. It was the first minority-owned bank in Missouri. The FDIC described Gateway's demise as the 119th bank failure in the U.S. in 2009, and it did not make front page ... Full Story »

The Major Case Squad was called to investigate a homicide in East St. Louis Monday night, less than 48 hours after Saturday's triple murder case there. Monday's shooting happened just before 6:00 p.m., about three blocks from the triple murder scene. Another troubling connection between the cases: the victim in Monday's deadly shooting was the cousin of one of the three victims in the triple ... Full Story »

Tough economic times have many of us turning and looking for extra cash. Before you clean out your jewelry box and cash in on the record price for yellow gold, be cautious. The price you get for your gold depends on your ability to shop around. Full Story »

The water company is proposing a $60 million rate hike. A public hearing on Monday will determine if the hike is justified. Full Story »

Three mothers of young children are murdered Saturday night at a gas station in East St. Louis. A suspect is in custody and charges are pending. The murders that took minutes to execute will leave life long scars. The gas station murders of three friends are devastating for relatives. Emogene McDaniel says her daughter, Jamaica, was targeted because the 24 year old broke up with the suspect. Full Story »

Tearing down the Berlin Wall and what that meant to all of us was brought home today at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. The campus joined some 30 colleges and universities nationwide to mark the 20th anniversary of when the fall of the Berlin Wall. Many students who marked the occasion were not old enough to remember the actual event. Full Story »

Fallen Sergeant Christopher Cooper returned home Monday morning The soldier received full honors when his body was brought to Lambert Airport. Cooper was serving in Babil Province Iraq when he was killed. He first joined the Marine Corps in 2000. After serving five years active duty with one tour in Iraq, Cooper decided to leave the military and moved to California. Full Story »

A controversial re-development project in Creve Coeur is suddenly off. This is the result of a very vocal opposition conformed by neighbors who live next to Delmar Gardens. Full Story »

Farmers Worked Hard Through The Weekend To Gather Soybeans, Corn Record rain and near record cold in October left many farmers wondering if they would have any harvest at all this Fall. When all was said and done, more than a foot of rain fell over much of Missouri and Illinois in October bringing harvest operations to a grinding halt. But the pattern has changed in early November bringing ... Full Story »

The Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2009 has received its rings. Full Story »

Cardinal icon, Lou Brock, is auctioning some of his most prized possessions. The Cardinal great is putting up 100 of his most prized possessions up for sale at legendaryauctions.com . Full Story »

Less than a month after buying Wyeth, drug giant Pfizer Inc. has mapped out a new structure for its research and development operations. The plan, announced Monday, will bring the closure of six of their 20 research facilities, reorganize and consolidate others, and cut the jobs of up to 2,000 scientists and laboratory technicians. Pfizer is selling it's St. Louis operations at the Chesterfield ... Full Story »

Police have a suspect under arrest who is accused of gunning down 3 women inside a car parked at an East St. Louis gas pump on Saturday night. Police say the suspect was taken into custody in St. Louis City. They are not identifying him until charges are filed but say he knew the victims. "We know for a fact it was someone they knew," said Det. Kenneth Berry, East St. Louis Police Department. Full Story »

Rush hour commuters traveling Interstate 64 from West St. Louis County need to be aware of some changes. MoDOT is preparing for the big re-opening of I-64 between Kingshighway and Brentwood and people out west are being impacted. The eastbound lanes of the highway between Mason Road and I-270 were re-striped this weekend. For the past two years there have been two lanes on 40 dedicated to ... Full Story »

Police in St. Louis are searching for several suspects they say are responsible for an early morning home invasion and shooting. Police tell FOX 2 News that around midnight the suspects broke into the home around DeTonty and Klemm in South St. Louis. The home is one unit of a two story brick duplex. One male inside the home was shot during crime. Police believe up to five suspects fled the crime ... Full Story »

About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies "R" Us are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall includes nine models of Chinese-made single and double umbrella Maclaren strollers, which have been sold around the country since 1999. The fingertip amputations occurred ... Full Story »

A car splits into three pieces killing the female driver in south St. Louis. The accident happened around 3:15 a.m. at Broadway and Bates Street. Police say the woman's care went airborne and then slammed into a tree. The 28 year old woman died at the scene. Full Story »

Authorities are looking for a suspect in an East St. Louis triple murder case. Detective Kenneth Berry of the East St. Louis Police Department says a lone gunman shot and killed Jaimaca McDaniel, 24, Raykel Gathing, 26, and Tanikia Harvey, 26, all of East St. Louis, around 9:30 p.m. Full Story »

A FOX 2 follow-up on the gruesome murder of a Pacific woman. The Major Case Squad and Missouri Water Patrol have recovered the body parts that had been missing from Stephanie Fields' mutilated corpse. The discovery was made along the Meramec River, not far from the bridge near Times Beach. Full Story »

St. Louis County Police are investigating a possible dognapping that may also result in assault charges. A County officer and one from Crestwood were struck by a suspect's vehicle as she fled from her home in the 1400 block of Trelane in Crestwood Saturday morning. Full Story »

It's an incredible tale of survival about a man, a tree and what happened to make the two become one. There is good luck, there are miracles and what happened to Jack Wier proves they are not the same thing. Full Story »