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Police in St. Peters, MO need your help tracking down a man who robbed the Ramada Inn on Wednesday night. The robbery happened at the hotel located in the 100 block of Salt Lick Road around 9:30pm. Surveillance photos from security cameras show the crook demanding money and pointing a gun at the front desk clerk and a young child. The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of money from the ... Full Story »

St. Louis firefighters weren't battling just fires Thursday morning. They were also up against dangerously cold temperatures. Firefighters responded to two fires early Thursday. The first started around 4:45 a.m. on South Jefferson and Crittenden. When crews arrived on the scene, the fire was already out of control. Flames were shooting from the roof of the two-story building. There was an ... Full Story »

CANAL FULTON, Ohio -- It's an endearing story of an unlikely house guest that moved in and never left. Full Story »

A bitter cold day gives way to a brutally cold night emptying most sidewalks except for the hearty few. "We are diehards," says shopper Christy Dillon, "we had one day to get out so e said lets do it." Wind chills sending the mercury into single digits not too cold to shop the streets for ladies on the loop but plenty cold to worry about those who have to call the streets home. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is accepting the world's best-known peace award as a wartime president, an incongruity that he will directly speak to when he receives the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, White House officials say. Full Story »

Detectives here have been investigating this case for some time. They believe there are at least three to five victims. But, there may be more Investigators call the case troubling. A Chesterfield man is charged with secretly videotaping women in the ladies bathroom of the company where he is the president and C.E.O. Full Story »

It's a catchy tune that promises something for free. The website is even called, FreeCreditReport.com. Free is not as cheap as it may sound. Full Story »

City Diner has become a dining landmark on South Grand. Now, in a short time, they'll dish up their culinary magic at a second site on North Grand. Full Story »

Ameren UE repair crews fought strong wind gusts and dropping temperatures Wednesday as they worked to restore downed power lines and blown switches. The utility reported some forty thousand customers in the bi-state region lost power at some point as the major storm blew across town. By seven p.m. most of the homes and businesses had power again. Full Story »

Running for the fun of it brought great joy to a young woman from Wentzville. Sadly. 32 year old Molly Trauernicht died doing what she loved. On Dec. 5th she walked 13 miles in the St. Jude half marathon in Memphis Tennesee. Full Story »

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced Wednesday that he wants the state to get tougher on drunk drivers. He wants courts to share information on repeat offenders and close loopholes that often allow repeat drunk drivers to walk free. Full Story »

Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe, the second-leading tackler for the St. Louis Rams, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a dislocated shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. Full Story »

A north St. Louis nightclub owner is shot and robbed Tuesday night. It happened around closing time at Spruills nightclub on North Jefferson. The owner was shot in the arm. A nightclub employee drove him to a hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown. Police are looking for the suspects. Full Story »

Toddlers can choke on toy part The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of about 66,000 Evenflo ExerSaucer 1-2-3 Tea for Me Activity Learning Centers because a cake toy on the saucer has a candle flame that can detach, posing a choking hazard. Full Story »

PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — Gatorade is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life. Full Story »

Deep Winter Chill Is On The Way High winds have caused thousands of people to be without power in parts of Missouri and Illinois. St. Louis-based Ameren said that nearly 10,100 residential and business customers were without power Wednesday morning in Missouri. The hardest hit areas are St. Louis city and county, Wentzville, Franklin, St. Charles. Two area schools are also closed due to power ... Full Story »

A Fenton man gives his heart to a female inmate he met on-line only to possibly get taken by her. Authorities now consider her the prime suspect in a theft from the man's home. 38-year old convict, Dana Lewis, met the man, through the website, Writeaprisoner.com, while she was in a Michigan prison for larceny, aka felony stealing from a person. Full Story »

St. Louis may have dodged the heavy snow blanketing parts of the Midwest, but behind the storm system is bitterly cold air. Wind advisories have been issued for the entire FOX 2 News viewing area until 6:00pm Wednesday night. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph are expected with passage of a strong cold front. Expect falling temps throughout the day Wednesday with wind chills ... Full Story »

Goal is to "Frame a Modern Masterpiece" On Tuesday, the National Park Service and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay launched an international design competition to revitalize the park and city areas surrounding of one of the world's most iconic monuments, the Gateway Arch. The goal of the competition is to integrate the Arch and the park surrounding it into the fabric of the city and embrace the ... Full Story »

With the Interstate 64 project now complete, St. Louis also says goodbye to the man who has been the face of the two year project. Dan Galvin has been the spokesperson for Gateway Constructors for the past 3 years. His look may have changed over the years, but his dedication to the task at hand never did. Full Story »

Although it has been raining, snow removal crews in the St. Louis area are gearing up as a blast of frigid weather heads our way. At American Snow and Ice they depend on bad winter weather. It's the only time of the year the owner can make money. He employs 30 contractors who say they use the extra cash to buy Christmas presents for loved ones. Full Story »

A Metro East man is being questioned after firefighters are called to his house in the 4200 block of baker in Centreville. Police report four children, ages two to seven, were home alone when the fire started. One of them is hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The father left the children alone when he went to pick up a fifth child from a nearby school. Full Story »

Sunday, St. Clair County police received a 911 call of a "rape in progress" in Lebanon, IL. Deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department found 39-year-old Wendy Rodgers detained in the caller's son's bedroom. The parents told law enforcement they had come home from shopping and found the suspect engaging in mutual intercourse with their minor son. The victim's parents called 911 and ... Full Story »

A well known figure at Fort Zumwalt West High School in O'Fallon is facing nearly a dozen felony charges. Reginald Hicks, Junior, 23, of Lake St. Louis is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16 year old female student from Zumwalt West. Court documents detail several sexual encounters between November 21st and December 4th. The Fort Zumwalt Superintendent, Bernie DuBray, says the ... Full Story »

Four eastern Missouri men were to be sentenced for federal crimes involving dogfighting that authorities cracked down on in July. The convictions resulted from the largest coordinated multistate raids on dogfighting in U.S. history. They include 50-year-old Teddy Kiriakidis of Leasburg; 38-year-old Michael Morgan of Hannibal; 56-year-old Robert Hackman of Foley; and 34-year-old Ronald Creach of ... Full Story »