KPLR 11 St. Louis

One local business owner can't wait to see the movie. His company played a role in the making of Up in the Air. Full Story »

We all know the new George Clooney movie was shot in St. Louis but do you know why? Director Jason Reitman explains why. Full Story »

Police in several cities are now investigating robberies, burglaries and shootings. Police in several area cities are investigating a rash of armed robberies. In two cases, the suspect wore the same kind of gloves. Full Story »

The woman who claimed she was raped on the side of a Ladue roadway now says she made the whole story up. Virginia Burns, 50, of Overland, Missouri says she was not raped like she told police nearly two weeks ago. Burns is also not disabled. Burns claimed she was driving on McKnight Road on November 30 when she ran out of gas. She said she got into her wheelchair and began heading down the road ... Full Story »

A Eureka third grader is nursing a broken kneecap and multiple bumps, bruises and scrapes after being hit by a driver as he crossed a street to his school bus. Full Story »

The cleanup is underway at a home in Belleville Illinois where an old oak tree nearly wiped out a piece of that city's history. The owners say they will rebuild the home which was built nearly a hundred years ago as a hunter's lodge. Mother Nature has certainly put a damper on the owners' holiday plans. Full Story »

The bitter cold was proving a blessing and a curse. The Hampton Car Wash closed down for the day because of the frosty weather. Workers were concerned the doors or locks on a car would become coated in ice and would not open. Full Story »

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 »

The cold and windy conditions forced the Lindenwood football team to cancel practice Wednesday afternoon. The coach called off practice just one week before the national championship. 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 »

Gov. Jay Nixon has announced plans to overhaul the way Missouri handles drunken-driving cases. The Democratic governor and House Judiciary Committee chairman Bryan Stevenson, a Republican, were announcing the proposals Wednesday in Hannibal, Overland, and Jackson. 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 »

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 »

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 »

The Saint Louis Zoo's two-and-a-half-year-old Asian elephant named Jade is undergoing treatment for elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), according to Curator of Mammals Martha Fischer. Full Story »

Missouri health officials say the swine flu vaccine now should be available to anyone who wants it. 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 »

Second Shooting Left Victim Shot In The Hand A north St. Louis nightclub owner is shot and robbed Tuesday night 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 »

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 »

Christmas came early for a St. Louis woman and her young daughter. Through the generosity of others, many of them strangers, they received a gift that gives them hope for a much brighter new year. With a turn of a key Marquita Rivers says her life will improve dramatically. Full Story »

MODOT is testing new technology to prevent the buildup of snow and ice on bridge decks. It will be one of the first agencies in the nation to do so MODOT will be working with Pave Guard technologies to install a "solar warming system" on two bridges in Western Missouri. Full Story »

An Illinois artist is making sure your empty bottles survive the holidays. He is trying to make the holidays a little greener one piece of garbage at a time. Full Story »

The St. Louis team in the newly formed North American Soccer League (NASL) will be named AC St. Louis. The name is derived from European style, with 'AC' as an abbreviation for "Athletic Club." AC St. Louis will play 14 home games for the inaugural 2010 season at Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park, the same venue where the woman's pro soccer team, St. Louis Athletica, plays its matches. Full Story »

Political businesses and labor union heavyweights from St. Louis are heading to Washington at the invitation of China's ambassador to the U.S. Full Story »