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Homeless camp grows, BOA president announcing unhoused Bill of Rights today

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A bill that would destigmatize homelessness and support the unhoused is expected to be introduced Monday.The Board of Aldermen is considering a so-called 'unhoused bill of rights.' It will mandate places where homeless people can camp without the threat of being removed. Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter captured footage of more than two dozen tents belonging to homeless people now sitting on the lawn of City Hall, and it's catching the attention of city leaders. As the camp continues to grow, the energy out there is getting more and more tense as well.We're told the camp is visible from Mayor Tishaura Jones' window at City Hall. The growth of the camp illustrates the struggle and challenges the city has seen in dealing with homelessness. ‘I love you all so much’ : Adam Wainwright treats Cardinals fans to postgame concert The encampment can be an eyesore, as there's trash on the ground and areas that smell like urine, as well as FOX 2's partners at ...

Police investigating fatal crashes in south St. Louis City

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One person was killed after a deadly hit-and-run crash early Monday morning in south St. Louis.The crash took place at Gravois and Nebraska Avenues. At this hour, officers don't have many details about the hit-and-run driver.The police got the call just before 1:15 a.m. This happened right at the boundary of the Benton Park West and Tower Grove East neighborhoods. According to authorities, a car struck a male victim and then left the scene. We're told the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Only 10 people live in St. Louis County’s smallest village At this point police have not released the name or age of the victim, just that he was likely an adult male. Authorities have also shared that they don't have a description yet of the vehicle that was involved nor do they have details of what led to the incident.Accident reconstruction was called to the scene. If you have any information, you are asked to call police.About four hours earlier ...

Crews responding to crash involving Metro Bus

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Emergency crews are responding to a crash involving a Metro bus early Monday morning. Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter, Nic Lopez, was at the scene, located at North Broadway and Bittner, where two people involved were taken to an area hospital after the crash. ‘I love you all so much’ : Adam Wainwright treats Cardinals fans to postgame concert The cause of the crash has not yet been revealed, nor has the extent of the passengers' injuries. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Tina Turner Musical at Fabulous Fox Theatre Nov. 14-26

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - 'Tina, the Tina Turner Musical' rolls into St. Louis on November 14 through 26 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.To celebrate the former St. Louisan, we’re giving away four premium tickets, four passes to go ‘Rolling Down the River’ on a riverboat at the Gateway Arch, and a $50 gift certificate to Blueberry Hill in The Loop, where you can see the Tina Turner star on the STL Walk of Fame. Only 10 people live in St. Louis County’s smallest village To get registered, go to the contest page at FOX2Now.com.

1 person shot and killed, another hospitalized in north St. Louis City

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Someone shot two people late Sunday night in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood of north St. Louis.One of the victims died. The other was shot in the hand. This all happened a little after 9:30 p.m. on Terry Avenue, near Goodfellow Boulevard. Only 10 people live in St. Louis County’s smallest village The city homicide division is investigating. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Parents of CU Boulder students hit by drunk driver say university has been slow to respond

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

CU Boulder student Jasmine Floyd is pictured with a “I Am Boulder Bound” banner ahead of her first year of college. (Chris Floyd; Courtesy Photo)About half past midnight on Sept. 9, University of Colorado Boulder students Anthony Maravi and Jasmine Floyd walked back to campus from a fraternity party — not knowing their stroll, two weeks into the fall semester, would turn a time of excitement into one of anger and frustration.As the two walked down the sidewalk along Broadway, a suspected drunk driver in a Ford Focus mishandled a U-turn at a nearby intersection, jumped the curb and headed directly toward the pair, according to a Boulder Police Department report.“My first thought was to get out of the way, obviously,” said Maravi, recounting the crash in an interview. “I just stepped back and I can see that she’s frozen, about to get hit by the car.”Maravi dove in front of the vehicle to try to shield Floyd from harm. He said he does not...

Opinion: Conspiracy theorists still a danger to our elections and election workers

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

Rigged voting machines, stealthy Deep State operatives, wily foreigners, masterfully devious Democrats, and treacherously complicit Republicans stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump and left no trace behind, some say. As conspiracy theories go, it’s a little ho-hum, I say. Add a chupacabra and some chemtrails. Over the past few years I have mercilessly lampooned Stop the Steal, Russian Collusion, Plandemic, and other theories as ridiculous. People can’t keep a surprise birthday party secret; odds they can pull off a successful, global-scale cabal are slim.While conspiracy theories make fun targets for derision, they can have consequences that are anything but funny. Misinformation, particularly in an age of distrust and fierce partisanship, motivates some people to act out in ways that are offensive or even violent. While a minority, their actions impact the lives of decent people and the broader society.It is not surprising to learn that a small but committed group of 2020 elec...

Single family residence in Fremont sells for $1.7 million

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

4919 Yellowstone Park Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 4900 block of Yellowstone Park Drive in Fremont was sold on Aug. 17, 2023 for $1,730,000, or $890 per square foot. The house, built in 1960, has an interior space of 1,943 square feet. This single-story home has three bedrooms and three baths. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house comes with a two-car garage, allowing for convenient vehicle storage and additional storage space. The property’s backyard showcases a pool.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:A 1,975-square-foot home on the 4900 block of Hyde Park Drive in Fremont sold in September 2022, for $1,630,000, a price per square foot of $825. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In April 2023, a 1,296-square-foot home on Yellowstone Park Drive in Fremont sold for $1,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,157. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Seneca Park Loop, Fremont, in August 2023, a 1,809-squa...

Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Here’s how that could happen.

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

By FARNOUSH AMIRI | Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the California Republican pursued, and eventually gave up, his first attempt at the speakership.McCarthy laughed while standing next to outgoing Speaker John Boehner — who had just stepped down after facing a threat of removal — and joked that he was from a different generation and wouldn’t be as tan.Eight years later, McCarthy is finding that there are fewer differences between them as he faces a conservative revolt against his speakership.“If somebody wants to remove (me) because I want to be the adult in the room, go ahead and try,” McCarthy told reporters Saturday.And his critics, namely Rep. Matt Gaetz, plan to do just that. On Sunday, the far-right Republican from Florida threatened to use a procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try and strip McCarthy of his office as s...

Nobel in medicine for work enabling creation of COVID-19 vaccine

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:50:54 GMT

By DAVID KEYTON and MIKE CORDER | Associated PressSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and could be used in the future to create other shots.Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan’s University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Drew Weissman, of the University of Pennsylvania, were awarded the prize for “their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system,” the panel that awarded the prize said.“The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times,” the panel added.Karikó said her husband was the first to pick up the early morning call, then handed it to her to hear the news. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “I was very much surprised. But I am very happy.”Before COVID...