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Woman killed in I-55 SB hit-and-run crash identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - New details on a fatal hit-and-run crash Wednesday.Police identified the woman killed in a hit-and-run on Interstate 55 as 43-year-old Randii Smith. The crash happened a little after midnight Wednesday morning on the southbound lanes of the highway near Lindbergh Boulevard. Iced tea DNA unmasks alleged ‘thirsty burglar’ in O’Fallon Police are still searching for the driver in that crash. It's unclear why Smith was on the highway.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Altanta, GA police recruiting in St. Louis this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Atlanta, Georgia police are in St. Louis this weekend for a hiring event. Some call this an attempt to "poach" officer recruits from the region.Atlanta police say attendees will be able to apply, interview, complete assessments, and leave with a conditional offer. FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Mayor Tishaura Jones texted the mayor of Atlanta and said, "Hey, stop poaching our people." Iced tea DNA unmasks alleged ‘thirsty burglar’ in O’Fallon Mayor Andre Dickens claims he didn't know his department was recruiting in other cities. The St. Louis Police Department currently has a vacancy rate of about 28%.

50 new citizens to be welcomed during Veterans Day naturalization ceremony

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - U.S. citizenship and immigration services welcome 50 new U.S. citizens during a special Veterans Day naturalization ceremony Thursday.It's at the Gateway Arch National Park at 11:00 a.m. People from 32 countries, including Afghanistan, China, Haiti, India, Mexico and Russia, will become U.S. citizens. Iced tea DNA unmasks alleged ‘thirsty burglar’ in O’Fallon It's through a program that allows U.S. military personnel, veterans, and their families to become eligible for immigration benefits in recognition of their service. Since 2002, more than 158,000 members of the U.S. military have been welcomed as American citizens.

Free dental for veterans at SIU Edwardsville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

ALTON, Ill. - Veterans can also get some dental care Thursday at SIU Edwardsville.Their school of dental medicine is offering free exams, x-rays, cleanings, fillings, and extractions for all military members. Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election It's at the SIU dental clinic on College Avenue in Alton.

Steelville, Missouri holding Veteran Suicide remembrance hike today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

STELLVILLE, Mo. - According to the Watson Institute at Brown University, more than 30,000 U.S. service members and veterans have died by suicide since 9/11.The 'Wounded Warrior Project' is honoring those men and women this Thursday. Iced tea DNA unmasks alleged ‘thirsty burglar’ in O’Fallon Veterans from across the country who are suicide survivors or lost someone they know to suicide will take part in a 17-mile hike Thursday. They'll start at the Crawford County Courthouse in Steelville.

Annual 'Crisis Intervention Team' Awards taking place tonight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Thursday night is the 'Crisis Intervention Team' annual appreciation dinner.'CIT' is a nationally recognized program that improves law enforcement response to mental health crises. More than 7,000 CIT officers work in the St. Louis region. Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election FOX 2's Jasmine Huda will emcee Thursday night's event.

Tobacco retailers sue St. Louis County over ban on sales near schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A group of gas station and convenience store owners want to overturn a law that bans tobacco sales near schools in St. Louis County.The 2019 ordinance says the county will not grant new tobacco licenses to businesses within 1,000 feet of a school. Existing businesses are exempt until they're sold. Iced tea DNA unmasks alleged ‘thirsty burglar’ in O’Fallon According to FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, four company owners are suing the county for decreasing the value of their businesses, a violation of the state constitution. They also argue the law is not needed because stores are already required to check IDs before selling tobacco.

Aldermen debating oversight board rules today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Aldermen are working on changes to the police 'civilian oversight board' and the board that oversees detention facilities.The bill would require board members to get training. It would also let those boards hire independent legal counsel when necessary. Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election Board members complained they have not been given access to the city jail to investigate complaints from detainees.

Did Jim Gaffigan just set an all-time record for the Paramount Theatre?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

Stand-up comic and actor Jim Gaffigan may have just broken the record for the most shows in a single run at the historic Paramount Theatre.The affably grumpy Gaffigan, 57, is a Denver favorite who typically sells out a show of any size in the metro area, from arenas to the relatively intimate 1,865-seat Paramount. And on Wednesday, promoter AEG Presents Rocky Mountains said Gaffigan is meeting demand by adding a whopping seventh show to his Jan. 10-14, 2024, run there.It’s very likely the longest run, and largest number of shows, for a touring artist’s visit to the downtown venue, according to industry sources, as well as a Denver Post review of various historical calendars for the venue. At the very least, it would appear to be a 21st century record.It’s no small achievement. The Denver icon, built as a Publix (no, really) movie house in 1930 and designed by local architect Temple Buell — he of the nearby Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre — is internationally...

GOP and Dems handed gavel to extreme speaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:42 GMT

Congress let us down by handing Mike Johnson the gavelThe House Democrats shot themselves in the foot by continuing to only vote for Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. When moderate Republican non-Trumper Tom Emmer was nominated, they could have voted him in easily and had a speaker who could work both sides of the aisle as well as anyone. But no, their continued holdout resulted in Republican conservative, anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, pro-Trump Mike Johnson. Watch what you vote (or don’t) vote for; you just might get it.Jerry Witt, Commerce CityOur democracy just seemed to be further threatened by the election of Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker. While I was saddened to hear the death threats against Rep. Ken Buck, I am more sad that those threats actually may have influenced him to vote for Johnson, a 2020 election denier who schemed to reject electors in crucial battleground states.In voting for Johnson, Buck, along with Reps. Lauren Boebert and Doug Lamborn, Colorado’s other GOP c...