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Flood watch in effect Wednesday with highs around 80, heavy rainfall continues Thursday morning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

St. Louis weather from Meteorologist Angela Hutti:ST. LOUIS - We are tracking thunderstorms with heavy rainfall Wednesday morning. The heaviest rain is expected along and west of the Mississippi River. Flash flooding is possible as thunderstorms will train or move repeatedly over similar areas. This is most likely to occur in the most western counties and that is where a Flood Watch is in effect. It stretches from Montgomery County south to Reynolds County.  St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here There will likely be a lull in the heavy rain Wednesday afternoon and evening, but spot showers may linger. Temperatures will top out around 80.  Another round of heavy rain is expected then of Wednesday evening into the overnight hours. This round of wet could start with some strong to severe storms with damaging wind gusts and large hail the main threats. These storms will bring additional heavy rainfall to the area into Thursday morning. 

St. Louis County officials discussing back-to-school vaccination program today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.- Thousands of kids in the area will soon head back to school and St. Louis County officials want to make sure they have their vaccinations.The St. Louis Health Department headquarters on North Hanley Road is one of the places where families can bring their kids to get their back to school vaccinations. It's also where St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will speak later Wednesday morning highlighting the county's back to school vaccination program.Page's Chief Spokesperson Doug Moore said the St. Louis County Department of Health is offering low or no-cost vaccinations at clinics through September 1. Moore told FOX 2 that Page is expected to say Wednesday morning that getting your kids immunized is a key part of giving them the best chance to stay healthy. Illinois family still shaken after vandals poured oil into their pool, breaking window A release from the St. Louis County Department of Health pointed out that Missouri students must be current on specific...

Sexual assault hearing rescheduled for Monday, August 7

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - 34-year-old Osmani HaGee Goul's first court appearance has been rescheduled for Monday, August 7.It was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but was postponed to allow time for the court to find a translator who speaks his language. Goul is an Afghan refugee who is married with three small children.   Johnny Johnson execution taking place tonight He's accused of attacking the boy in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood on July 23. He is also charged in a similar attack of a 12-year-old one week earlier in that same neighborhood.

Suspect involved in kidnapping girlfriend's child with stolen car arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A man suspected of kidnapping his girlfriend's child in a stolen car is arrested Wednesday morning.  Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter flew over the ending of the police chase. The maroon Dodge Challenger was reported stolen with the 4-year-old boy inside. It was finally stopped at Goodfellow Boulevard and Natural Bridge Avenue. Illinois family still shaken after vandals poured oil into their pool, breaking window He led police on a short chase with speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. The child is said to be unharmed and is reunited with his mother.

Person shot near Florissant 7-Eleven overnight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One person was shot overnight at a 7-Eleven in Florissant.The shooting happened around 1:00 a.m. at the gas station on the corner of the Dunn and Graham Roads. The victim reportedly walked to a nearby hotel to get help. Johnny Johnson execution taking place tonight They were taken to a nearby hospital and are expected to recover. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

3-vehicle crash temporarily closes I-270 SB lanes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A mess on Interstate 270 Wednesday morning after a crash involving three vehicles.It happened in the southbound lanes just past Page Avenue at around 3:30 a.m. All but one lane was shut down for some time to get that crash cleared. Illinois family still shaken after vandals poured oil into their pool, breaking window Everything is back open now. No word on any injuries.

Man struck and killed by car overnight in north St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A man was struck by a car and killed overnight in north St Louis' Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.It happened about 2:30 a.m. on the Natural Bridge and Arlington Avenues. Our Nissan Rogue Runner photographer Nic Lopez was on the scene and said there appeared to be two vehicles involved in the crash, and both drivers were talking with police. Illinois family still shaken after vandals poured oil into their pool, breaking window The identity of the victim has not been revealed. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Rockies Mailbag: Grading the C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk trade to Angels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.Pose a Rockies — or MLB — related question for the Rockies Mailbag. We kick off this Rockies Mailbag with two similar questions regarding the Rockies’ trade of first baseman C.J. Cron and outfielder Randal Grichuk to the Angels for pitching prospects Jake Madden and Mason Albright.Long-time reader and fan of your writing and coverage of the Rockies. Can you explain why the Rockies gave $2 million to the Angels for a recent All-Star first basemen (C.J. Cron) and a power-hitting, all-around outfielder (Randal Grichuck) when they only received two minor-league pitching prospects in return? It gives me a little PTSD (Re: the Nolan Arenado trade). Is this a good trade for the Rockies? Thanks.— Kevin, DenverPatrick, was trading C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk to the Angels the best move we could’ve made at the deadline? I mean, giving up those two bats, plus $2 million,...

Opinion: Another massive fire will happen. We need to act.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

In a 1992 interview, novelist Cormac McCarthy told The New York Times that, in regard to housing, “Three moves is as good as a fire” – the moves being changes of address, the fire being a housefire.Our situation 28 years later involved both a wildfire and three moves. The Creek fire of September 2020 – at that time the largest single-source wildfire in California history by acreage – destroyed our home and our community of Pine Ridge, just south of Shaver Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains.  The three moves involved, first, our evacuation from Pine Ridge to a hotel in Fresno, then to what our insurance company called “temporary housing” (also in Fresno), then our recent relocation to the Denver area, where my wife has family.When I hear now that Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest power provider, is disputing the conclusions of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office that a faulty Xcel Energy power line was one of two sources of the Marshall fire on Dec. 30, 2021 – and that Xcel is now bei...

Letters: The male vs. female athletes debate — biologically better, or just biologically different?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:53:02 GMT

Biologically better athletes, or just biologically different?Re: “Level the playing field?” July 23 commentaryPut a female athlete side by side with a male athlete of the same age, height and weight. Because of sex differences, the male will have a larger heart, greater lung capacity, greater muscle mass, more red blood cells, and less body fat, all of which give males performance advantages over females. These differences are obvious to most people, which is why most people believe it’s unfair and perhaps unsafe for men to compete against women in sports.Many sports maintain restricted categories based on weight or age differences, such as separating welterweights from heavyweights, and seniors from juniors. But why should females have a restricted category just because their bodies are different than males?Make girls compete with boys from the very start, as opinion editor Megan Schrader suggests, so girls never see themselves as different than boys. When they ca...