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Police activity closes Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge overnight

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A stretch of Interstate 70 in the metro east, just off the Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge, is now open after being closed for hours overnight after a significant police incident.Police had I-70 eastbound in the area closed for a while. In fact, we're told St. Louis City Police were blocking the eastbound entrance to the bridge from about 10:30 p.m. Sunday to around 3:30 a.m. while the investigation unfolded.It's understood that Illinois State Police is heading up the investigation into whatever happened. Fairmont City Police were at the scene. Glenn Zimmerman’s long-range 2023 St. Louis winter forecast At this point, authorities have not revealed what the scene was all about. In addition to police officers, there were a lot of emotional people at the scene as it unfolded.We've reached out to both the Illinois State Police and the Fairmont City Police to try and get more information. FOX 2 will update this story with more as it becomes available.

RV fire displaces Cahokia Heights family from home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A fire displaces a family from their home in Cahokia Heights.The Cahokia volunteer fire chief told FOX 2 that the fire started in an RV and spread to a mobile home. All four people who live there made it out safely. The cause, though, is still unknown.The call came in about the fire just before 2:00 a.m. Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter, Nic Lopez, captured footage of the scene. There are reports of one of the people being very emotional and blaming someone for starting this. However, investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire. The home is on Garden Street. St. Louis man tried to steal $1,200 of air fresheners from former seafood market The fire first engulfed the RV and spread to the mobile home, causing significant damage. The RV was destroyed. Firefighters worked to control the flames and prevent the fire from spreading any further.Cahokia Volunteer Fire Chief Stephen Robbins told FOX 2 that it took him and his crew 20 minutes to ...

Beneficial rain to start holiday week 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

St. Louis weather from Meteorologist Angela Hutti:ST. LOUIS - As the atmosphere has saturated, rain has spread eastward overnight. Light rain will be around throughout the day on Monday. Highs are only in the low 50s. Waves of light rain will continue overnight. Wake up Tuesday with temps in the lower 40s. Tuesday will bring cloudy skies, lingering morning showers, and gusty winds. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Expect highs in the upper 40s and not much temperature movement. Skies will clear and winds will ease a bit Tuesday night. Upon waking up, temperatures will be around freezing.  Wednesday and Thanksgiving Thursday looks quiet and cool. Sunny and upper 40s Wednesday. A few clouds and low 50s on Thanksgiving. We’ll watch for a gradual drop in temperatures on Friday and into the weekend.  

Suspect in custody after shooting at Hazelwood gas station

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police say an argument between two people escalated into a shooting.It happened at a 'Phillip 66' gas station on Lindbergh, just off Elm Grove Lane. They said that the suspected shooter is in custody and that the man who was shot is expected to make a full recovery. Glenn Zimmerman’s long-range 2023 St. Louis winter forecast Investigators do not think the two men knew each other. If you have any information, Hazelwood police would like for you to give them a call at 314-838-5000.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Failed inspection shut down one of Porter hospital’s boilers 18 days before second unit broke, state records show

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

State regulators informed AdventHealth Porter on Oct. 12 that one of the Denver hospital’s two 50-year-old boilers was in such disrepair that it was no longer safe to operate and gave the health system 60 days to fix it or risk civil and criminal penalties.The hospital ordered a backup boiler from Texas and planned to run its heat and hot water systems off the second 50-year-old unit in the meantime. But 18 days later, on the morning of Oct. 30, that second boiler failed — and the backup was not yet in Denver.The broken boilers forced Porter officials to evacuate more than 100 patients and to close the entire hospital for 10 days, state officials said. But in their public communication about the hospital shutdown, AdventHealth Porter officials never disclosed that one of the facility’s boilers had been taken offline because it failed an inspection weeks before the second unit broke.The Denver Post discovered the report detailing the Porter boiler’s inspection...

Broncos WR Courtland Sutton continues to be playmaker in red zone: “He’s that person that Russ needs.”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

The Broncos were running out of time.Denver had failed to score a touchdown in four red zone trips against Minnesota on Sunday night, and trailing by five with 69 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the team needed to reach the end zone to keep its win streak alive.The Vikings defense brought the heat on first down, forcing quarterback Russell Wilson to step up in the pocket and launch the ball toward a streaking Courtland Sutton in the back corner of the end zoneUsing all of his 6-foot-4 frame, the veteran wide receiver leapt and snatched a 15-yard touchdown pass over cornerback Mekhi Blackmon to beat Minnesota 21-20 at Empower Field at Mile High.“Once I saw (the ball) coming to me, I couldn’t wait for it to come down,” Sutton said. “There were defenders around me so I had to go make a play.”While the Broncos continue to search for their sweet spot on offense, the one constant has been Wilson’s connection with Sutton in the red zone.A week earlier, the two hooked up for...

Opinion: Now that voters have spoken, Republicans have no where to hide from their record on abortion bans

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

The results of the latest election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade are in.Once again, abortion rights proved to be the most potent issue across the nation, in red states, blue states, and across all levels of government. Pundits proclaimed that the Republicans’ attempt to reboot their abortion messaging failed and announced that in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, the party would have to search for different ways to mask their long-held goal to ban abortion.But the problem is not their messaging. It’s their mission.In the five decades since Roe, Republicans have tried again and again to enact a nationwide abortion ban. When it became clear they wouldn’t be successful in getting legislation through Congress, they weaponized the courts by seating unelected judges who ruled in their favor. In recent years, Donald Trump emboldened their efforts by using inflammatory language about abortion and appointing not one but three justices to the Supreme Court whose anti-c...

Arguments on putting Trump’s gag order back in place are before an appeals court

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday on whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team will urge a three-judge panel of the Washington-based appeals court to put back in place an order barring the Republican former president from making inflammatory statements about lawyers in the case and potential witnesses. The prosecutors say those restrictions are necessary to prevent Trump from undermining confidence in the court system and intimidating people who may be called to testify against him. Defense lawyers have called the gag order an unconstitutional muzzling of Trump’s free speech rights and say prosecutors have presented no evidence to support the idea that his words have caused harm or made a...

CHP officer shoots pedestrian after 'struggle' on 105 Freeway

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

An officer-involved shooting prompted authorities with the California Highway Patrol to issue a SigAlert on the westbound 105 Freeway at Long Beach Boulevard Sunday in Willowbrook.  Officers responded to calls of a pedestrian on or near the Wilmington offramp of the westbound 105 Freeway at around 3:15 p.m., shortly before the incident happened, according to CHP.  A unit arrived on scene and contacted the pedestrian, the CHP said in a news release. "A struggle ensued and an officer-involved shooting occurred." the news release stated. Authorities did not provide any information about the suspect's condition following the shooting or if any officers were injured.  A hard closure of westbound lanes of the freeway was requested for an unknown amount of time due to the police activity, CHP said on X, formerly Twitter.  CHP shooting closes portion of 105 Freeway in Lynwood on Nov. 19, 2023. (Citizen App)Video posted to the Citizen App showed motorists in standstill traffic on the 105. &n...

Peach Renovations: Georgia’s Premier Roofing and Home Restoration Experts

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:32:13 GMT

One of the most common struggles in the world of construction has always been roofing damage and other sorts of infrastructure issues. When it comes to solving this, it is imperative to have a reliable professional capable of delivering high-quality results. Lately, this landscape has been over saturated with poor-quality teams that don’t deliver on their promises, but Peach Renovations has recently emerged as Atlanta’s top-tier choice for roofing and home restorations.Sean Bony, hailing from Israel, brought with him a wealth of knowledge from his years as a seasoned contractor. On the other hand, Nevada Henderson, a native of North Carolina, was a storm claim expert whose insights into the industry were unparalleled. Their collaborative efforts on a singular project led to the discovery of a shared passion—a mutual dedication to superior building processes and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. This partnership is what brought about Peach Renovations.The average ho...