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Lost boy found in woods by Sheriff’s K9

3 weeks ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

Posted: Jun 6, 2025 / 04:09 PM CDT Updated: Jun 6, 2025 / 04:10 PM CDT LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. – A 2-year-old child was found safe after wandering off into the woods on Tuesday. A search team from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol spent an hour and a half looking for the child. At one point, a corporal spotted an important clue. “That’s somebody’s footprint.
Community activists sue over state takeover of St. Louis police

3 weeks ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

Posted: Jun 6, 2025 / 09:41 AM CDT Updated: Jun 6, 2025 / 09:41 AM CDT ST. LOUIS – A new lawsuit was filed Thursday trying to put a stop to the state takeover of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. “What’s happening at the state legislature is not about safety. It’s about power. It’s about control,” plaintiff Mike Milton said.
Rental assistance approved but still weeks away for tornado victims

3 weeks ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to expand the Impacted Tenants Fund to help provide rental assistance to renters displaced by the May 16 tornado. The fund will cover one month of rent for people who are forced to move to a new property. There are no requirements that an applicant use the funds to find a property within city limits. Michelle Jackson rents her home in The Ville and has had to move around wherever she can find a spare bed in the aftermath of the tornado.
Daycare death case now in hands of special prosecutor

3 weeks ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

PARK HILLS, Mo. – The death of a three-year-old at a Park Hills daycare is now in the hands of the prosecutor as the daycare’s owner continues to operate a separate facility right next door. It has been more than two weeks since three-year-old Conrad Ashcraft died at Poppy’s Playhouse 2. The facility almost immediately lost its license. A memorial still sits on the front steps of the daycare.
Property Tax rebate approved for tornado victims

4 weeks ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved a bill to provide tornado victims with a property tax rebate. Friday morning, the board passed board bill 24 to help ensure that homeowners who lost their home in this month’s tornado will get some property tax relief. Their taxes will be eligible for a pro-rated rate. Another bill, board bill 23, was on the agenda for final passage, but it will now be held until Tuesday after being amended earlier this week.
STL, Mo. National Guard open first debris collection site

4 weeks ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

Posted: May 29, 2025 / 05:07 PM CDT Updated: May 29, 2025 / 05:07 PM CDT ST. LOUIS – The Missouri National Guard began taking debris at Farragut Elementary School on Thursday. The empty school parking lot has now been turned into a collection site for waste related to this month’s tornado. Lamon Phillips’ street is lined with full dumpsters and he says they still need more.
Missouri National Guard prepares debris collection sites

1 month ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

Posted: May 28, 2025 / 05:17 PM CDT Updated: May 28, 2025 / 05:17 PM CDT ST. LOUIS – The Missouri National Guard began a two-week deployment on Wednesday by establishing four debris collection sites around town. Malinise Howard’s street is still lined with downed trees and material from damaged buildings. But she says it’s still an improvement over last week. “Then versus now, it’s been tremendous.
St. Louis tornado survivors await financial relief support

1 month ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

Posted: May 27, 2025 / 06:31 PM CDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 06:32 PM CDT ST. LOUIS – Financial relief may soon be on the way for people who lost their homes in the St. Louis tornado in the form of rental assistance or a reduction in property taxes. Lisa Covington’s family has lived in north St. Louis for decades. “Practically every place my family has been in, visited, touched, has been destroyed,” she said.
Market looted in storm-damaged STL neighborhood

1 month ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

Posted: May 26, 2025 / 05:01 PM CDT Updated: May 26, 2025 / 05:02 PM CDT ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) said it arrested four people, including a minor, over the weekend after catching them stealing from the market. According to probable cause statements, the police caught the suspects with at least 9 2-liter bottles and 48 alcoholic drinks.
Boy laid to rest as daycare death investigation continues

1 month ago | fox2now.com | Chad Mira

PARK HILLS, Mo. – Hundreds show their support for Conrad Ashcraft, the 3-year-old boy who died at daycare in Park Hills. The daycare, Poppy’s Playhouse 2, has lost its license. Missouri’s Office of Childhood wrote a letter to the facility, stating that Conrad was secluded in a hallway during naptime because he was whining and crying. It says a provider at the center trapped his arms in a tucked blanket and laid her legs down over his legs. It says she covered him with an 18.2 lb. weighted blanket.