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Homicides in St. Louis City down about 20% this year; biggest drop in nearly 90 years

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City is on track for its biggest drop in homicides compared to the previous year in about 90 years.According to FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, homicides in the city remain down about 20% from last year. As of Monday, the city had responded to 139 homicides this year, according to the department's weekly report. Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election This time last year, that number was 173. Aggravated assaults, robberies, and burglaries are also down.Chief Robert Tracy says he is confident that the department's layered crime strategies will continue to bring promising results.

Veterans' 'Tiny Homes' ribbon cutting today

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS – This Veterans Day, some military veterans with housing issues may get a new place to live.Mayor Tishaura Jones and others will cut the ribbon on the 'Veterans Community Project Outreach Center' at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers have been building a village of 20 "tiny homes" on North Grand in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood for more than a year. Iced tea DNA unmasks alleged ‘thirsty burglar’ in O’Fallon This is a four-acre property. Veterans will also get help with emergency money, food, hygiene items, and other support services.

Kids won't be kicked off Medicaid if parents no longer qualify

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Missouri officials say children will no longer be kicked off medicaid if their parents no longer qualify.The modification is in response to a directive that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued in September, according to FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In June, states began assessing whether Medicaid recipients were making too much money to qualify. Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election Through the first three months, nearly 40,000 children lost coverage. Enrollees have 90 days after termination to submit paperwork to be reconsidered. If they miss the deadline, they'll have to reapply.

Missouri Supreme Court hearing appeal involving Medicaid reimbursements

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Supreme Court hears an appeal Wednesday about Medicaid.In December, a Missouri court ruled the Department of Social Services violated the state's constitution. It refused to reimburse Planned Parenthood for providing care to Medicare patients. Iced tea DNA unmasks alleged ‘thirsty burglar’ in O’Fallon The state is appealing that ruling Wednesday before the state's high court.

Riverview in north St. Louis County officially becomes a city

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Voters in the village of Riverview in north county chose to officially become a city.They'll now have a mayor and aldermen instead of a board of trustees. Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election It also means Riverview officials can now seek voter approval for additional taxes, but officials say there are no plans to do so right now.

3 cities approve marijuana taxes

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A weed tax passes.Voters in St. Charles, Arnold, and St. John approved special 3% municipal taxes on recreational marijuana sales. And voters in the Rockwood School District approved a plan to shift property tax revenue from homeowners.66% of voters said yes. Under the new plan, 54 cents for every $100 of assessed value will go toward school district operations instead of debt service. Results: November 7 Missouri Special Election That could raise an extra $26 million annually for Rockwood.

Police investigating 'Studio 420' robbery

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police are responding to an early morning robbery on Wednesday morning.Police responded to a call at the 'Flower Valley Shopping Center' a little after 5:00 a.m., where someone was robbed at the 'Studio 420' store. Iced tea DNA unmasks alleged ‘thirsty burglar’ in O’Fallon The cause of the robbery is still unknown and so far, no suspect has been found. Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter, Mike Border, captured footage of the scene.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Homicide victim ID’d in 1987 Colorado cold case

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

After 36 years, forensic experts identified a 1987 cold case homicide victim found near the Wyoming border in Jackson County.The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in a Monday news release identified Jerry A. Mikkelson, 24, of Sioux Falls, S.D., who went missing in 1983, as the man found Oct. 18, 1987, dumped on a forest service road five miles south of the Wyoming border.A family member of Mikkelson filed a missing persons report stating he “willingly” left his home in Sioux Falls on Aug. 8, 1983, sheriff’s office officials said. Investigators believe Mikkelson spent time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Olathe, Kansas; Wyoming; and possibly Colorado while he was missing.In June, the sheriff’s office and Colorado and Wyoming state investigators exhumed Mikkelson’s remains and collected new DNA samples. They also discovered a titanium rod put in his femur, and Mikkelson’s family confirmed he broke his femur and got the titanium rod six years before...

Broncos roundtable: Who leads Denver in receiving over the second half of the season?

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat reporter: The bye week is over and Denver’s looking at nine straight games to the finish line. At 3-5, the playoff hopes are slim but have a pulse. The Broncos held at the trade deadline and as such go into the second half of the season with the same group of pass-catchers as the first half. Did you know: The only 100-yard receiving game over the first eight for Denver was Marvin Mims, Jr.’s two catches for 113 against Washington in Week 2? And he’s got two catches for four yards over the past four weeks. Head coach Sean Payton keeps talking about getting him more involved and it keeps not happening. So this week’s question is simple: Who leads the Broncos in receiving yards over the final nine games? The leaderboard right now goes Courtland Sutton (380), Jerry Jeudy (336), Mims (246) and RB Samaje Perine (231). I find myself quite tempted to go way off the board and pick RB Jaleel McLaughlin, another player Payton and company sho...

Israel’s foreign minister and families of hostages in Brussels to address the European Parliament

Published Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:11:08 GMT

Ayala Yahalomi Luzon in the European Parliament in Brussels. Her brother Ohad and nephew Eitan, 12, were kidnapped in kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas terrorists to Gaza on October 7; ''Time is running out. European leaders need to act now to free all the hostages,'' she said.Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is in Brussels on Wednesday where he will address the European Parliament alongside families of Israelis hostages detained by Hamas terrorist group in Gaza since 7 October.Cohen is also to meet  with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The two  were the first foreign leaders to visit Israel and express solidarity with the Jewish state only days after the 7 October massacre committed by Hamas in southern Israel communities.