Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Missouri, neighboring states, and nationwide, and which roles they're looking to fill.

An upper-level low over the mid-Mississippi River Valley is migrating east, bringing isolated showers and storms, but will likely produce the warmest and driest day of the weekend on Sunday, with the first 90-degree day of the week expected by mid-week.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been sentenced to 90 months in prison, along with a $2.5 million fine.

MILWAUKEE (AP) Freddy Peralta struck out six over six innings of one-run ball and the Milwaukee Brewers scraped out just enough against Erick Fedde for a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. After retiring the Cardinals in order through the first three innings, Peralta (6-4) gave up four hits and [...]

MADISON, Ill. - This weekend marks a significant shift in the IndyCar series as drivers begin the roulette of short-track racing. It starts Sunday at the Bommarito 500 at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. "It's all about that consistency at the end of the year," Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward told FOX [...]

ST. LOUIS - Four weeks after a deadly EF3 tornado tore through north St. Louis neighborhoods, some residents say they still dont know what their future will hold. It looks like a war zone, said Michael Stafford, a St. Louis resident. Lea Davis, a Fountain Park resident forced out of her home by tornado damage, [...]

MISSOURI - Construction is underway on Interstate 70 as part of the "Statewide Improve I-70 Program," aimed at adding a third lane to the busy interstate. The project, which costs $600 million, focuses on the stretch from Warrenton to Wentzville. Drivers can expect nightly right lane closures from Highway 47 in Warrenton to the St. [...]

ST. LOUIS - Four weeks after a deadly EF3 tornado tore through north St. Louis neighborhoods, some residents say they still dont know what their future will hold. It looks like a war zone, said Michael Stafford, a St. Louis resident. Lea Davis, a Fountain Park resident forced out of her home by tornado damage, [...]

ST. LOUIS - First responders were alerted to a two-alarm fire in an occupied three-story apartment in St. Louis Friday evening. The St. Louis Fire Department made the announcement on social media just after 7 p.m., saying that smoke was coming from the third floor of the apartment. As of now, officials have reported that [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man traveling in a wheelchair on Highway 367 near Jennings Station Road in Jennings, Missouri, was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon. According to the St. Louis County Police Department (SLCPD), officials were alerted to the incident before 4 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered [...]

ARNOLD, Mo. - The funnel clouds spotted over parts of the region today are known as cold air funnels, or some people refer to them as tropical funnels. Despite their menacing appearance in the sky, these funnel clouds are typically harmless. FOX 2 actually discussed the potential for cold air funnels yesterday in todays forecast [...]

Nearly a month after a tornado destroyed their home, a family of 14 is once again preparing for homelessness.

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. district court for the Eastern District of Missouri welcomed 48 new citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at the Missouri History Museum today. I feel so good, said Joy Ikechukwuilo, formerly from Nigeria. We came into the country in 2020 and that was COVID time. It wasnt really so easy. [...]

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man was found guilty of fatally shooting his son. In court Friday, Tekeia Henderson, 49, was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the death of his son, Demarko Henderson, 31. The shooting happened on April 30, 2024, in St. Louis Kingsway West neighborhood. Officials were alerted [...]

Kelly Chase, a well-known St. Louis Blues enforcer of the 1990s, has always been a battler. That's continued in his current battle with leukemia.

Authorities have identified the victim of a homicide investigation from earlier this week, which appeared to involve a crash and gunfire, as a Florissant teenager.

The No Kings protests have been planned for more than a month to coincide with the U.S. military parade planned this weekend.

Editor's note: This clip is from March 13, 2025 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced a new appointee to oversee the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Departments (SLMPD) citizen-led board of police commissioners. St. Louis City native Derek Winters will serve as the Transition Director. According to the Governors Office, Winters will ...

Two brothers face felony charges in a series of car recent break-ins in Webster Groves and Eureka. One of them is also charged in connection with second-degree murder in a deadly St. Louis shooting.

Air raid sirens have sounded across Israel ahead following an Iranian missile attack on the country.

Air raid sirens have sounded across Israel as Iranian missiles struck the country in retaliation for deadly Israeli attacks on nuclear sites and military leaders. The rumble of explosions could be heard throughout Jerusalem on Friday, and Israeli TV stations showed plumes of smoke rising in Tel Aviv after an apparent missile strike. There were [...]

A 27-year-old man was found dead inside a residence on the 11100 block of Ruesta Drive in Spanish Lake after a shooting, and an investigation is ongoing.

Adam Wainwright is a man of many hats: A father of five, a recently-retired St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, a country music artist and an occasional analyst on MLB broadcasts. One title he won't be adding soon? A Missouri Congressman.

A major expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been included in the Senate's version of the "One Big Beautiful Bill," according to Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - No injuries were reported after a big rig rolled over on Interstate 44 early Friday morning in Fenton, causing traffic disruptions and a significant cleanup effort. The crash occurred around 3:20 a.m. on westbound I-44 past Bowles Avenue, initially blocking all lanes. As crews work to clear the scene, westbound [...]