The anticipated 2023 Great Forest Park Balloon Race Fest is this weekend. It kicks off Friday with the balloon glow and then transitions to race day on Saturday.

There are more than 4,000 short-term rentals in St. Louis City. At present, the city has no regulations for short-term rentals, but that’s more than likely about to change as city leaders inch closer to getting some rules on the books.

Approximately 25,000 autoworkers are heading into their third week on strike. More than 4,000 of those workers are at the Wentzville General Motors Assembly.

This week, the issue of homelessness in St. Louis City was front and center as the spotlight was on a homeless encampment right under Mayor Tishaura Jones’ window at city hall.

Shirley Washington Silver Circle Highlight Reel

We have some exciting news to share with you. FOX 2's Shirley Washington was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Silver Circle at the Mid-America Emmy Awards in Branson. FOX 2 also won an Emmy in the breaking/spot news category.

Another inmate dies at the St. Louis City Justice Center. Jail officials tell our partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Juwon Carter, 44, suffered a medical emergency around 2 a.m. Saturday.

Prior to Saturday there had been at least two inmate deaths at the Justice Center this year. FOX 2 Previously reported both occurred in a two-week stretch back in August.

Missouri court records show carter had been in custody since May of last year on second-degree assault and involuntary manslaughter charges after the death of his infant son.

The FBI is searching for an inmate who escaped the Phelps County Jail at approximately 11:09 p.m. on Saturday.

Inmates Jonathan O'Dell and Steven Scott, escaped by comprising the structural integrity of the cell and exiting the building.

On Saturday morning, at the Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, a new monument was dedicated to mark Dred Scott's final resting place.

It normally gets a little cooler around the end of September in St. Louis, but the heat remains for at least a little while longer. That didn't stop many from attending Saturday's Zootoberfest at the Saint Louis Zoo.

An investigation is underway as police report an officer-involved shooting Saturday morning in south St. Louis.

Inmates Steven Timothy Scott and Jonathan Eugene Schmidt O’Dell both managed to escape from the jail, with Scott later turning himself to authorities.

Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of area residents, authorities said Saturday.