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Is it legal to leave a child home alone in Missouri and Illinois?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Parents make many important decisions each and every day for the children. The responsibility of deciding when it's appropriate to leave children home alone is a significant consideration. Some states have restrictions on leaving children alone at home depending on circumstances like age, time and location. Others give parents the power to make those decisions based on their best judgment. Is it legal to leave your child home alone in Missouri and Illinois? And at what age can parents legally leave their children at home? MissouriThere are no Missouri laws or statutes that note of age restrictions for leaving your children at home. However, the Missouri Department of Social Services has offered this guidance to parents since 2014: "The Children’s Division Abuse/Neglect Hotline takes reports of a child under age 8 left alone, with a face to face safety check held within 3 hours." Parents are advised to make decisions based on their child's maturity and belief in a safe en...

MoDOT runs snow drills to prep plow drivers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Winter is just around the corner. But with potential snowfall not too far away, it’s time for road crews to start their preparations. The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Winter Operations Snow Drill is even more important this year.Employees have been out training, going through equipment, making sure everything is in working order, so they can get used to driving with snow plows during winter.MoDOT has about 100 new maintenance employees across the state, which makes the drill this year that much more important.“About 27% of our winter snow fighters have less than three years’ experience. So, this drill is so, so important. Safety is a cornerstone for MoDOT, and these folks need this training,” Michelle Forneris, MoDOT assistant district engineer, said.Check FOX 2's traffic map for real-time updates.Despite their efforts to hire more staff, MoDOT is still several hundred employees short of what it takes to plow 12-hour shifts, 24 hours a day. But they can move r...

Video shows shooting victims flee for help; suspect still at large

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Surveillance video obtained by FOX 2 shows the moments after an overnight shooting, in which the two victims flee to a local gas station for help.The shooting happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of North 10th and O’Fallon streets, in the Columbus Square neighborhood.The victims, a 21-year-old woman and a 17-year-old male, were sitting inside a red sedan when a person wearing a mask and dark clothing walked up to their car and began shooting. Sex offender banned from rec centers after FOX 2 tip The woman suffered a gunshot wound to her arm. The teenage victim had been shot in the arm and leg. Both were taken to a local hospital. Their injuries are not life-threatening, police said.According to investigators, it’s unclear if the victims knew the shooter.A nearby resident who’s lived in the area since she was a child said news of the shooting was not surprising.“Just be sitting inside my home and I just heard a shooting; literally so clos...

BNSF says it inspected track the same day as deadly train derailment near Pueblo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

BNSF Railway says its workers inspected a stretch of track north of Pueblo within hours of when one of the rails is believed to have broken, causing a deadly train derailment and bridge collapse.The company, which owns the train and the segment of track it was running on, said this week that it used a combination of techniques to test the track in the months and hours before Sunday afternoon’s derailment. The disclosure in response to media questions comes as federal officials are investigating the crash, which killed a truck driver and closed Interstate 25 for several days after a rail bridge collapsed onto the highway.BNSF’s communications staff did not provide detail on the exact timing of the inspections, but Lena Kent, the railway’s general director of public affairs, said Wednesday that the most recent inspection of the track section occurred Sunday prior to the incident.On Tuesday, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said they believe...

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy airs frustration on 1-5 start, lack of production, Steve Smith dust-up: “Go watch the film and see what it is.”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

Jerry Jeudy decided to clear the air Thursday.In the process, he showed the extent to which he’s frustrated by his lack of production so far this season, his spat last week with former receiver and current NFL Network analyst Steve Smith, Jr., persistent trade rumors and, most of all, the Broncos’ 1-5 start.“It’s always frustrating losing. Nobody wants to lose,” Jeudy told reporters at his locker. “Losing is the worst possible thing that can happen. That’s really frustrating.”The latest loss came a week ago at Kansas City, a game in which Jeudy got into it with Smith before the game after Smith torched Jeudy on television and called him, in part, “just a guy” and “an average wide receiver,” and then Jeudy danced behind an NFL Network live shot.“You don’t go to them in person and act friendly toward them and act like you didn’t just talk bad about them,” Jeudy said of Smith. “I don’t have no hate toward Steve Smith. He was a good player and all that stuff like that, but it’s just wha...

One person shot by Denver police near East 47th Avenue and York Street

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

One person was shot by police in the area of East 47th Avenue and York Street in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, according to the Denver Police Department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Car theft suspect killed in Silverthorne police shooting Crime and Public Safety | Douglas County deputies shoot man after pursuit that began in Thornton ended with vehicle crashing into gas station Crime and Public Safety | Aurora police officer who shot 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson cleared of policy violations, two others cited Crime and Public Safety | Two Denver police officers disciplined for shooting bystanders’ cars while chasing suspect in fatal home invasion Crime and Public Safety | Man sentenced to 128 years for shooting Littleton police officer Officers responded to a weapons-related call shortly after 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the department. The person w...

LoDo company blames 7-Eleven for vagrancy issues. 7-Eleven says it’s being scapegoated.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

A national real estate firm said workers feel unsafe outside its office building at 18th and Blake in LoDo, an issue that it lays at the feet of its ground-floor tenant: 7-Eleven.But 7-Eleven said it is being scapegoated for downtown’s lingering problem of vagrancy.This debate between landlord and tenant played out in letters between lawyers last year. It escalated Oct. 16 when 7-Eleven’s corporate office sued the owner of 1755 Blake St.The dispute began in September 2021, when Seattle-based Unico paid $61.2 million for the five-story building. 7-Eleven had been a tenant for 11 years by that time.Within months of buying the property, Unico began complaining of problems there.“Over the last several weeks, one person has overdosed in front of the premises, a stabbing suspect fled into the premises, a partially clothed man slept in front of the store, a family slept outside (it), and an exterior window was shattered,” Unico’s property manager, Maria Clark, wrote to 7-Eleven’s corporate...

At Donald Trump’s civil trial, appraiser recalls Eric Trump’s ‘lofty’ views on property value

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

By JENNIFER PELTZ (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — The spotlight at former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial turned Thursday to his son Eric, with testimony and documents suggesting the scion envisioned a “lofty” value for a suburban golf course and was actively involved in appraisals he has said he doesn’t remember. The trial stems from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ claims that Donald Trump, his company and executives, including Eric Trump, fraudulently inflated asset values on financial statements given to lenders, insurers and others. The defendants deny the allegations, and the 2024 Republican presidential front-runner says the values actually were underestimated.About a decade ago, Trump’s companies sought appraisals of two of their properties in New York’s suburban Westchester County — the Trump National Golf Club and an estate known as Seven Springs, according to documents and testimony Thursday. At th...

Authorities investigating HazMat incident at L.A. City Hall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

Authorities with the Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Police and LAPD's HazMat Units are investigating reports of an unknown white powder found in L.A. City Hall on Thursday.The calls came in just before 2 p.m. after the unknown substance was found in the first floor mail room.Two patients are being evaluated for unknown medical complaints, authorities said. Sky5 footage showed a large number of first responders at the scene.No evacuations were reported, but authorities shut down Los Angeles Street between Temple and First streets.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Women accused of stealing $1,800 worth of perfume from Ulta

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:02 GMT

Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s help in identifying two women accused of stealing over $1,800 worth of perfume from an Ulta Beauty store.The theft occurred at the Ulta location on 10th Street in Palmdale on June 20. Two women suspects were seen entering the store and leaving with over $1,800 worth of perfume. (LA County Sheriff’s Department) Two women were seen entering the store and walking away with over $1,800 worth of perfume without paying, authorities said. Authorities released surveillance photos of the women, both of whom appear to have distinctive tattoos on their arms and shoulders.Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Chavez with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Palmdale Sheriff Station at (661)272-2482.Information regarding the incident can also be submitted anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips,” or by visiting the...