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Chair of the North County Community Advisory Group Chantel Jones observes and documents the demolition of homes linked to radioactive contamination as crews continue work during a managed buyout in the residential area on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Video by Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American.

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man pleaded not guilty in a case accusing him of stealing a car with children inside before leaving them in the middle of the road last year. Antoney Higgins, 25, pleaded not guilty Feb. 5 to two counts of child kidnapping, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child creating a...

George A. Lanxon, a foundational figure in the establishment and growth of Fairview Heights , died Sunday, Feb. 8, at age 93. Known for his instrumental role in shaping the city and its police department, Lanxon served as Fairview Heights’ second mayor from 1979 to 1995, overseeing a period of significant community...

A man was sentenced to decades behind bars on Tuesday in connection with a deadly St. Louis hit-and-run crash nearly four years ago that killed a family of five.

ST. LOUIS — Grocery prices have risen more than 28% since 2020, putting pressure on families as wages struggle to keep pace with inflation. In St. Louis, a growing food share is offering a different approach to food access — one built on choice, dignity and reducing waste rather than income requirements.

St. Louis Alderman Rasheen Aldridge: Balancing Development and Compassion at 10th & Cass. The homeless tent encampment at 10th and Cass in St. Louis sits at a crossroads. Its future remains uncertain. This site occupies prime real estate near the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and downtown. It attracts...

AR-15 tossed from truck during 100-MPH chase, two Granite City men jailed

A St. Louis mom had a bit of a meltdown inside a restaurant recently. She fired a shot, threw soup, and is now facing multiple felony charges over the incident. The reported incident happened at Wasabi Sushi Bar in Kirkwood, Missouri which is a suburb of St. Louis. The New York Post says that the St. Louis mom,...

ST. LOUIS — One person was killed in a vacant building fire Tuesday night in St. Louis' Columbus Square neighborhood. The St. Louis Fire Department said firefighters responded at about 7 p.m. to a fire at a three-story masonry building in the 1400 block of North 13th Street that formerly housed the city's Greyhound...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A 17-year-old has been charged with a fatal shooting that resulted in a woman’s death. According to St. Louis County Police, on January 30, Ferguson Police officers responded to the 1700 block of Windward Court shortly before 4 p.m. There, they found Shannon O’Brien, 28, with a gunshot...