2 women charged in abduction hoax that prompted Amber Alert for child who doesn’t...
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) — Two women in St. Louis are charged with filing a false report for allegedly making up a story about a 5-year-old girl being kidnapped. Ashley Collins, 29, is charged with misuse of 911 and making a false report. Kayla Williams, 31, is charged with...
Child dead, another injured in shooting at high school in Missouri
Police said all three people involved in the shooting are juveniles, with the shooter being 13 years old.
I drive for Uber and Lyft—and I’m doing the job buses used to
Terrance spends $10,000 a year on Uber and Lyft rides. It’s not that he’s constantly clubbing, or such a frequent flier that he takes near-daily rides to the airport. He’s just trying to get to work. Terrance works as a janitor at Children’s Hospital in the Central...
Man sentenced in Glen Carbon attack
A 40-year-old Edwardsville man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for home invasion and aggravated battery in what has been described as a “brutal attack” in late 2021. 40-year-old Timothy Rodgers was sentenced on charges of home invasion and aggravated battery of a person above age sixty after being convicted...
Woman killed in Kingsway West neighborhood shooting
ST. LOUIS – A woman was killed in a shooting Tuesday night in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the shooting occurred shortly after 9 p.m. in the 5100 block of Cote Brilliante in the city’s Kingsway West neighborhood. The victim, a 55-year-old woman, was critically...
14-year-old dead, 13-year-old in custody after shooting at STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley
Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the parking lot of McCluer South-Berkeley in Ferguson that left one teen dead, one youth injured, and another teen under arrest. (Source: KMOV)
St. Louis homicide rate at 20-year low
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis police have responded to the fewest homicides in 20 years in the first three months of the year. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department released numbers on Wednesday showing officers have been called to 20 homicides through March. The last time...
Fire spreads to 3 homes in East St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A fire spread to three homes overnight on Missouri Avenue near 26th Street in East St. Louis. The fire started inside one home before overnight winds helped it spread to two neighboring homes. A man was rescued by first responders before the home...
St. Louis Five Busted In $511K Child Care Cash Grab, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors say a group of five turned a Missouri child care expansion program into their personal piggy bank, siphoning off about $511,000 that was supposed to help open or grow licensed daycares in the state. LaDonna P. Smith, 43, and Dennis L. Douglas, 40, have pleaded not guilty to multiple...
Off-duty officer accused of shooting daughter’s boyfriend denied bond reduction
Richard Booker had several supporters in court, including his wife. His attorney asked a judge to reduce the police officer’s $150,000 cash-only bond for an off-duty shooting of his daughter’s boyfriend.
