Saint Louis MO

Just a few months after the City of St. Louis ended alley recycling because of rising costs and high contamination rates, officials say the new drop-off system is resulting in cleaner materials and significantly lower costs, even while the overall volume of trash they're handling remains the same as before.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Single-digit temperatures can bring a familiar set of winter car issues to the surface, from dead batteries to low tire pressure warnings. Greg Damon, general manager at Sparks Tire & Auto in St. Charles, said battery replacements typically ramp up when St. Louis swings from extreme...

ST. LOUIS — "It's tough, it's tough because things are bad, not just for the poorest of the poor but for people with median incomes," founder of HeatUpStLouis.org, Gentry W. Trotter, told 5 On Your Side while sifting through a mountain of paperwork. The organization helps thousands keep the...

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been activated to investigate the fatal shooting of a man who was fatally shot in Cahokia Heights Friday. According to a press release, Cahokia Heights police officers were dispatched at 9:11 p.m. to the 3900 block of Walnut St., where they found the 67-year-old man with...

ST. LOUIS – The investigation into the massive warehouse fire in downtown St. Louis continues, with one person still unaccounted for two weeks after the blaze. The St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson Unit is leading the investigation into the fire that destroyed several vacant warehouses. Police believe the missing...

Homicide detectives from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) are investigating a shooting that left one man dead in south St. Louis.

Despite a warning from the National Weather Service to avoid the treacherous St. Louis snowstorm, dedicated United States Postal Service mail carrier Deanna Chatman decided to venture out on December 1st. Chatman’s intuition led her to deliver more than just mail that day, ultimately performing a life-saving miracle....

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Two women have been charged in connection with a series of retail thefts targeting local businesses in Fairview Heights over the past two months, authorities said this week. The Fairview Heights Police Department, following coordinated investigations, identified Shamyia M. Seay, 30, and Jamya C....

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Nearly seven months after five people died during a May tornado, the city of St. Louis says it is still working to make sure all of its sirens are operating and upgraded. At the time of the May 16 tornado, 22 of the...

Police are on the scene of a police pursuit that ended with a crash. We're told the car was taken from a delivery driver.