Hundreds sign former St. Louis jail board member’s open letter to mayor to drop...
Former St. Louis Detention Facilities Oversight Board Vice Chair Janis Mensah has sent an open letter with nearly 600 signatures to Mayor Cara Spencer urging her to address jail oversight and to drop Mensah's charges of trespassing and resisting arrest. Mensah's case is set for a jury trial in the...
‘Pack of dogs’: Victim recounts South City dog attack
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A series of dog attacks in South St. Louis has left animals and people injured. We’ve confirmed at least two recent attacks, and there could be more. At least one of the attacks happened in the area of Grand and Arsenal, next...
Friend of accused South County arsonist says she worried about him for years
ST. LOUIS CO., Mo. (First Alert 4) - Sarah Cobb said she has known Ryan Larose since high school in the 2010s, and they have kept in contact. “We kept in contact because he had kids and I have sons, so we kept in contact as friends and wanted to check in since he had been in prison,” she said. “When he got out, we...
Man charged with repeated vandalism at Thomas Dunn Learning Center
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man is facing several charges accused of doing repeated damage to an education center in South City. Timothy Malone is charged with five counts of property damage. He is accused of vandalizing the Thomas Dunn Learning Center five separate times. The earliest...
St. Louis man gets 138 months for Florissant bank robbery
A St. Louis man who robbed a Florissant bank and fired a gun at a witness attempting to follow him was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced 64-year-old Jeffery Alexander to 138 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery, one count...
New life for former Mom’s Deli location
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The former home of Mom’s Deli in South City could soon be housing a different restaurant, according to city records. The former location of Mom’s Deli on Jamison Avenue is now owned by Big Lou Properties LLC. According to the building...
Alderwoman wants more carriage houses in St. Louis
Some people call them carriage houses. Others say “mother-in-law suite” or “granny flat.” However you want to refer to a smaller, independent unit on the same lot as a bigger house— think of a garage converted into an apartment—a bill working its way through City Hall could make it much easier to build one in the...
Application for FEMA rent assistance is August 11
Residents who still do not have a safe place to live because of the May 16, 2025 tornado which ripped through the St. Louis area can apply for FEMA Assistance to help pay for alternate temporary housing. To request assistance to help with rent, homeowners and renters must contact FEMA...
Man shot, killed overnight in Walnut Park West
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed overnight in north St. Louis. According to SLMPD, officers responded to the 6000 blocks of Emma & Lucille Avenues just before 10 p.m. Thursday for a shooting call. Police say they were notified...
Child treatment facility employee accused of throwing 7-year-old
An employee at KVC Academy, a day school for children, is accused of throwing a child across a classroom.
