Pursued car crashes into Chop Suey restaurant: Police
One person was injured after a stolen vehicle crashed into a restaurant in the Baden neighborhood Monday morning while fleeing police.
Belleville police investigating east-end shooting, arrest juvenile suspect
A juvenile suspect was taken into police custody after multiple shots were fired at an east Belleville strip mall, Belleville police say. The shooting occurred in the 1900 block of Lebanon Avenue at about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to a release from the Belleville Police Department. Officers responded to the report...
Nearly half of city tornado sirens that were broken in May still don’t work
Yesterday morning, the City of St. Louis tested its tornado sirens citywide. Those tests showed improvements in the system from six months ago, when many sirens failed to sound ahead of the deadly May 16 tornado, but showed there is still work to be done. Of the 60 sirens in...
2 critically injured in north St. Louis crash
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Two people were critically injured in a crash in north St. Louis on Tuesday afternoon. Just before 1:30 p.m., a Toyota Avalon crashed into a Chevrolet Equinox in the intersection of Page Boulevard and Whittier Street. Police said they are investigating which vehicle ran a red light.
What Measures Can Downtown Take to Keep Businesses from Fleeing to Clayton?
An increasing number of law firms are contemplating relocating their offices from Downtown to Clayton. The question arises, what measures can the city take to retain these businesses? The departure of these firms from the city could potentially have negative impacts on the entire region. This issue has sparked a...
Owners of closed Washington Avenue nightclub indicted on COVID relief fraud
ST. LOUIS — The co-owners of a nightclub that closed in 2021 were indicted last month for defrauding a COVID-19 relief program. Dana Kelly and Alexander Sampson were each indicted on multiple counts of wire fraud and making false statements in connection with the Paycheck Protection Program they received in February...
St. Louis Justice Center detainee dies at hospital after medical emergency
A detainee at the St. Louis Justice Center died Tuesday evening at a hospital following an apparent medical emergency, police say.
St. Louis Police Seek Witnesses After Fatal Hit-and-Run on I-64 Near Midtown
A tragic incident took place on I-64 near Midtown just before the stroke of midnight on November 1. A male pedestrian was fatally struck by multiple vehicles while on the eastbound highway, just west of the Bernard Street exit. The emergency units discovered the victim unconscious and without a pulse, pronouncing him...
Crash shuts down eastbound I-44 near downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – All lanes on eastbound Interstate 44 is shut down Tuesday morning after a multi-vehicle crash near downtown St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened on eastbound I-44, past I-64, near Memorial. The crash involved an overturned tractor trailer, which spilled...
St. Louis man charged after Madison County stop turns up machine gun-converted handgun
Fully automatic handgun, 460 grams of cannabis found after Madison County traffic stop
