Construction begins on $15.5M residential conversion of downtown office building
ST. LOUIS — Work is underway to transform a downtown office building into apartments. Blackline Design + Construction is redeveloping the Farm and Home Savings and Loan Association Building, at 1001 Locust St., into 60 apartments and ground floor commercial space. Apartments will range from 600-square-foot studios to...
Arrest made in 2008 cold case killing of a Florissant Valley Police Officer
Demond Taylor, a St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley police officer was driving on Page and Academy to pick up his two children at the time of his death in June of 2008. Taylor was shot several times and died at the scene.
Metro-east man charged with robbery at library, carjacking at drug store
The identity of a Cahokia Heights man accused of robbing a woman of her purse and stealing her car from a library and carjacking another woman at a drug store was uncovered through a three-month police investigation by Metro East Auto Theft Task Force agents. Talbot D. Dunn, 20, of the 400 block of Range Lane, has...
Urban League expo brings resources, hope to tornado-scarred north St. Louis
Three months after the May 16 tornado ripped apart lives and structures in neighborhoods surrounding the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis headquarters, the historic building at 1408 North Kingshighway was a haven of happiness, health care and economic empowerment. The organization’s annual Urban Expo moved from...
Timeline leading up to Mackenzi Felmlee’s death released by Illinois DCFS
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — Two days before foster teen Mackenzi Felmlee died gasping at the bottom of a staircase, the foster mother who would later be charged with her murder told a caseworker that Felmlee had been "struggling." It was purportedly during a home visit, according to what Lutheran...
Granite City gas station sees big business as prices drop 30 cents lower than...
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (First Alert 4) -Pontoon Fuels in Granite City is doing its best to keep up with demand, after another week of the lowest gas prices in town. “All over town it’s in the threes and over threes and even if I didn’t live close, I’d be coming to get it for this price,” said John Lake.
Night at the Saint Louis Zoo
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4)—Groups teemed at the Saint Louis Zoo Friday night to watch the animals and sip drinks, with no children in sight. The 21+ adult-only event was held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Attendees enjoyed drinks, live entertainment and tasting specials as part of...
Family of missing St. Louis woman pleads for help
The family of Michelle Harper, 38, hopes someone knows what has happened to her.
Man allegedly threatens women, infant with gun; shoots at vehicle in Arnold
The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged a St. Louis man with seven felonies after he allegedly forced his way into an Arnold home, threatened two women and a baby with a gun and shot at a vehicle before fleeing the city, according to court documents. Lavell Shamar...
Repeat Domestic Battery Offenders From Granite City Face Felonies
GRANITE CITY – Two Granite City men with prior domestic battery convictions face new charges in their second and fourth domestic battery cases. Brian P. Watts, 33, of Granite City, was charged on Aug. 11, 2025 with two Class 2 felony counts of aggravated domestic battery, as well as his second or subsequent offense...