One person killed after SEMI crashes, catches fire on I-270 near Olive
One person has been killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 270 involving a SEMI that caught fire.
Former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner faces more discipline over alleged ethics violations
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner will once again face potential discipline next week. Officials will hear evidence accusing Gardner of additional misconduct, which could cost St. Louis’ former top prosecutor her law license. Gardner previously faced a legal ethics case...
Bridge Bread will open a bakery in the Loop, with new opportunities for workers
Nonprofit bakery Bridge Bread has sat on Cherokee Street for more than a decade, steadily providing “restorative employment” to the tenuously housed, often people experiencing homelessness or formerly incarcerated people. People who otherwise have difficulty finding a job can find steady work there, learn...
DEA steps up fight against fentanyl by targeting cartels with distribution in both Southeast...
MISSOURI, (KBSI) – The street drug fentanyl also known as the silent killer is now the leading cause in overdose deaths in America. According to the St. Louis field division, DEA(Drug Enforcement Administration) between Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois, fentanyl seizures account for the removal of more than 20...
Neighborhood-led efforts get legal backing to tackle St. Louis vacancy
When Nicholas Armstrong walks his block in Dutchtown, he sees signs of progress alongside reminders of how much work remains. After two years in the south St. Louis neighborhood, he’s watched long-neglected properties shape daily life — and seen how community-led efforts are beginning to shift that trajectory.
Series of fires around STL region point to broader issues with housing and shelter
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -ST. LOUIS — Matt Horn watched more than two decades of family ownership and future dreams go up in smoke when fire destroyed his century-old building in south St. Louis this week. Horn, who owns Seal Tight Masonry, had been working on plans...
As diaper needs jump in St. Louis, Ballwin plumbing business shows how locals can...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - “It’s a no brainer,” Megan Kokesh said – holding a pack of tampons in her hand. “If we can help, we should.”. She was standing on the front porch of Ballwin’s J.J. Kokesh & Son plumbing officev. It’s an old house that’s been converted into a hive of activity as plumbers, office...
One man’s story of survival meets new ideas on preventing gun violence
More than 800,000 people in the past 25 years have lost their lives to gun violence in the United States. Another 2 million or more have been injured. A Washington University researcher and a new study authored by 60 leading experts offer alternative ideas aimed at reducing firearm deaths. Research and data...
Double-homicide in Spanish Lake
The St. Louis County Police Department is asking for your help in cracking the case of a double-homicide in Spanish Lake. The crime happened Wednesday night at a home in the 12,400 block of Horizon Village Drive, not far from Route 367. On Wednesday at 10:25pm, officers responded to a...
St. Louis man gets 12 years for bank and phone store robberies
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for a series of robberies that included a bank holdup, an armed robbery of a mobile phone store, and an attempted robbery that was stopped when an employee took refuge behind a locked door. U.S. District Judge...

















