Ferguson officer injured in the line of the duty is back home
FERGUSON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A Ferguson officer who was injured in the line of duty in 2024 is now back home. Ferguson police tell First Alert 4 that Officer Travis Brown has returned to St. Louis as he continues to rehab. He suffered a serious brain injury after being knocked down during a protest in Ferguson.
Man suspected of spray painting swastikas on multiple St. Louis vehicles facing charges
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has caught the man they believe spray-painted swastikas on multiple vehicles in Benton Park. Police claim 33-year-old Daniel Hughes was caught on neighborhood surveillance video putting the Nazi-affiliated symbols on five vehicles late Saturday night in an alley near the 1900 block of Utah Street. Hughes was arrested on Monday in the...
Community Shocked by Deadly Shooting At Local Drive-Thru
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - A 32-year-old woman - Chauncia Meekins - was fatally shot late Wednesday, April 8, 2026, while working at a Steak ’n Shake drive-thru on Bellefontaine Road in St. Louis County, after a situation developed with occupants of a vehicle after an order, authorities said. Meekins,...
POLICE: 3 critically injured, 1 man killed in shooting outside store
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Four men were shot outside a North City market Tuesday evening. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police, three men are in critical condition, one man died in the shooting. Police responded to the 3000 block of Martin Luther King shortly before 6:30...
61-year-old priest dies in motorcycle crash
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - The priest of a Missouri church died in a motorcycle crash. Father Larry Huber was the priest of Immaculate Conception Church in Park Hills, Missouri. The St. Louis Archdiocese confirmed he died in a crash Thursday. Huber was riding a 2008 Honda VTX1330 northbound...
3-year-old dies after reportedly falling from apartment building window while dad smoked
ST. LOUIS (WKRC) - A 3-year-old child reportedly died after falling through a window in an apartment building where he was staying with his father, who was taking a smoke break at the time. Local outlet First Alert 4 interviewed family members of the child who said the incident occurred...
Eyewitness Sees “Star” Suddenly Zoom Across St. Louis Sky
Someone in St. Louis saw what they thought was a star that was brighter than Venus suddenly zoom across the sky above them.
St. Louis jail deaths trigger investigation demands from NAACP
ST. LOUIS — The NAACP's St. Louis City branch on Tuesday submitted a series of formal investigation requests to St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore, along with other state and federal authorities, calling for a review of the City Justice Center's deaths in custody, emergency medical care, and medical transfer process.
Wood River man charged with battering children in Pontoon Beach motel
31-year-old Wood River man accused of injuring 2 children in Pontoon Beach motel
Highway 100 Horror: Three Dead, Including 10-Year-Old, In Head-On Crash Near St. Louis
Three people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed Tuesday in a violent head-on crash on Highway 100 near Dundee Road in Franklin County. Investigators say a 2011 Nissan Sentra crossed the center line and slammed into a westbound 2020 Ford Explorer. Two people in the Sentra were pronounced dead at the scene, and the child later died at St. Louis Children's...
















