Mac’s on Main seeks 50 workers ahead of Belleville opening
Belleville buzz builds as Mac’s prepares hiring push before June launch
Well-known South City donut shop closing
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A donut shop that has operated in the Grove since 2017 is now closed. In a social media post, Vincent Van Doughnut shared the shop is closing and they will be auctioning off equipment. The announcement comes after the shop recently re-opened after...
St. Peters teen will compete in ‘The Voice’ finale
ST. PETERS, Mo. — A St. Louis-area teen is capturing the nation’s attention and preparing to deliver the performance of a lifetime on Tuesday night’s finale of NBC’s “The Voice.”. Liv Ciara, a 16-year-old student at St. Dominic High School, will compete Tuesday in the...
12 FDs face multiple burning vehicles at Ill. tow yard
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — Multiple agencies responded Saturday afternoon to a large fire in a tow yard in Cahokia Heights. The fire took place at Patterson Towing LLC on North 73rd St. As of 2:40 p.m., roughly 50 cars were on fire, Cahokia Heights Fire Chief Stephen Robbins said. He did not know of any injuries.
Cheesecake Factory eyes new restaurant at St. Louis-area mall
DES PERES, Mo. — The Cheesecake Factory hopes to open another St. Louis-area mall location. The chain restaurant wants to open at West County Center in Des Peres, city zoning documents show. The Cheesecake Factory is eyeing a vacant restaurant space in the mall’s Restaurant Village area. The...
Missouri State Highway Patrol honors 2026 award winners
Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, recognized personnel for distinguished service during the agency’s annual Patrol Awards ceremony held April 11, 2026, at Ameristar Casino in St. Louis, Missouri. The Fred M. Mills MASTERS Public Service Award, presented by the Missouri Association of State...
Murder charges filed against father of slain Belleville man
4/13/26 Editor’s note: The spelling of the victim’s first name has been corrected based on information released by Illinois State Police. A Summerfield man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting death of his 31-year-old son in East St. Louis, Illinois State Police said. Anthony L. Powe, 49, faces felony charges of first-degree murder and...
Birthday Celebration Turns Tragic: Indian National Drowns at US Waterfall
St. Louis, MO, April 13, 2026: A 26-year-old software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, India, died in a tragic drowning incident in the United States while celebrating his birthday with friends at a waterfall. Singireddy Sai Srihari Krishna, a native of Bobbili, drowned at Meramec State Park—located about an hour southwest of St. Louis—where he had gone with two Telugu colleagues...
Police ID man stabbed to death in Greater Ville
Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department have identified a man found stabbed to death in the city’s Greater Ville neighborhood.
St. Louis City collects $50,000 in unpaid parking tickets in first 10 days of...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Have an old City of St. Louis parking ticket you haven’t paid? It’s time to pay the piper or risk your car being booted or towed. Treasurer Adam Layne told First Alert 4 that the city collected $50,000 in revenue in the first week and a half of its new enforcement of delinquent parking tickets, and it’s just...

















