New hospital safety grades released; some local facilities earn top marks while others lag
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - When minutes matter in an emergency, patients want to know the hospital they’re headed to is safe. New data released overnight provides a snapshot of how hospitals across the region compare on that front. The latest grades from the Leapfrog Group were...
One year after tornado, north St. Louis grocery store still rebuilding
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - One year after a tornado tore through north St. Louis, the work to rebuild is still very much a work in progress. In some places, buildings have been shored up and people have moved back in. But in many neighborhoods, the recovery process is just beginning or hasn’t even started.
This new Dierbergs built its kosher aisle by asking Jewish St. Louis what it...
Dierbergs family members and representatives of University City gathered on Tuesday, May 5 to commemorate the opening of Dierbergs Market’s 28th store. The 75,000 square foot supermarket welcomed dignitaries and customers to the 8680 Olive Blvd. location. Built with the community in mind. The store is noteworthy for its...
This Impossibly Large Thrift Store In Missouri Is A Bargain Hunter’s Dream Come True
Every once in a while, you stumble upon a place that exceeds your expectations so thoroughly that you immediately want to tell everyone you know about it. Uptown Cheapskate St. Louis South is that kind of discovery, the type of bargain hunter’s paradise that makes you wonder why you ever paid full price for anything in your entire life.
Residents asked to weigh in on 2 finalist routes for St. Louis’ $400M bus...
ST. LOUIS — Two north-south corridors, one along Jefferson Avenue and another along Florissant Avenue, have been selected as finalists routes for the city of St. Louis’ proposed bus rapid transit system. One of three proposed Jefferson Avenue alignments and one of two possible Florissant Avenue routes were...
Former U.S. Postal Service employee admits to stealing checks from St. Louis mail
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A former U.S. Postal Service supervisor admitted on Monday to stealing 89 from the mail. Benita D. Randle, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service employee. John W. Harrison, 26, of Black Jack, pleaded guilty in...
Edwardsville, Glen Carbon area restaurant inspections for April 27-May 1
All information is from the Madison County Health Department’s website.
Leader Stuart Impressed with Collinsville Area Vocational Center Expansion Progress; Looks Forward to Opening
COLLINSVILLE, Illinois – May 1, 2026 – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, who serves as assistant majority leader and floor whip, toured the Collinsville Area Vocational Center expansion to see how construction is progressing. Her last look at the facility was January 8, 2026, when snow was on the ground and most of the building’s steel structure was in the welding phase. This week, she...
Legendary soul singer dead at 85: ‘Music royalty’
Legendary blues and soul singer Barbara Carr has died. Carr died on April 15, according to multiple reports. “As many have already heard, St. Louis has lost a legendary artist,” the St. Louis Blues society shared on Facebook. “Barbara Carr passed this week, and now that we have received a formal announcement of her arrangements, we wish to share them with you. Thank you...
Berkeley woman faces assault charges after ramming vehicle twice, police say
FERGUSON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A Berkeley woman faces three charges after police said she rammed a victim’s vehicle twice while following her to a gas station in Ferguson. Shaunta Crosby faces two charges of second-degree assault and one charge of first-degree property damage after ramming her vehicle into another vehicle multiple times, according to court records.
