Decades-old statue stolen from Alton church scrapped in St. Louis
ALTON, Ill. (First Alert 4) - A statue stolen from an Alton church was scrapped shortly after being taken. The decades-old statue of St. Francis was stolen in mid-September from the Episcopal Parish of Alton. The church said the hammered copper statue was made by the artist Hillis Arnold. On...
Man arrested, charged after 77 St. Louis fire hydrants damaged
Authorities have now arrested a man wanted in connection with 77 damaged fire hydrants in the City of St. Louis.
Ferguson man charged after shooting brother following argument, police say
FERGUSON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A Ferguson man faces felony charges after police said he shot his brother following an argument in their home. Montel Blanks, 33, faces charges of first-degree assault with serious physical injury and armed criminal action after the shooting, according to court records. A probable...
Man arrested, charged for month-long string of Forest Park car break-ins
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man is facing 11 charges in connection with car break-ins that happened in Forest Park across the month of September. Jarvis Williams, 43, was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree property damage, four counts of second-degree burglary, one count of stealing a firearm,
Starbucks closes 3 Missouri locations, including 2 in St. Louis area
Global coffee chain Starbucks recently closed three Missouri locations, including two in the St. Louis region.
Human remains found inside south St. Louis building
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Human remains were found inside a south St. Louis building on Thursday. Around 11:30 a.m., the St. Louis medical examiner was called to a building in the 3200 block of Indiana Ave. after human remains were found. Officers detained two people who were...
Shooting in Maryland Heights leads to chase that ends in Bridgeton, police say
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police are investigating a shooting that happened in Maryland Heights on Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened in the 1900 block of Dorsett Road. Police say that shooting led to a chase that ended in Bridgeton. Officers say there is no current threat to...
Mass Layoff Imminent at St. Louis, Missouri Logistics Facility
A WARN notice submitted to Missouri jobs regulators says there will be a mass layoff of employees for a St. Louis, Missouri logistics facility.
WashU ends Faculty Fellows Program
The Faculty Fellows Program, which placed faculty members in apartments in residential colleges, is being phased out due to “a significant inconsistency in residential engagement between residential communities,” Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success Sheryl Mauricio told Student Life in an email. The decision t
Local group transforms an empty Ville neighborhood lot into a small park
Over the past decade, Gerrald Beaven constantly dreamed of what the empty lot next to his home in the Ville neighborhood could be. He hoped more families would move in or more local businesses could populate the land. However, the quarter-of-an-acre plot is now a small park, also known as a pocket park, for the communi
