Showers & Thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight—Severe Storms are Possible
We are looking at showers and thunderstorms for today and tonight and severe storms are possible over the area. Today’s forecast calls for showers and storms likely late this afternoon with otherwise mostly sunny skies today with a high of 90. Then, a chance of showers and storms tonight–with the possibility of heavy r
Former Vatterott site in Fairview Heights will be SWIC’s newest campus
A new Southwestern Illinois College campus in Fairview Heights is expected to open for classes in fall 2027 at the former Vatterott College site. Vatterott College abruptly closed all of its locations, including Fairview Heights, in December 2018. SWIC acquired the buildings at 104 and 110 Commerce Lane in Fairview Hei
Family says an emergency landing left them stuck at foreign airport, afraid to fly...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis area family says a mechanical issue on their plane led to a scary return to the Punta Cana airport in the Dominican Republic Monday. When they didn’t want to fly on the same plane the next day, they say they...
Remains believed to be a child’s found near Belleville, may be linked to kidnapping
The remains of what investigators believe are those of a small child were found Wednesday during a multi-agency search in Stookey Township , authorities said. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release that detectives are investigating the death and believe it may be connected to a parental kid
2nd open manhole discovered in after St. Louis plugs first pit; spokesperson says commercial...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - One day after First Alert 4 told you about a wide-open manhole, known as a meter pit, on Montgomery Street near North Grand in St. Louis, First Alert 4 found the hole had been filled with gravel and a safety cone put on top.
Even after a century, St. Louis is still getting its kicks on Route 66
What do you see when you imagine Route 66? Buzzy, blurry neon whirring by on a dark highway? Vintage postcards from roadside motels? Scenes from road trips in old films?. The Mother Road, as it's called, spans 2,448 miles across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
Caseyville Board Approves New Business Licenses As Residents Press Code Enforcement Concerns
The Caseyville Village Board met July 1 at Village Hall and via Zoom. Mayor Kent Luebbers called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Tensions again surfaced during public comment as residents pressed officials over road maintenance, park bathrooms, vehicle lettering, property upkeep and code enforcement. Meanwhile, trustees
Acclaimed chef Kevin Nashan is bringing a modern tavern to Ballpark Village
Ballpark Village is betting on a beloved hometown chef for its next culinary chapter: James Beard Award-winning chef Kevin Nashan has partnered with Live! Hospitality & Entertainment to open The Clydesdale-A Clark Avenue Tavern (601 Clark), slated to debut in mid-August in The Crown, which occupies the ground floor of
Bill McClellan is happy to be here—years after he was supposed to be gone
Bill McClellan knows full well that, a decade ago, people were writing his obituary. The legendary Post-Dispatch columnist had gone public with his diagnosis of bile duct cancer. The tumor was inoperable. A doctor told him he had 11 months. At one point, after he collapsed on a trip to Arizona, they told his wife there
St. Louis man, Edwardsville woman face felony charges in separate cases
The charges involve separate cases, and the defendants were ordered released from custody.
