Our endorsements for Tuesday’s ballot
Tuesday’s ballot presents voters with some extraordinarily consequential choices, from choosing who will represent the St. Louis region in Congress to statewide measures that could raise sales taxes and make it harder for citizen-driven ballot initiatives to win approval. The outcome of these races and measures will be
Online retail liquidation company to open location in St. Peters
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - MAC.BID, an online retail liquidation company, said Wednesday it would be opening a new location in St. Peters. The company said the new facility is expected to create more than 70 jobs and will open sometime this fall. The Pennsylvania-based company said the...
Woman admits to stealing $170K in Social Security benefits
ST. LOUIS — A Florissant woman pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $170,000 in Social Security benefits that continued to be paid after the death of a relative. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, 45-year-old Laneka Holmes’ relative passed away...
Abandoned warehouse catches on fire in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Crews are working to put out a fire at an abandoned warehouse Wednesday afternoon in north St. Louis. The St. Louis Fire Department responded to the fire around 3:20 p.m. near the intersection of Dr. Martin L. King Drive and Hodiamont Avenue, located in the city’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood.
Shot fired into Creve Coeur home
CREVE COEUR, Mo. (First Alert 4) - An investigation is underway after a shot was fired into a Creve Coeur home on Wednesday. Around 2:30 p.m., Creve Coeur officers were called to Camfield Square Drive for a report of “shots fired.” When they arrived, officers said they found out that a family disturbance had occurred,
Granite City gives out nearly 1,800 citations from red light cameras
GRANITE CITY, Il. (First Alert 4) - Granite City added new red light cameras within the last year and hundreds of citations have been given out since. Granite City Police added red light cameras on Pontoon Road at Maryville Road in the northbound and southbound directions, as well as on Maryville Road at Pontoon Road i
St. Louis Has the Arch, the Cardinals, and a Metro Economy That Keeps Losing...
St. Louis’s metro population has been shrinking or stagnant for decades, even as comparable Midwestern...
Man jailed for shooting at girlfriend’s ex and daughter
St. Louis Police say a man opened fire on a car driven by his girlfriend’s ex. The former couple’s 2-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle.
Save Lives Now: Regional crime strategy targets highest-risk people and places in St. Louis...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A regional initiative called Save Lives Now is bringing together law enforcement, researchers and community organizations across the St. Louis area to address violent crime through a strategy that combines enforcement with intervention and prevention. The effort, organized through the E
A house in Clayton hits the market
Clad in light-colored brick, this town home was built in 1995 and features three levels of finished living. Enter the open-floor plan through an arched window doorframe and into the marble-tiled foyer spanning into a spacious hearth room. Follow the flow into the dining room, where an exquisite chandelier with hanging

















