Off-duty East St. Louis police officer was involved in Belleville triple shooting, authorities say
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - An off-duty East St. Louis police officer was involved in a shooting that left three people wounded in Belleville on Monday, authorities said Wednesday afternoon. The shooting happened Monday night at an apartment in the 200 block of Freedom Drive. Police said that, based...
Apartment tenants ask St. Louis County Council for money to move due to mold,...
Housing advocates and tenants of the Northern Village Apartments packed the St. Louis County Council meeting Tuesday evening seeking $450,000 in emergency housing funds. The extended public comment follows years of what they say are uninhabitable conditions – including lack of heat, mold, and collapsing ceilings – at the north county apartment complex owned by an out-of-state company. The complex has about 150 families.
St. Clair County Board member has been delinquent on property taxes for years
A St. Clair County Board member is behind three years on property taxes for his Belleville home, and he hasn’t paid taxes on time for at least six years, according to county records. Attorney C.J. Baricevic Jr., who represents District 16, didn’t pay his $4,974 tax bill for 2023, his $4,686 tax bill for 2024 or his $4,884 tax bill for 2025. The delinquent bills were sold to a private investor in exchange for liens on the property at 419 S. High St. Baricevic said Tuesday that he refinanced the h
Lawyer seeks to strike down St. Louis tow lot policies, reclaim client’s cars
A St. Louis man who racked up nearly $6,000 in unpaid parking tickets wants two of his cars out of impound—and his attorney Bevis Schock says he’s entitled to those vehicles, citing what Schock says is ambiguity in the city’s municipal code. “There’s a rule in the...
Long awaited street repairs happening in north St. Louis
Street repairs more than 20 years in the making are finally happening in St. Louis.
SLPS to vote in November on closing schools, district talks $25K bonus for educators...
ST. LOUIS — The fate of more than a dozen St. Louis Public Schools hangs in the balance as district leaders struggle to close a massive $41 million budget deficit under their proposed "Future Ready" consolidation plan. "This is the only school that still remains in our community. This...
Collinsville Police Statement on Shooting at Country Lane and N. Keebler
On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the Collinsville Police Department respnded to a report of shots fired in the area of Country Lane and N. Keebler. Responding officers learned the suspect had been following the victim for an extended period of time this morning and made multiple threats to shoot the victim. The victim was driving east on Country Lane with the suspect driving behind him. As the victim made a southbound turn onto N. Keebler, the suspect fired multiple rounds into the driver's side o
ICE reports arrest at St. Louis Lambert Airport
ICE agents arrested a 29-year-old woman from India at St. Louis Lambert International Airport last Wednesday, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
MODOT to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Eastbound I-64 Work in St. Louis
A planned year-long closure of eastbound I-64 between Vandeventer and Compton is about one year away. People who live, work, commute and recreate along Interstate 64/US Route 40 between Vandeventer and Compton in the city of St. Louis may want to participate in an upcoming public meeting on October 21 to provide their comments and concerns as engineers wrap up plans for a portion of I-64 in the city.
Video shows suspected St. Louis fire hydrant theft
ST. LOUIS – Video from Sept. 23 shows a fire hydrant theft that the St. Louis Water Division is still dealing with to this day. Nearly 80 hydrants were vandalized from Old North St. Louis down to the riverfront. FOX 2 caught up with the Water Division at Bulwer and Adelaide where workers were swapping out entire hydrants to fix the problem caused by a thief.
