Family visiting St. Louis for medical care awakened by volleys of gunfire outside a...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - An Illinois family visiting St. Louis for a medical procedure was caught in a shooting early Aug. 21 that happened outside a short-term rental in the Central West End on West Pine near Newstead, according to Mike Kelsey, who was staying there with his wife and daughter.
Glen Carbon police remove 19 living dogs from home, find three dead dogs
"It was something that we will not ever be able to unsee. It was that horrendous."
Man injured in hit-and-run watercraft incident, taken to St. Louis-area hospital
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 31-year-old man was seriously injured and taken by medevac to a St. Louis hospital after a hit-and-run incident in the Black River on Thursday afternoon. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident took place at about 3:30 p.m. The man was...
Students are being turned away from schools in Cahokia Heights
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – School started Monday, but many parents are saying the district still won’t say when their children can attend. It’s at the Cahokia Heights School District where parent Jada Spiller says there are hundreds of other children locked out. Spiller said, “This neighborhood alone,...
Defamation suit targets attorney Al Watkins, ex-wife
A St. Louis attorney is being sued by the executive chairman of a billion dollar critical minerals company after the attorney allegedly urged his ex-wife to make a “defamatory and outrageous” call to the executive’s Idaho housekeeper. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Idaho, is just...
CVPA High School employee in custody after gun found in bag on campus
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - An employee of the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School is in custody after a gun was found in their bag on school grounds on Thursday, officials said. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said that St. Louis Public Safety found the...
Update: Charges pending in Glen Carbon animal cruelty case
Police said all of the animals were removed and are receiving medical care in safe homes.
Firefighters battle flames at two adjacent East St. Louis homes
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Firefighters are battling a large structure fire in East St. Louis. Herb Simmons with St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency said crews responded to the 500 block of North 22nd Street for a report of a house fire. First Alert 4 crews...
4 injured in Belleville dog attack
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Three children and one adult were bitten by dogs during an incident Tuesday afternoon in Belleville. According to police, two dogs attacked four people in the 2800 block of Brookmeadow Drive around 3:40 p.m. A witness described the dogs as possibly German Shepherds. Three...
Man charged in Clayton shooting, fired shots at victim’s vehicle
One man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting Thursday in Clayton, Missouri.
