Westbrooks-Hodge to chair regional education task force
Pamela Westbrooks-Hodge, who recently completed a six-year term on the Missouri State Board of Education, has been named chair of the St. Louis Region Future of Public Education Task Force. The task force held its inaugural meeting last week and plans to develop and evaluate four options for the future...
Granite City’s Gateway Hospital Bounces Paychecks, Scrambles For $1M Lifeline
A 343-bed Granite City hospital has acknowledged delaying employee pay, with workers reporting that at least one paycheck could not be cashed. The emergency payroll fix now involves a promised $1 million loan from the hospital owner and a planned overhaul of its billing operation. Employees at Gateway Regional Medical.
St. Louis police report lowest year-to-date homicide numbers since 2014
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is reporting the lowest homicide numbers through July in over 10 years. In the month of July, the police department responded to nine homicides. For the entire year, there have been 74 homicides in the City of St. Louis.
Man found shot, killed inside vehicle in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Saturday night near an unhoused encampment in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the shooting occurred around 8 p.m. in the 1500 block of N. 10th St., near Cass Avenue, in the Old North St. Louis neighb
The Story Behind the St. Louis Custard Stand That Invented the “Concrete”
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard sits on old Route 66 in St. Louis, and it’s the reason “concrete” is a dessert term at all. Ted Jr. invented the concrete here, a frozen custard blended so thick that servers still flip the cup upside down at the window to prove it won’t fall, and travelers making the […]
Man rescued after trench collapse in Creve Coeur
Emergency crews in Creve Coeur worked to rescue a man trapped in a trench collapse in a residential construction site Monday.
Two hospitalized after domestic shooting in University City
One person was shot and another was injured during a domestic-related incident Monday evening in University City.
Petty St Louis prosecutor targeting severely disabled 85-year-old in case that has outraged city
Stephanie Karr, the Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Creve Coeur in St Louis, is doing everything in her power to level an assault charge against Norman Fishel, 85, his attorneys have said.
East St. Louis man charged in shooting near Downtown West restaurant
ST. LOUIS – An East St. Louis, Illinois, man appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court Monday afternoon for his role in a shootout near a Downtown West restaurant. The shooting happened March 15 near the Marquee Restaurant & Lounge in the 1900 block of Locust Street. According to the...
St. Louis’ Crime Chime: 50 Guns, 1,300 Grams, and $40K Cash: Inside KC’s Massive...
A multi-agency operation led by the Homeland Security Task Force executed federal search warrants across Kansas City, Missouri, taking 1,311 grams of fentanyl, 50 firearms, over 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, and nearly $40,000 in cash off the streets. Seven local residents, including a Mexican national, face severe
