Details announced for Illini Night at Busch Stadium
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Attendees have been announced for the annual Illini Night at Busch Stadium. St. Louis native Carson Boyd will throw out the first pitch before the Cardinals take on the Braves at 7:15 p.m on Friday, July 10. More area athletes, including Brandon Henderson, Nick Hankins Jr. and Jacob Eberhart, w
Short-term rental party in South City draws large crowd
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A party at a short-term rental property in South City was broken up by police over the weekend. Shaw NOM board member Gary Hosna said after getting several calls from neighbors on the Fourth of July, he decided to drive down to see the issues for himself.
British Airways adding another non-stop flight from St. Louis to London
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - British Airways will soon be adding another non-stop flight from St. Louis to London. The fifth non-stop flight between Lambert Airport and London will be operating next week. The airline has been doing direct flights four days a week over the past few...
Ferguson community rallies for children of slain mother
FERGUSON, Mo. – A St. Louis community is rallying around the five young children of Shakeela Martin, a 35-year-old mother who was killed by a stray bullet. Neighbors and loved ones are collecting clothing and other essentials to support Martin’s children, who range in age from 2 to 14 years old.
Mother shares grief after 7-month-old’s murder
ST. LOUIS – For the first time since the shooting death of 7-month-old Kiyomi Parker, the baby’s mother is speaking about the family’s grief and the legal case surrounding the child’s death. On Monday, Kiyomi Parker’s father, 19-year-old Ca’Marion Pawnell, was denied bond on a second-degree...
New fare system launches across certain Metro stations
Metro riders are seeing big changes to stations across the city Monday.
Crew clears storm damage after months of complaints
A crew from the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) cleared fallen trees and overgrown weeds Monday at Summit Place Park, a city-owned park that neighbors say had been inaccessible since an April storm.
Iconic movie theatre, bowling alley, and giant sign along Route 66
Let’s start our St. Louis Route 66 journey together on a high note, or rather, the Hi-Pointe. The Hi-Pointe neighborhood has one of the highest elevations in St. Louis City and is home to the historic Hi-Pointe Theatre.
Metro-east twins’ annual Christmas cards soon to become an art exhibit
Dave McFarland, donning a head-to-toe Santa costume, had been given strict orders not to step onto the field at Busch Stadium. It was photo shoot day for the McFarland family’s annual Christmas card in 1996. Dave and Kevin McFarland were at the stadium, hoping to get a shot of Santa — modeled by Dave himself — playing
Director John Carpenter reflects on 45 years of ‘Escape from New York’
St. Louis has had its fair share of film productions over the years, but none are more iconic than director John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this summer. For those unfamiliar with Escape from New York, the 1981 film stars Kurt Russell as Snake...

















