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Four Black journalists whose careers helped shape newsroom leadership, community coverage and talent pipelines in St. Louis were inducted into the St. Louis Media History Foundation Hall of Fame on April 23. The honorees — Normal “Tweed” Webb, Donald E. Franklin, Bonita Cornute and Alvin A. Reid — were recognized...

Inside the St. Louis Marriott Grand on Thursday, April 30, the applause rose like a long, overdue exhale. It was the kind of release that comes from a room full of people who have lived through something together. Nearly a year has passed since May 16, 2025, when an EF3 tornado tore through North St. Louis. And on this night, at the Urban League...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -The first Saturday of May on Cherokee Street is usually a vibrant, lively celebration in honor of Cinco de Mayo. This year, however, the celebration was canceled, citing rising prices as the main reason. While many still headed to Cherokee Street despite the festival’s...

After nearly two and a half years at the Swansea Improvement Association, The B’s Family Kitchen has closed. Monday was the food stand’s last day of operation, according to its social media. Owner Ruth Blavesciunas said in a brief April 24 interview that she is stepping away from the business for medical reasons. An announcement of the stand’s closing in social media also mentioned...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -Multiple cars were broken into during the St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium Friday evening. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police, the department received several calls regarding car break-ins. While police do not have an exact number of cars affected, they say...

There is a chance of more severe storms in the forecast for parts of the Midwest to start this week. Heavy rainfall is possible Sunday afternoon for parts of Ohio, but more of the severe storms are possible late Sunday and into Monday for parts of Missouri and Illinois. The severe threat extends to include cities like Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis and...

A potent storm system is taking aim at Missouri and the mid-Mississippi Valley this week, with forecasters warning that a surge of warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico could fuel severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and isolated tornadoes between May 4 and May 8, 2026. The threat stretches […]

MIDWEST — Isolated severe storms are possible across a broad swath of the Midwest on Sunday, May 3, 2026, with Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield Illinois all sitting inside a Marginal Risk categorical outlook zone. A couple of supercells carrying large hail and damaging winds represent the primary hazards for the day. Tornado risk is described as very low to zero, keeping the overall...

After North County Police Cooperative K-9 Oya was killed by a fellow officer, another handler in the department struggled to get his K-9, Viktor, out of the department.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Gateway Arch and Busch Stadium draw millions to downtown St. Louis every year, but some say the draw cannot stop at just these two landmarks. Downtown is vital to the region, and major projects are underway to improve it — but some...