Fraudulent refunds lead to prison sentence for Richmond Heights woman
A former assistant general manager of a Richmond Heights, Missouri hotel has been sentenced to 39 months in federal prison for multiple fraud schemes. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey handed down the sentence on Thursday and ordered Angelique Patterson, 40, to repay $226,882...
Fire at St. Louis City contractor’s home raises new questions
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police are now calling what happened during a fire at a home in O’Fallon, Missouri, last week, suspicious. The fire caused significant damage to a home on Aston Way in O’Fallon, Missouri, on January 19th. Fire officials told First Alert 4 that...
St. Louis Emergency Rental Assistance Program faces delays, frustration
FOX 2 continues to follow the growing frustration over delays with the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program as new information surfaces regarding what is causing a holdup.
Charges upgraded in Macoupin County homicide
Charges have been upgraded in the Macoupin County homicide investigation. The Macoupin County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 45-year-old Charles Parrino Jr. of St. Louis. 57-year-old Jerald Stilts is now facing nine felonies in connection with the case....
Illinois high school mascot draws legal complaint from people with dwarfism
An Illinois high school is drawing legal scrutiny and criticism from people with dwarfism. Located about 25 miles from St. Louis, Freeburg High School has cheered on “The Midgets” for 90 years — but the tradition has come under repeated scrutiny over criticism that the school’s...
Truck driver dies in Ohio after another truck drives off right side of roadway...
Officials say a 2025 International box truck driven by Sasa Jokic, 44 of Seattle, Washington, was traveling westbound on Interstate 70. A second vehicle, a 2018 Freightliner, was stopped on the right flat strip of land of the westbound lanes. As the driver of the Freightliner,...
UnitedHealthcare cuts office space in St. Louis
UnitedHealthcare is cutting more than 150,000 square feet of office space in Maryland Heights, Mo. as many of its employees continue to work remote or hybrid, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Jan. 23. UnitedHealth employs 4,500 people in Missouri. It is unclear how much...
Schlafly Bankside in St. Charles has closed
Unfortunately, the wave of closures in St. Louis just keeps coming. Schlafly Beer announced today, Monday, Jan. 27, that its lease has ended and it has closed Schlafly Bankside at 920 S. Main Street in historic St. Charles. For more than 25 years, Trailhead Brewing Co. operated...
South City package thief foiled by Downtown St. Louis glitter bomb
ST. LOUIS — A man from St. Louis's Carondelet neighborhood was caught on camera stealing a mail package from a Downtown St. Louis address on Friday, according to court records. Robert Charles Simino, 42, also confessed to the crime. According to the records, he faces one count...
Man’s $10k murder-for-hire plan revealed in Collinsville killing of wife’s girlfriend
COLLINSVILLE, Ill — A shooting and killing of a Collinsville woman on Tuesday was linked to a $10,000 murder-for-hire scheme involving the husband of the victim's girlfriend, according to newly released charging documents. Lt. Eric Owen from the Major Case Squad of Greater St....