Customer finds secret compartment with century-old story inside antique desk
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV/CBS NEWSPATH/WKRC) - A visit to a St. Louis antique shop led to the rediscovery of a century-old family story hidden inside a piece of furniture. A customer browsing a secretary desk at the White Rabbit antique shop found a secret compartment containing documents and photographs from 1917 tied to...
The Best Hash Browns In Missouri Are Hiding Inside This Legendary Diner
Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary treasures are hiding in plain sight, sizzling away on well-seasoned griddles that have been turning out breakfast perfection for decades. At Courtesy Diner in St. Louis, those treasures take the form of what might just be Missouri’s most magnificent hash browns. Golden,...
Meet the new director shaping Black history at the Missouri Historical Society
As Lyah LeFlore-Ituen walked through the "Mill Creek: Black Metropolis" exhibit inside the Missouri History Museum, she gasped at the inclusion of churches that once anchored the vibrant community during the mid-1900s. "I hadn't even seen this. I'm in shock right now. My grandmother attended and was a member of...
Second cold case dig focuses on one particular spot; comes up empty again
Answers about why investigators are focused on this spot in the yard is contained in the missing person police report from 1972.
South Broadway Gas Station Ambush: St. Louis Man Gets 16 Years For Paralyzing Shot
A south St. Louis gas station shooting that left a woman permanently paralyzed has now put the gunman behind bars for 16 years. On Thursday, a judge sentenced 42-year-old Larry Buchanan after a jury convicted him of first-degree assault for the 2024 attack, in which prosecutors say he shot a 32-year-old woman in the...
Death investigation underway in STL for 18-year-old
Two months after an 18-year-old vanished from north St. Louis, her family is now planning her funeral instead of her return home.
Fur Flies In St. Louis As Build-A-Bear Axes Staff After Union Win
The fur is flying at Build-A-Bear's hometown flagship in St. Louis, where workers say several staffers were fired after they organized a union, according to a complaint filed with federal labor regulators. The core dispute is whether those terminations were retaliation for a unanimous union representation vote in...
Theft of bust caught on camera in the Central West End
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The theft of a bust of a famed author was caught on camera in the Central West End. Cameras from the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative were rolling when a thief stole the bust of famous St. Louis author Kate Chopin from the Writer’s Corner, which is located at the...
Man Dies in Early Morning Two-Vehicle Crash
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – St. Louis County police are investigating a crash near Kingston Drive and Geneva Drive in south St. Louis County that killed an adult man and sent two others to the hospital Thursday morning, Feb. 19, 2026. Officers from the St. Louis County Police South County...
Video shows MetroLink security pick up man, leave him on bench before his death
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - First Alert 4 has obtained video showing how Bi-State security handled a man struggling to stay upright who later died near a MetroLink stop. This happened at a stop near 18th and Clark, a few blocks from Enterprise Center. St. Louis City Police...
