Single mother’s SUV stolen with Christmas presents hidden inside
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A single mother’s vehicle was stolen with her 5-year-old daughter’s Christmas presents hidden inside, leaving the family without transportation and holiday gifts. Chimere Sepulveda discovered her white 2024 Volkswagen Taos SUV missing on Sunday morning from Milentz Avenue in the...
A credit union for African immigrants and African Americans opened in St. Ann to...
A financial institution for African immigrants and African Americans opened Monday in St. Ann to help Black St. Louisans and African communities build wealth, strengthen their families and create opportunities. The African Diaspora Federal Credit Union was established by the African Diaspora Council Inc., a local...
13-year-old boy injured in North City shooting
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A 13-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in North City Tuesday night. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police, District 6 officers are investigating a shooting that occurred after 7:30 p.m. at the 800 block of Canaan. The boy was taken to an area...
St. Louis woman guilty in infant’s abuse avoids prison
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis woman who admitted to abusing an infant, sending videos of the acts and even texting that she felt an “adrenaline rush” from it will avoid jail time if she completes probation, a judge ruled last week. On Dec. 12, a judge...
Couple struck by vehicle on Broadway entrance ramp around midnight Friday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Two people were killed Friday night while changing a flat tire on the entrance ramp to northbound Interstate 55 from South Broadway. Lejla Hadzikadunic, 23, and her boyfriend DeMarion Hendricks, 31, were struck by a vehicle around midnight while stopped on the entrance ramp. According...
Settlement reached in St. Louis sheriff’s handcuffing lawsuit
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit between St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery and St. Louis Jail Commissioner Tammy Ross.
Missouri patients caught in the middle as UnitedHealthcare, SSM negotiate coverage deal
Tens of thousands of SSM Health patients in the St. Louis area could lose access to in-network health providers if the Creve Coeur-based health system and UnitedHealthcare don’t reach a deal. Time is running out for the two health companies. Their existing agreement expires at the end of the...
Aldermen fear tornado’s destruction could lead to environmental hazards
Concerns over lead and asbestos in the swath of North St. Louis hit by the May 16 tornado were front and center at an aldermanic hearing last week. Elected leaders stressed that the removal of these hazardous materials absolutely had to be done correctly in the coming months, warning that mistakes could set the city...
Two arrested for burglary after pastor finds them inside church
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Two people were arrested after being found inside a church last week. According to a probable cause statement, the incident happened on Monday, Dec. 8. Police received a report of a burglary at First Community Baptist Church on Page Avenue. The pastor of...
St. Louis settles handcuffing lawsuit between Sheriff Alfred Montgomery, deputy jail boss
St. Louis has settled a civil lawsuit between Sheriff Alfred Montgomery and Tammy Ross, the city’s deputy jail commissioner. The lawsuit stemmed from an incident last February when Montgomery ordered Ross, then-acting Jail Commissioner, handcuffing when his office tried to interview a detainee who’d accused a...
