New St. Louis film shows the painstaking effort to conserve the plant monarch butterflies...
Less than 1% of Missouri’s native prairie remains today. That’s a problem for the endangered Mead’s milkweed, which is the main food source of monarch caterpillars. “There's just nothing left,” said Christy Edwards, a conservation geneticist at the Missouri Botanical Garden. “You find these little patchworks of [prairi
Neighbors still waiting for answers on condemned South St. Louis apartment complex
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Neighbors of a condemned South St. Louis apartment complex are still waiting to learn what will happen to the property, months after a police raid and city action led to the removal of about 60 people living there. City code enforcement returned to...
Neighborhood pushes back after proposal to fill inactive quarry
LEMAY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A proposal to fill an inactive quarry in south St. Louis County with millions of cubic yards of material has drawn opposition from nearby residents and prompted the St. Louis County Planning Commission to delay its decision. The quarry is located near the intersection...
Over 200 teens gather for safe space event in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Hundreds of teenagers gathered at Central Baptist Church’s educational center in Midtown for a safe space event featuring music, games and dancing. The event, hosted by The Morgan Casey Experience and Gateway Social, aimed to provide youths ages 14 to 17 with an alternative to violence. More than 200 teenag
St. Louis woman says overgrown city-owned lots make it unsafe to leave her home
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 78-year-old woman in the Greater Ville neighborhood says overgrown weeds and brush on city-owned lots behind her home have made it difficult and unsafe to leave her house. Anna James is an amputee, and three times a week, she is rolled down...
Photos: St. Louis Family Playdate at TotSpot Social
On July 23, St. Louis Magazine celebrated one year of Family Playdates with a special birthday celebration at TotSpot Social, presented by Royal Banks of Missouri and sponsored by Ryan Lawn & Tree. Returning to the venue where the series first began made the event even more meaningful, as families came together for an
Court evidence shows how officers traced bloody man back to another officer
KINLOCH, Mo. – Police solved the case of a bloody man found dumped in a Kinloch field through evidence that led investigators to a fellow police officer. Former Northwoods Police Department Officer Samuel Davis was convicted after a police investigation into his conduct that ended with a bloody man found in a Kinloch f
Unsealed records detail woman’s role at center of child remains investigation
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Documents unsealed Friday uncover the role of a woman at the center of an investigation that led to the discovery of a child’s remains in Illinois. Kirstie Dora, 35, was charged by St. Francois County Prosecutors on July 2 with parental kidnapping...
Worst Heat of Summer Set to Scorch Missouri
The worst heatwave of the summer will begin in Missouri starting late this weekend.
Glen Carbon sets first Flannel Fest for Sept. 24 at Schon Park
Village officials approved the name and date for a new all-ages fall event featuring food, drinks and music, with more festival details still to come.
