First Bus Bench Installations in Belleville Unveiled During Progressive Ribbon Cutting
An idea to improve the rider experience at bus stops without seating—often referred to as “forgotten stops”—has quickly become a transformative regional initiative. In less than a year, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis, together with St. Clair County Transit District, Metro Transit and local...
St. Louis Bets on Smoke to Lure Big-Money Cigar Show
St. Louis aldermen are weighing whether a little indoor cigar smoke is worth a short burst of convention cash. This week they advanced a narrow exemption to the city's indoor smoking rules that is tailored to help land a major cigar trade show and its downtown spending spree. As reported...
Feds Pull Plug On Electric School Buses, Leave St. Louis Districts Holding The Bag
Federal money that St. Louis-area school districts were banking on to replace diesel buses with electric models has vanished midstream, leaving some clean-transportation plans stuck in neutral and a pile of unpaid bills in its wake. District leaders say they were promised vehicles and charging stations under a...
First Alert 4 sits down with CEMA commissioner, fire chief for latest on tornado...
It’s been nearly 10 months since the May 16 tornado devastated parts of St. Louis City. Since then the city has made changes with who is in charge of the tornado sirens and who runs the City Emergency Management Agency.
Altercation leads to shooting in Overland, man injured
An altercation between two people led to a shooting Saturday afternoon in Overland, police say.
Woman critically injured in South City shooting
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A woman was critically injured in a South City shooting Saturday afternoon. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police, District 3 officers responded to the 3600 block of Illinois Avenue around 5:30 p.m. There, they found a woman with critical injuries. No further information was...
First Alert Forward: St. Louis city-county re-entry proposal raises questions about costs, taxes, and...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - One day after St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page floated the idea of the City of St. Louis re-entering St. Louis County, questions remain about what the move would mean for costs, services, and taxes. Page’s proposal would have the city re-enter...
Innocent puppy shattered hearts after arriving at St. Louis rescue with life threatening injury
An innocent, eight-week-old puppy’s plight shattered hearts at Stray Rescue of St. Louis on Tuesday, March 10, after Animal Control found the defenseless little guy wandering the streets with what appeared to be extensive wounds to his tiny face. The 11-pound puppy was immediately transferred to Stray Rescue where...
The $500 Easter Basket Everyone Wants
Easter is approaching soon, and it’s going to be a “hoppy” one for a lucky bunny! West County Center is giving away an Easter basket filled with the must have spring pieces from lululemon! We’re thrilled to be joined by Christine Poehling with West County Center, who is here with all the details! Enter for your...
Port Authority advances special tax district as soccer stadium faces $20M remediation bill
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Port Authority on Thursday advanced plans for a special taxing district at the St. Louis City SC stadium site, as team representatives disclosed new details about the scale of environmental mitigation required during construction of the downtown venue. The board voted to approve...

















