Saint Louis MO

A drug deal that police say was built on bogus narcotics turned into a near-fatal shooting on South Grand Boulevard, leaving a man with a gunshot wound to the face and devastating jaw injuries. The Feb. 18 encounter unfolded in the 1200 block of South Grand and ended at the trauma room of Saint Louis University...

On Monday morning, a terrified young man ran across the street from his apartment in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, to Thrifty Hardware & Home Center, begging for help. What he revealed next left police stunned: He and his mother had been held captive, where they were beaten repeatedly, threatened with a gun, and trapped...

In January, a group of downtown St. Louis boosters decried a so-called “hookah bus” that had racked up $2,000 in unpaid parking tickets while parked illegally around the neighborhood—all while seemingly receiving little incentive to stop. But the hookah bus is hardly the worst offender. There’s a...

Early this morning around 1:06 AM, Long Lake Firefighters were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at 3710 Pontoon Rd. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire through the roof and began a defensive attack under the command of Officer 2103.

WELLSTON, Mo. — The Mid-County Fire Protection District announced Sunday that it was conducting an internal investigation after family members discovered a man’s body inside a burned home despite two searches by firefighters. According to the fire protection district, crews responded at about 9:34 p.m. Tuesday to...

Missouri’s sprint to lure massive data centers has brought in billions in private construction and equipment spending, but taxpayers are quietly footing a sizable part of the tab. State records show the Data Center Sales Tax Exemption program has meant roughly $77 million in forgone sales and use taxes, and a single...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -Two businesses in the St. Louis area were vandalized over the weekend, leaving owners dealing with property damage and lost revenue. Surveillance video shows two masked suspects smashing the front glass window of Hammerstone’s in Soulard and climbing inside early Saturday morning....

Monday, March 2, 2026 is the final day a Missouri Powerball winner can claim their $50,000 winning ticket or they lose it.

ST. LOUIS — Thieves broke into a historic Soulard tavern Saturday morning, something the owner said is a recurring problem. "It's like being kicked in the shin," owner Cory Hammerstone said a day later about the 3 a.m. break-in at the South 9th Street watering hole that bears her last name.

For years, scientists have learned about distant stars by looking at the wavelengths of light bouncing back from space. Now, scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden are using the same technology, called spectral data, to learn about dried plant specimens in its herbarium. "The physics behind light reflection...