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In July, the Midwest Innocence Project alerted its supporters that it was on the brink of closure. Even after cutting its staff by 25%, the nonprofit was struggling to adjust after losing federal grants and funding in 2025. Since that announcement, the group has raised $400,000 and is now on...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man accused in a fatal 2024 carjacking entered a plea in the U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Thursday. Terry Thomas, 21, was indicted with one count of carjacking resulting in death, one count of use of a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of causing death through th

40-year-old Madison County Jail inmate accused of threatening to kill sheriff's deputy

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The 2-year-old who was missing for hours Wednesday morning in South City had been left home alone with other children, investigators say. On Wednesday morning, St. Louis police launched a multiple-hour search for a 2-year-old girl who had been reported missing in the 3800 block of Minne

Missouri faces simultaneous developments across legal, social, and health sectors. A Cole County judge has set trial dates for high-profile redistricting ballot measures blocked by the state. Meanwhile, ICE arrests at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo sparked intense community debate, and health officials confirmed a

ST. LOUIS – A coordinated law enforcement operation, led by federal authorities and focused on reducing violent crime, began in St. Louis earlier this week. Members of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department formally announced the operation, which

St. Louis media, federal law enforcement, and academic institutions are experiencing major updates this week. Beloved anchor Mike Bush officially retired from KSDK 5 On Your Side after 41 years in broadcasting. Simultaneously, federal agencies launched a major violence enforcement surge across the city, while Washingto

Washington University staffers and Forest Park golfers both have their eyes on the same stretch of Lagoon Drive. What do they want to do there? Park, of course. And that’s created a situation that could lead to a crackdown on “non-park users” that would extend far beyond WashU.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A crash has closed multiple lanes of eastbound Interstate 44 in the City of St. Louis. The crash occurred on the interstate near Jefferson Avenue just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Three lanes of the interstate are expected to be closed until 5...

Some recipes are locked away in safes, guarded as fiercely as any family heirloom. At a small Italian deli in Missouri, the secret formula for its signature hot salami has been passed down through four generations, scribbled in red ink on a piece of paper that now rests in a safe.