Man rents equipment to help plow streets, parking lots in Dogtown
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - One man is spending hours and his own money to help those in Dogtown dig out of the snow. Kenny Harrell had been shoveling throughout Dogtown for years, but this year, he decided to take it up a notch and rent a bobcat to help plow.
Good Samaritan rents skid steer, clears Dogtown streets for free
ST. LOUIS — Not all heroes wear capes — some wear Carhartts and drive a skid steer. Neighbors in Dogtown are praising a man who stepped up to plow their narrow streets for free after the recent winter weather made many roads nearly impassable. When 5 On Your...
Belleville School District 201 Calls Off Concerns Over ICE Attendance at Event
BELLEVILLE — Belleville Township High School District 201 officials addressed concerns Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, about reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence at district schools this week, following social media posts linked to a naturalization ceremony scheduled for Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at...
Board of Police Commissioners approves 7% raise for some St. Louis officers, Mayor Spencer...
ST. LOUIS — The City of St. Louis is pausing pay raises for city employees just days before their new salary structure was set to be enacted after the Board of Police Commissioners agreed to a 7% raise for police officers. “Our police officers, similar to most of our...
Helicopter crashes into Meramec River
Four people walked away with minor injuries after a helicopter full of state park workers doing an ecological survey struck powerlines and crashed into the river.
Disappeared in 1991, 3 young people from Clinton, Moscow Mills, and St. Louis, Missouri
Three people have been missing from different Missouri cities since 1991. They were all young when they disappeared and it's presumed they are no longer alive. However, when you're a family member, you don't throw away hope and you just want them home.
‘The fight was on’: 68-year-old hairstylist fends off armed carjacker in Florissant
FLORISSANT, Mo. — On Thursday, Peggy Janis stood in the Grandview Plaza parking lot to look at the exact spot where she stood her ground against an armed attacker just one week ago. On Jan. 22, the 68-year-old local hairstylist was finishing up errands ahead of the snowstorm. She...
$100,000 meant for sick pets in St. Louis spent on Gucci and Netflix, Missouri...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis man who donated $2,000 to what he thought was a legitimate pet rescue organization discovered his money went toward luxury purchases instead of helping animals in need. Charles Hackmann said he saw a Facebook post from “Saving St Louis Pets”...
St. Louis Police Investigate Homicide After Man Fatally Shot Inside Soulard’s 8th Street Restaurant
A recent shooting in the Soulard neighborhood has left a man dead, with St. Louis police now investigating the homicide. The victim, identified as 22-year-old Christopher Frye-Pleasant of St. Louis City, was found inside the 8th Street Restaurant with gunshot wounds on Monday. This information comes directly from a...
Mother seeks answers after son dies in NYE shooting
Police say this case became St. Louis' last homicide of 2025, and now, the victim's mother is breaking her silence, as she urges anyone with information to come forward.

















