Man gets probation for throwing rocks at cars on St. Louis highway
A man who admitted to throwing rocks at cars from an overpass onto Interstate 64 in St. Louis has been placed on probation.
Aldi opening new St. Louis-area store
OLIVETTE, Mo. — Aldi is opening a new St. Louis-area store in Olivette, just west of Olive Boulevard and Interstate 170. The grocer said that the store, 9175 Olive Crossing, will open Feb. 6, with store hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Aldi Inc., headquartered in Batavia,...
St. Louis man charged with assaulting man with victim’s crutches, robbing him of $9
CLAYTON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis man is criminally charged after authorities say he assaulted a 62-year-old man with the victim’s crutches before robbing him of $9 in cash and an EBT card. St. Louis County prosecutors charged 49-year-old Jeffery T. Jefferson on...
On Today’s Date: Violent F4 Tornado Carves 21-Mile-Long Path Aross St. Louis In Midwinter
A rare January Midwest tornado outbreak produced a violent F4 that raked across St. Louis, Missouri, nearly 60 years ago only to be followed by snowflakes a few days later. On Jan. 24, 1967, 32 tornadoes struck the Midwest, from Oklahoma to Wisconsin. In addition, funnel clouds...
Hawley reintroduces federal bill to compensate nuclear radiation victims
ST. LOUIS–Missouri U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt reintroduced federal legislation Friday that would reauthorize a trust fund that pays victims of nuclear radiation and would make people in certain St. Louis-area ZIP codes eligible for reimbursement of medical...
ICE arrests nationwide spark fear in St. Louis communities
A normally vibrant and diverse area was quiet on Friday. Maleja Gonzalez was out along Cherokee Street, reluctantly, getting groceries.
Experienced pub owner brings new speakeasy-style bar to downtown Belleville
With two other businesses in her portfolio, owner Rachel Speichinger said this one is “something I get to put my name on.”
Rescuers Tried To Rescue This Pittie Who Was Stuck At An Abandoned School In...
You can’t possibly know how great of companions rescue dogs are until you give your home to one!. Despite hardship, sleepless nights under the open sky, or even their traumas from the past, almost all of these four-legged furballs end up being the kindest creatures once they...
‘Devastating’: St. Louis team remembers Metro East woman targeted and killed in driveway
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Portia Rowland was gunned down Tuesday morning outside her Metro East home. Collinsville Police say the 32-year-old was targeted while warming up her car. “We actually believe that this was not a random act,” says Major Mark Kuechle of the...
From frozen paws to couch snoozing: Dog survived on her own never imagining life...
At Stray Rescue of St. Louis, temperatures have been in the single digits. Local residents and police officers had spotted a. dog living alone in an abandoned building. The snow and ice had piled up; there had been no sunshine to even partially melt the slippery and dangerous...