North St. Louis church hit by air conditioner theft for a third time, raising...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A north St. Louis church is weighing costly decisions after thieves stole its air conditioning units for the third time in recent years. Pastor Charles Jones said thieves cut the hardline to the church’s cameras and outdoor lights before getting on the roof and stealing two AC units Sat
Three men sentenced in St. Louis mail theft and bank fraud scheme
Three men involved in a conspiracy to steal checks from the mail and use them with fraudulently opened bank accounts were sentenced Thursday to federal prison. U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine sentenced Isaiah W. Douglas, 25, of Champaign, Illinois, to 39 months in prison; Luis A. Franco-Gonzalez, 26, of Rantoul, I
Man admits to $157K retail fraud scheme using ‘magic trick’
A man who admitted to participating in a nationwide retail fraud scheme used a sleight-of-hand trick to steal over $157,000 from a national retailer.
Missouri woman convicted in Medicaid fraud involving jailed daughter
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a Medicaid fraud conviction against Melissa Bates in connection with false personal care service claims submitted while her daughter, Dajah Sanders, was incarcerated. According to the attorney general’s office, Bates used
Man sentenced for distributing cocaine tied to Mexican cartel in St. Louis
A man who distributed large amounts of cocaine in St. Louis for a Mexican cartel was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in federal prison.
Fairview Heights Man Dies After SUV Overturns
WEST ALTON, MO. - A 40-year-old Fairview Heights, Illinois, man died on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, after his SUV overturned and he was ejected on southbound U.S. 67 in St. Charles County, according to a crash report. The crash occurred at 4:20 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, north of...
Fairview Heights man killed in early morning West Alton crash
The crash happened before dawn on U.S. 67 north of Riverlands Way.
Cahokia man gets 6 years in prison for machine gun possession
22-year-old Cahokia man gets prison term after guilty plea in machine gun case
Decades-old statue stolen from Alton church scrapped in St. Louis
ALTON, Ill. (First Alert 4) - A statue stolen from an Alton church was scrapped shortly after being taken. The decades-old statue of St. Francis was stolen in mid-September from the Episcopal Parish of Alton. The church said the hammered copper statue was made by the artist Hillis Arnold. On...
Man arrested, charged after 77 St. Louis fire hydrants damaged
Authorities have now arrested a man wanted in connection with 77 damaged fire hydrants in the City of St. Louis.
