Four charged in Madison County arson, drug, battery and burglary cases
Cases include an alleged porch fire in Livingston and a burglary in Edwardsville.
St. Louis Man Fatally Shot After Vehicle Collision
ST. LOUIS — A 26-year-old man was fatally shot just before 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood after two vehicles were involved in a crash and an argument over payment followed, police said. District 5 officers and ATF agents were conducting enforcement related to the ATF...
Oh deer! Wildlife study identifies Missouri roads in need of animal crossings
As a wildlife connectivity researcher, Patricia Cramer has spent 20 years studying how animals get around in a manmade world. Through it all, one thing has stayed the same — influencing human behavior is by far the hardest part of the job. “I like to say that I work...
Chez Ali hits the right notes
Steward Stiles III was exploring the restaurants inside City Foundry STL when one menu stopped him: Chez Ali had oxtails. He ordered a plate and found them rich, tender and packed with flavor. More than 20 visits later, the oxtails, served with rice and peas, cabbage and extra gravy, remain his favorite.
New book explores how St. Louis became a craft beer city in the shadow...
When Joel Bittle began writing a book about St. Louis craft beer, he thought he knew when the story started. “I thought the book would hinge on the sale of Anheuser-Busch to InBev,” Bittle says. “It felt like collective trauma, and St. Louisans didn’t know how to deal with that. Some of them said, ‘I’m never drinking a
Belleville police chief remembered at visitation ahead of funeral Monday
More than 1,000 people, including hundreds of police officers and first responders, gathered Sunday at Belleville East High School to pay their final respects to Belleville Police Chief Matthew Eiskant.
Florissant Volunteers Plant New Flowers at 1870s Bockrath-Wiese House Landmark
Fresh flowers and plants now line the grounds of the Bockrath-Wiese House in St. Ferdinand Park, the result of a small but symbolic volunteer effort at one of Florissant's oldest surviving structures. A volunteer named Lynn, affiliated with the Gardeners of Florissant, planted the new greenery, with all of the plants d
Victim named in fatal St. Louis Central West End crash
ST. LOUIS – Nearly nine months after a crash claimed a woman’s life in the Central West End, investigators have released the victim’s name. The accident took place around 11:40 p.m. on Jan. 3 at the intersection of Vandeventer and McPherson avenues, according to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Depa
Major Case Squad IDs victim in Chevys parking lot murder
Investigators with the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis have identified a man shot to death Saturday outside an Olivette restaurant.
Car crashes into apartment building on Natural Bridge Avenue
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A car crashed into an apartment building overnight Sunday on Natural Bridge Avenue. The call came in around 2 a.m. and the incident happened on Natural Bridge Avenue between Belt Avenue and Clara Avenue. Police say no one in the building reported any...
