Man found dead in North City overnight
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found dead overnight in North City. The man was found dead around 12:30 a.m. on Friday in the 5900 block of Era Avenue. Police have not shared any additional information at this time, but said there are updates to come.
Food truck bill passed unanimously in St. Louis, set to become law
Board Bill 50, known as the ‘food truck bill,’ would establish five food truck zones – known as Vending Commercial Markets – across the city. They would include the areas of Downtown, Downtown West, City Park, Grand Center and Cherokee Street.
Data center developer sues city after requiring company to supply renewable energy on-site
The developer of a proposed $3.1 billion data center in St. Louis , Missouri, has sued a board that handles city zoning after the five-member panel required the company to supply renewable energy on-site. David Lambiaso, a partner at data center developer TerraWatt, claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the St. Lou
MoDOT urging caution as I-270 future expansion and bridge replacements move forward; update to...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - If you drive through North County on I-270, more construction work is headed your way to make needed improvements towards safety and growth. These changes, MoDOT says, will add extra time to your commute. Currently, work is being done on I-270 from Riverview...
NAACP proposes changes to ease jail crowding
The St. Louis City NAACP is calling for expanded pretrial services and diversion programs as the City Justice Center approaches its 860-person capacity. The jail reported 852 people confined Wednesday. The NAACP, in a report submitted Monday to the U.S. Department of Justice, argues that supervised release, mental heal
Heading to The Great Forest Park Balloon Race? Here’s what you need to know
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Great Forest Park Balloon Race will take over Forest Park this weekend. The free family event will be held at Forest Park’s Emerson Central Fields on Sept. 18-19. “Teams across the City of St. Louis, including our Parks Division and the...
Former St. Louis graduate student accused of naturalization, gun crimes
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A former St. Louis graduate student and an asylum seeker have pleaded not guilty to federal charges. Biqi “Ashley” Huang, 25, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on one count of making a false statement in a naturalization proceeding and one count of fraudulent acquisition
11 accused of stealing cars, motorcycles from downtown St. Louis warehouse
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Eleven people from southern Illinois now face federal charges in an alleged criminal enterprise to sell race cars and motorcycles stolen from a downtown St. Louis warehouse. St. Louis city prosecutors charged eight of the 11 individuals in March for one specific warehouse break-in...
From struggling student to school leader
Long before Dr. Demetrius Adams became the principal of Hazelwood West High School, he was a student struggling to read and wondering whether he could keep up with his classmates. Adams had an individualized education plan and said St. Louis Public Schools educators described his academic challenges as a “severe...
Missouri History Museum officially changing its name after unanimous board vote
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Missouri History Museum has voted to change its official name, with the change taking effect next year. The Missouri History Museum board voted unanimously to rename the facility the St. Louis History Museum. The board approved the change during a meeting Wednesday afternoon.

















