St. Louis unveils final redevelopment plan for former Army ammunition plant site
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Plans are moving forward to redevelop the former St. Louis Army Ammunition Plant in north St. Louis and potentially two surrounding federal sites. The city’s Planning and Urban Design Agency on Tuesday unveiled a final draft plan for redeveloping the Mark Twain I-70...
Harvey, a mutant cockroach who baffled St. Louis scientists, has died
Harvey the rare mutant cockroach, a prominent resident of the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in St. Louis, died late last year. He was likely about 2 years old, a “geriatric” age for a roach, according to his human companions. Harvey was an international scientific curiosity who may...
Driver delivering Amazon packages caught on camera driving on a sidewalk and through yards...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Video shows a delivery driver, who was delivering Amazon packages, driving on a sidewalk and through yards in south St. Louis. The incident happened on Tuesday on Neosho Street, just west of Kingshighway. Another vehicle was blocking the road at the time. Residents...
South Grand businesses urged not to give food, water to homeless community. Neighbors push...
Patrons of a St. Louis business district are outraged after a South Grand development group asked business owners to stop offering water and food to homeless people. The letter, which the South Grand Community Improvement District distributed to business owners, also advised calling 911 to report people sleeping, defec
Teenage motorcycle rider killed in crash with big rig in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A teenage motorcycle driver was killed in St. Louis on Wednesday night. A Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) news release stated
Pedestrian dies after three vehicles strike him on Interstate 170
A 30-year-old St. Louis man died Tuesday night after he was struck by three vehicles on Interstate 170 in St. Louis County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the incident occurred at 11:17 p.m. Sept. 15 on northbound Interstate 170 north of Interstate 70. According to the patrol, a 2024...
SNAP decline squeezes St. Louis
Nearly 50,000 fewer Missourians are receiving food assistance than a year ago, even as St. Louis-area food pantries report growing demand. Now, declining enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could have another consequence: putting pressure on federal funding that helps schools provide free meals.
Wood River man charged with murder after Granite City police chase kills 3
What charges reveal about the chase and fiery crash that killed 3 in Granite City
CID Letter discouraging businesses from giving water to the homeless draws ire
South Grand CID advises businesses to deny water/food to homeless in extreme heat, sparking debate. Some businesses defy the letter.
Two in custody, including a juvenile, after shots fired in Belleville
A juvenile and an adult were taken into custody after an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday in Belleville, police said. Belleville police officers were dispatched to the first block of Lillian Drive at about 2 a.m. to the report of shots being fired. A short time later, St. Clair County sheriff’s deputies located a ve
