Missouri Auditor gives SLPS lowest rating
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has given St. Louis Public Schools the lowest possible rating. Thursday afternoon, Fitzpatrick gave the district a rating of “poor” while recommending that the Board of Education strengthen oversight and reinforce its commitment to integrity and
Identity of woman found dead in Fairview Heights pond is released
Police are investigating after a woman’s body was found floating in a small lake at an apartment complex near the intersection of Frank Scott Parkway and North Illinois Street Wednesday. The Fairview Heights Police Department received a call at 11:30 a.m. Officers and Fairview Fire Department personnel responded and co
St. Louis Medicaid Manager Fired After Reporting Racial Bias in Caseloads, Suit Says
A former regional manager for Missouri's Medicaid home-care assessment program has sued the state health department, alleging it saddled a mostly Black team of St. Louis assessors with the most dangerous and difficult caseloads, then fired her after she reported the pattern. Anjali Salik, who oversaw operations in St.
St. Louis Officers Talk Autistic Man Off Eads Bridge Ledge, With Help From Two...
Source: Facebook/St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (OFFICIAL) A 20-year-old autistic man threatened to jump from the Eads Bridge this week, and it took two strangers who refused to walk away and a team of St. Louis police officers to bring him back from the edge. The man was found on the ground when officers arr
Granite City man shot by police after armed standoff has died
Granite City man shot by police dies as Illinois State Police investigation continues
Man shot dead after crash on Goodfellow: Police
One man is dead and two people are in custody following a shooting in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood late Thursday afternoon.
Two men charged for attempting to break into vehicles at dealership in Bridgeton
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Two men were charged after attempting to break into several vehicles at a Frank Leta dealership in Bridgeton. According to the Bridgeton Police Department, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. Aug. 23 at Frank Leta Mitsubishi, located in the 12000 block of St. Charles Rock Road. Police said offic
New project aims to revitalize north St. Louis neighborhoods
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Development Corporation is advancing Project Connect, a major redevelopment initiative focused on six north St. Louis neighborhoods near the new NGA West campus. The initiative aims to direct new investment into the area while addressing housing, economic development and mobility for current r
Funeral services announced for Belleville Police Chief Matthew Eiskant
Funeral and memorial arrangements have been made for Belleville Police Chief Matthew S. Eiskant, who died Monday at the age of 49 after a battle with cancer.
Driver hit in hit-and-run finds herself in city-county tangle
A rising senior at Washington University was waiting for the light to change at the intersection of Forest Park Parkway and Skinker Boulevard when the car behind her was rear-ended, slamming that car into hers and damaging her vehicle’s bumper. “I just feel this jolt in my back, and then I know I’ve been hit from the b

















