Illinois man confessed to targeting women for kidnapping and assault at Starbucks, gets 120...
Timothy Dubois Jr. will spend 120 years in prison for the 2022 kidnapping and sexual assault of a 21-year-old. BY: KSDK News on YouTube On Nov. 11, 2022, Timothy Dubois Jr. of Fayette County abducted a woman from a Starbucks parking lot in Collinsville, Ill. Dubois entered the woman’s car with a knife and threatened he
Ray Hartmann’s garage clears up a 49-year-old mystery
The late Ray Hartmann was many things, but “organized” was not among them. An editorial assistant who worked with him at the Riverfront Times, the alt-weekly he founded and built into a juggernaut, recalls that at the end of each calendar year, she was instructed to sweep everything off his desk into a box, which she t
Bean bags help police end knife attack standoff
FOX 2 obtained video of a random knife attack followed by Berkeley police standoff. The law enforcement confrontation ended with officers taking the stabber down with bean bags.
Woman dies in wrong-way crash on Interstate 64
A 41-year-old woman was killed, and a 24-year-old man was injured in a wrong-way crash Tuesday evening on eastbound Interstate 64 west of Interstate 270, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 6:56 p.m. Tuesday, July 14. Investigators said a 2004 Dodge Ram was traveling...
Drivers react to upcoming speed limit changes on rural interstates
Governor Kehoe signed a bill on July 13 that will increase the speed limit on rural interstates from 70 to 75 miles per hour starting August 28.
After past attempts, St Louis County leader pushing panhandling ban
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Around the interchange at Bayless and Interstate 55, drivers will often find folks camping under the overpass and asking for money on the side of the road. “It’s dangerous for the people that are soliciting the funds, it’s dangerous for the motorists,” said...
State, local officials vow action after First Alert 4 investigation into ‘Slow Flip’ housing...
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer are both vowing to take action following an investigation into a housing practice known as the “slow flip,” or contract for deed.
City-Owned Wreck Sends Bricks Crashing Into St. Louis Woman’s Bathroom
Saturday’s storms turned terrifying for one St. Louis homeowner when bricks from a city-owned vacant house crashed through her wall and into her bathroom, missing her by what sounds like inches. The longtime resident, who says the home has been in her family for generations, walked into a scene...
What inspired St. Louis’ newest cat hotel? The answer starts in a basement
Happy Cat Hotel & Spa (3460 Hampton) recently welcomed its first feline guests in St. Louis. For owner Jon Berg, the opening marked the culmination of a journey that once seemed impossible. Less than eight years ago, Berg was rebuilding his life after addiction had taken away nearly everything. He...
Sourdough & Co. plans to open 6 St. Louis locations this year
California-based sandwich chain Sourdough & Co. is preparing to enter the St. Louis market, with six locations planned across St. Louis and St. Charles counties as two local franchise groups bring the growing fast-casual concept to the region. The first restaurant is expected to open in mid-August at 12340 Manchester..
