Edwardsville, Glen Carbon area restaurant inspections for July 27-31
Check out this week's restaurant inspections from the health department.
Missouri trio charged over alleged Bitcoin kidnapping plot
Three Missouri men were charged over an alleged August 2024 plot to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and steal his holdings. Sedric Louis, John Davis and Martel Williams were allegedly hired to kidnap and force a Bitcoin holder to transfer cryptocurrency to accounts controlled by organizers, according to a Tuesday press release
$46M resurfacing project causing confusion to some South Grand drivers
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A street improvement project is causing confusion and complaints among some drivers on South Grand Boulevard. It’s a $46 million project to resurface Grand Boulevard, funded by ARPA. Tower Grove resident Mark Moore told First Alert 4 that driving on South Grand...
Spanish Lake firefighters rescue dog from half-drained pool
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Spanish Lake Fire Protection District rescued a dog after she fell into a half-drained pool on Monday. The dog was successfully pulled from the pool, according to the fire department.
Hot and more humid, rain and storms late Wednesday through Friday
ST. LOUIS – We’re getting warmer and muggier as we head into Tuesday. Lots of sunshine Tuesday with high temperatures in the upper 80s. Mostly clear overnight, we’ll wake up Wednesday in the 70s. Rain returns to the forecast Wednesday as a slow moving cold front approaches. Scattered showers are possible Wednesday, esp
Big deals shake up St. Louis media landscape, ushering in new era of consolidation
It’s very possible that by the end of this year, perhaps as soon as the end of this summer, the city’s largest newspaper and its largest news/talk radio station will be owned by the same man. At the same time, the companies that own St. Louis television stations could consolidate to the point that two corporations effe
A Klansman As A Teacher: Here’s What It Was Really Like Growing Up Black...
The conversation around Nolan Wells reveals a painful truth that many Black families already know.
Karnes to be Sentenced for Drug Death
(St. Louis) A man from Jefferson County, 21 year old Daryn Joshua Odell Karnes, will be sentenced November 17th for his part in supplying the drugs that killed another man in 2024. According to information from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office in St. Louis Karnes pled guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl.
Kirkwood man arrested in 2025 driveway shooting
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A man has been arrested and charged for a shooting in Kirkwood in 2025. According to police, Jeremy Doss (age not provided) was in a Dodge Charger and blocked two driveways in the 200 block of Midway Ave. on Aug. 5, 2025. One resident was trying to leave her driveway […]
St. Louis sheriff’s deputy shoots suspect that stole his car, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis Sheriff’s Deputy was involved in a shooting on Tuesday in the City of St. Louis. St. Louis Metropolitan Police said that a deputy was on assignment around 10 a.m. near the 3600 block of Montana Street. The deputy left...

















