Police officer who escalated Bar:PM incident takes the stand—and offers no apologies
It was good cop, bad cop on the first day of testimony in the trial pitting the owner of a South City gay bar against the St. Louis police officer who handcuffed him shortly after a police SUV smashed into his business. Ironically, the good cop was the one who...
FTC and 20 states accuse Dollar General of overcharging shoppers at the register
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Federal Trade Commission and 20 more states, including Illinois, are suing discount retailer Dollar General, after tens of thousands of shoppers complained they were overcharged at the register. This comes as the Missouri Attorney General is finalizing a settlement with Dollar General...
Wrecking ball brought to bear as Millennium Hotel demolition continues
The meticulous deconstruction of the former Millennium Hotel and rotating restaurant atop the downtown landmark has made way for the wrecking ball.
Hundreds of homes, retail shops & more planned for former Jamestown Mall site
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - McBride Homes will redevelop the former site of the Jamestown Mall. More than a decade after the mall closed, McBride Homes plans to build about 540 homes, 192 apartments, neighborhood retail, a grocer and more than 38 acres of community amenities. On Tuesday,...
St. Louis homeowners 62 and older can apply to freeze part of their property...
St. Louis will not take applications for its senior property tax freeze until March 1, 2027, but the rules are already posted, and they turn on one number: $528,392. The City of St. Louis Assessor’s Office says that is the most a home can be worth, in market value, and still qualify. The freeze is […]
Early voting totals are way up in St. Louis County
One week into early voting in St Louis County, more people have already cast a ballot than in all of early voting four years ago, during the last midterm election. “Turnout has been strong,” says Eric Fey, the Democratic director of elections for St. Louis County. “We just don’t know what that means yet.”
Senate Square auction gets cancelled, again
Two properties whose auctions were rescheduled to take place yesterday will go unsold, at least for now: the embattled Senate Square apartments in Benton Park, and the tornado-stricken Delmar Savoy apartment building at Delmar and Union Boulevards. The two properties have the same owner, David Shemano (identified in court documents as Pinchos D. Shemano), and are both now in receivership after missed payments to their lender.
Civil trial to begin for lawsuit over Bar:PM crash, arrests
ST. LOUIS – A civil trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday, nearly three years after bar owners were arrested when a St. Louis police SUV crashed into their business in south St. Louis. A jury is set to begin hearing a civil case against the officers involved in the crash and subsequent encounter. On Dec. […]
Endangered Silver Advisory issued for missing elderly woman in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – An Endangered Silver Advisory was issued Tuesday after reports of a missing elderly woman in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Loujean Bass, 80, was reported missing around 9 p.m. Monday in the 4100 block of Clara Place. Bass was reported missing after her significant other woke […]
Frederick Butler Gets 13 Years After Driving a Stolen Challenger Through Pedestrians at a...
U.S. District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Frederick Butler, 44, to 13 years in federal prison on Tuesday for a June 22, 2025 chase in a stolen Dodge Challenger that ended with a wheel coming off on Forest Park Parkway. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri...

















