Saint Louis MO

When we talk about the Gilded Age, we mean rich families, grand homes, and rooms built for banquets and ballrooms.

ST. LOUIS — As St. Louis prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the Historic Wellston Loop is drawing on the legacy of freedom to fuel its own fight for economic independence. "It's one thing to say that you're free," said Farrakhan Shegog, lead organizer of the Black Wall Street 314 Festival. "But it's another thing to hav

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - What does it take to grow neighborhoods and strengthen communities?. On this episode of First Alert Forward, reporter Nathan Vickers looks at a cluster of neighborhoods in the city of St. Louis that have seen robust growth over the past 20 years. Much...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis man pleaded guilty to having over a dozen guns as a felon in court on Wednesday. The guns were found after the man fled from police and started a standoff. Demond Spruill, 51, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in...

The state-appointed Board of Police Commissioners invited the public to attend its Wednesday meeting to share their thoughts. The people who showed up were all of one mind. They didn’t particularly like the board. John Parker, owner of O’Connell’s Pub in South City, was one of the first speakers,...

Some buildings whisper their stories, while others shout them in vibrant colors across crumbling brick. The Cotton Belt Freight Depot in St. Louis stands as a testament to industrial America’s golden age, now transformed into an unexpected canvas that tells a completely different tale. You know what’s funny about...

Governor Mike Kehoe has announced two judicial appointments, selecting one judge for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, and another for the 22nd Judicial Circuit in St. Louis City. Joseph L. Hensley, Joplin, was appointed as a judge for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District. Hensley currently

Prosecutors say a defendant in a recent East St. Louis shooting death killed his friend so that he wouldn’t have to take the fall for a Belleville killing that occurred almost a year earlier. The alleged motive — which the defense vehemently rejected — emerged Wednesday in St. Clair County Circuit Court during a pretri

Illinois State Police say they incorrectly listed two businesses and an individual in a June 5 news release as being cited for selling alcohol to minors during an enforcement operation in May. The updated release, sent out June 17, corrected the earlier release and indicated that The Landing in Kampsville...

Crews responded to a vehicle fire Thursday morning near a large sinkhole in downtown St. Louis.