Taney County authorities arrest man for alleged fentanyl trafficking
A 47-year-old St. Louis man named Eric Combs was arrested in Taney County on September 1, 2026, and charged with first-degree drug trafficking after an investigation uncovered approximately one ounce of fentanyl powder.
St. Louis jury finds man guilty of 2025 Jeff-Vander-Lou murder
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis jury found a 45-year-old man guilty of a deadly shooting in Jeff-Vander-Lou in 2025. Curtis Sills, 45, was found guilty on Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Shaun Mooring, 43, on April 21, 2025, acc
St. Louis man charged after $10,000 stolen in Save-A-Lot break-in
A St. Louis man accused of stealing $10,000 in cash during a break-in at a Save-A-Lot grocery store last year now faces criminal charges.
St. Louis’s Notoriously Haunted Lemp Mansion Hits Market for $1.8 Million
The Lemp Mansion, one of St. Louis's most storied and reputedly haunted landmarks, is officially up for sale. The 33-room Italianate Victorian at 3322 South 13th Street in Benton Park is listed for $1.8 million, with the neighboring Lemp Stables property listed separately for $1.5 million. The listing was first...
WATCH: Garbage truck catches fire, triggering explosion near St. Louis County elementary school
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A garbage truck caught fire near a St. Louis County elementary school on Thursday. Video shared with First Alert 4 by Lincoln Turns shows a garbage truck on fire near Sorrento Springs Elementary School before 1 p.m. Fire officials told First Alert 4...
Metro East Dairy Queen now requires parents to accompany students during this time
GRANITE CITY, Ill. – A Dairy Queen location in the Metro East is changing its rules on students entering without a parent during certain hours daily. The Granite City Dairy Queen at 3260 Nameoki Rd. made the announcement Tuesday that effective immediately, students will not be allowed to stay on the premise without a p
Peoria Tribe to hold stomp dance in ancestral Illinois homelands for first time in...
A large busload of Peoria tribal citizens and community members will journey to the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico and bring a dance back into the area after 200 years.
St. Louis Fire Department mourns sudden death of firefighter Willie Deboise
St. Louis Fire Department firefighter Willie DeBoise has died suddenly, the department announced Thursday.
Former gymnastics coach pleads guilty to coercion of two children
A former gymnastics coach pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to charges stemming from unlawful sexual activity involving two 13-year-old victims. Marco A. Zomphier, 32, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor. Zomphier admitted meeting the first vict
Gov. Kehoe signs bills aimed at redeveloping downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Governor Mike Kehoe signed two new bills Wednesday afternoon that he says could help get vacant buildings redeveloped, bring in new investment and get more people back downtown. New incentives take effect immediately. State and city leaders gathered downtown to celebrate the new...

















