Saint Louis MO

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — An officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is accused of shooting a man in St. Louis County after an argument while he was off duty. Thursday, St. Louis County prosecutors charged 53-year-old Richard Booker with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. In...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The National Blues Museum in downtown St. Louis announced Friday it would be shutting its doors. The museum told First Alert 4 Friday that it made the difficult decision to close, effective today. The museum will be closed to the public, but will...

A 19-year-old was sentenced to 21 years in prison for stealing a designer bag in Granite City in 2025. Jalon O. Mathis, 19, pled guilty Friday in Circuit Court to armed robbery. According to court documents, Mathis admitted to the armed robbery of a designer cross-body bag on June 23, 2025.

At least five Missouri water districts reported levels of “forever chemicals” above federal limits, according to Environmental Protection Agency data. One Missouri city has contamination levels nearly three times the federal limit. The chemicals, scientifically known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS,...

St. Louis City Prosecutors have charged Jonathan Phillips, 18, with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. The St. Louis City Circuit Court has issued a no-bond warrant for Phillips. Police say he is currently at the St. Louis County Jail.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Residents of Dolan Memory Care Homes competed in the first-ever Dolan Open, a mini golf tournament played on a course built by the residents themselves. The facility cares for people with memory impairments, including Alzheimer’s disease and frontal lobe dementia, according to Tim...

(Farmington) A 55 year old white male suspect from St. Louis is facing charges of vehicle theft, resisting arrest, and numerous traffic charges after a high speed chase Thursday afternoon involving Farmington Police Offices. Reports from the Farmington Police Department show officers attempted to stop a white Ford...

Thursday was the warmest March day St. Louis has ever recorded, according to the National Weather Service. The high temperature at the airport was 93 degrees, which broke both that day’s record and the month’s record. The previous March record stood for nearly 100 years — that was 92 degrees, set on March 24, 1929.

The year was 1853, the peak of industrialization. Railroads ran throughout the country, and the first planned suburban town west of the Mississippi River was being built. Ever since then, the community of Kirkwood agrees that Downtown Kirkwood has remained the soul of the city. Having a train station, local...

George E. Habermehl Jr., who was facing revocation of his parole for bank robberies in Granite City and St. Louis County, pleaded with a federal judge in a December letter to “give me one last chance.”. The 64-year-old got his wish and was released to a Maryville rehab center...