Driver seriously injured in single-vehicle crash
A St. Louis man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Pemiscot County on Monday night, May 4.
St. Louis County man admits to crashing stolen car during police chase while armed...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis County man admitted to crashing a stolen car during a police chase while armed with a machine gun. Davell A. Horton, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Prosecutors said Horton admitted...
Golf cart incident occurs on major thoroughfare months after new regulations put in place
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Sunday afternoon, three people were injured in a golf cart incident at the intersection of Kingshighway and Southwest Avenue, according to the St. Louis City Fire Department. Alderman Matt Devoti said that’s why he proposed the ordinance in 2025, to limit where golf...
Man shot in leg after argument on south side of St. Louis, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis City Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on the city’s south side on Monday night. Police were called just after 11:30 p.m. to the area of Loughborough Avenue and Parkwood Place. Investigators said a fight broke...
Missouri man sentenced to prison for identity theft and fraud schemes
John A. Ross on Monday sentenced a man involved in identity theft, check fraud, and pandemic-related fraud schemes to 42 months in prison and ordered restitution totaling $77,360. Darryon M. Sutherlin, 29, engaged in a pattern of financial crimes over more than three years, including submitting a fraudulent application for...
‘I am St. Louis’ campaign draws raves at City Nation Place event
The Missouri Historical Society’s “I am St. Louis” campaign took the metro area by storm this past year. Now it’s gone international. The campaign stemmed from a speech that the nonprofit’s CEO, Jody Sowell, has been giving around St. Louis in recent years, stressing the region’s incredible history and pivotal role in key American events. (“I am the place that was known as Mound...
Acclaimed author Jane Smiley explores recovering from trauma in newest book, ‘Lidie’
Among her accolades, author Jane Smiley – who grew up in St. Louis – received the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her best-selling novel “A Thousand Acres,” later adapted into a film. Smiley has penned numerous works, and now, we travel across the pond for “Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton,” the sequel to “The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie...
National Museum of Transportation’s new aviation exhibit gives families a closer look at flight
A bold new chapter is taking shape at the National Museum of Transportation—one that invites families to experience aviation history together. Long known for its expansive collection of historic railcars and classic automobiles, the museum is expanding into aviation in a way that encourages hands-on exploration and curiosity across generations.
A Historic Tower Falls, A New Era Begins for St. Louis’ KFUO
It came tumbling downward on an early spring Friday morning, with a swift thump. A crowd gathered at Concordia Seminary, a Lutheran seminary in Clayton, Mo., to watch a radio tower that had stood since 1948 fall to the ground. The radio history at Concordia goes back much further. KFUO(AM)...
Triple Water Main Break Leaves St. Louis County Waking Up to Murky Taps
Monday morning came with an unwelcome surprise for parts of St. Louis County, as three separate water main breaks left residents in Kinloch, Maryland Heights and unincorporated south county dealing with weak flow and murky tap water. Crews from Missouri American Water were dispatched early and worked through the morning to contain the leaks and restore service, and officials cautioned that some customers could...
