📅 Hearing on Midtown bar license and 3 A.M. permit protest set for April 2
The City of St. Louis Excise Division will hold an initial hearing on Thursday, April 2, 2026, from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. to review two liquor-related matters. One concerns Nibbles & Sip Hospitality LLC (The Fattened Caf) at 2700 Locust Blvd, seeking approval for a restaurant-bar full drink and Sunday liquor license with...
NGA Pulls Plug on Soulard Campus, South Side Braces for Change
The long‑running National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency campus at 3200 S. Second Street is finally winding down, as the agency begins formally decommissioning the Soulard site while staff finish a multiyear move to its new North City home. The shift effectively closes the book on the hulking complex near the...
Pedestrian Killed After Metro Bus Strikes Woman In Clayton
A routine Wednesday night commute in downtown Clayton turned deadly when a Metro Transit bus struck a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk, killing a 52-year-old woman, according to Clayton police. Officers said the woman was crossing South Central Avenue at Forsyth Boulevard as the bus made a left turn. First responders...
Granite City police shut down bootleg dental office operated by immigrants
In a small, two-story brick house on a one-way residential street a couple of blocks from the police station, a bootleg dental practice operated, marketed through an encrypted app to the Hispanic community, authorities said. Clients seeking dental care were led up the back stairs of a house in the 2500 block of Iowa...
Lambert Airport moves closer to new terminal as design work progresses
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis Lambert International Airport is moving forward with plans to modernize its facilities, with new details showing steady progress toward a potential new terminal. Airport leadership says the project is approaching a key milestone, with 30% of the design work expected to...
FBI raids Clayton pain management clinic
CLAYTON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The FBI conducted a raid on Metro Medical, a pain management and chiropractic clinic on Clayton Road just east of Interstate 170 in Clayton. Federal agents were seen going in and out of the business, carrying documents from the clinic. Dr. Lee Peter Bee...
The Firefighter-Themed Restaurant In Missouri That Will Have You Smiling From Ear To Ear
The food at Firehouse Bar & Grill in St. Louis, Missouri, where the only thing more impressive than the firefighter memorabilia covering every inch of the walls is the menu that’ll make you want to sound the dinner bell. Let’s talk about theme restaurants for a second, because most...
What Nashville’s 2020 tornado can teach St. Louis about disaster recovery
Just after midnight on March 3, 2020, an EF3 tornado cut a 60-mile path of destruction across Nashville and surrounding communities. One of the hardest-hit areas was North Nashville — the historic heart of the city’s Black community and an area similar to parts of St. Louis devastated by the May tornado.
New car seat safety guidelines taking effect this year
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating federal standards to improve how car seats are tested.
After alleged $1.6M theft, Missouri auditor moves to full accounting of St. Louis building...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Missouri state auditor says they will be moving to a full audit of the St. Louis Building Division, after an initial investigation found evidence of improper governmental activity. It all stems from a highly controversial program covered extensively by First Alert 4...
