Cahokia teachers, district return to bargaining table for contract negotiations ahead of school year
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (First Alert 4) - The Cahokia Unit School District 187 and its teachers union, the Cahokia Federation of Teachers 1272, returned to the bargaining table Monday, with the school year set to begin in two weeks, but no agreement was reached. Negotiations between the district and the...
Walgreens Closing Stores: Updated List of Closed Locations for 2026
Walgreens Closing Stores: Updated List of Closed Locations for 2026. Walgreens is continuing a multiyear downsizing effort in 2026, though the pace has slowed considerably from what the company originally projected. The pharmacy chain has closed stores across at least a dozen states and Washington, D.C. this year as pa
Walgreens is closing locations in 2026, but not as many as planned, reports say
(Gray News) - Walgreens is closing some of its locations in 2026, although not as many as the company had originally planned. According to reports, the company is expected to close fewer than 100 stores across at least a dozen states in 2026 as it continues its multiyear downsizing effort. Inc. reported that earlier in
Police Search for Missing Clark Jefferson
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Fairview Heights Police are investigating the disappearance of Clark Jefferson, who was last seen leaving his residence in the 800 block of Foxgrove Drive in Fairview Heights during the first week of June 2026, authorities said. Sign in to hide this notification. Get The Latest News!. Don't...
Westbrooks-Hodge to chair regional education task force
Pamela Westbrooks-Hodge, who recently completed a six-year term on the Missouri State Board of Education, has been named chair of the St. Louis Region Future of Public Education Task Force. The task force held its inaugural meeting last week and plans to develop and evaluate four options for the future...
Granite City’s Gateway Hospital Bounces Paychecks, Scrambles For $1M Lifeline
A 343-bed Granite City hospital has acknowledged delaying employee pay, with workers reporting that at least one paycheck could not be cashed. The emergency payroll fix now involves a promised $1 million loan from the hospital owner and a planned overhaul of its billing operation. Employees at Gateway Regional Medical.
St. Louis police report lowest year-to-date homicide numbers since 2014
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is reporting the lowest homicide numbers through July in over 10 years. In the month of July, the police department responded to nine homicides. For the entire year, there have been 74 homicides in the City of St. Louis.
Man found shot, killed inside vehicle in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Saturday night near an unhoused encampment in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the shooting occurred around 8 p.m. in the 1500 block of N. 10th St., near Cass Avenue, in the Old North St. Louis neighb
The Story Behind the St. Louis Custard Stand That Invented the “Concrete”
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard sits on old Route 66 in St. Louis, and it’s the reason “concrete” is a dessert term at all. Ted Jr. invented the concrete here, a frozen custard blended so thick that servers still flip the cup upside down at the window to prove it won’t fall, and travelers making the […]
Man rescued after trench collapse in Creve Coeur
Emergency crews in Creve Coeur worked to rescue a man trapped in a trench collapse in a residential construction site Monday.
