Dredge Potter back at work on Mississippi River
After a stint on dry dock for routine maintenance, the Corps of Engineers' dustpan dredge Potter is back at work on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers as part of the St. Louis District's mission to maintain a 9-foot navigable channel on those waterways. During its time on dry dock, crews...
After months of debate, St. Louis data center rules finally head to mayor
After countless hours of public comment, debate and politicking, new rules on data centers in St. Louis are headed to Mayor Cara Spencer’s desk. For the past year, city planning staff, members of the Board of Aldermen and other city officials worked to put controls on data centers in place through new zoning rules in t
Set to Retire After 44 Years With UPS, a Truck Killed Him
(This content was created with the help of AI.) He was just days from clocking out for the last time. Paul Roberts, a 63-year-old UPS worker in Missouri who'd planned to retire next Thursday after 44 years with the company, was struck and killed on Sept. 4 by a UPS vehicle at a customer care center in Earth City, outsi
2 accused of stealing from North County church
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man and woman are facing charges, accused of stealing from a church in north St. Louis. Jerome Eichelberger, 42, and Markisha Payne, 33, are charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree property damage and possession of burglary tools. Police say they found both suspects...
Suspect charged with murder following incident on I-70 in Wright City
A Hazelwood man is facing a first-degree murder charge in St. Francois County, among other felony charges both there and in Warren County, after he was found covered in blood by Wright City police on Interstate 70 in the early morning hours of Sept. 4. The next day, Sept. 5,...
Glenn Zimmerman’s 2026 long-range fall outlook
September I know this is the program is titled “the fall outlook,” but there is normally nothing fall about September. Even though we make it officially fall with the equinox, this month is normally warmer than you want it to be. As we have already seen in the past couple of weeks, summer heat is […]
Car crashes into Benton Park pond, three hospitalized
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Three people were hospitalized after a car crashed into a pond early Friday morning in St. Louis. The crash happened around 12:45 a.m. in Benton Park. The car left the roadway and went down an embankment before entering the pond, police said. All...
Riverview PD dissolves, St. Louis County police to patrol municipality
The Riverview Police Department is disbanding and St. Louis County police will patrol the North County municipality, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says.
MISSOURI PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES ST. LOUIS TRANSIT OPERATORS WITH CHAMPION AWARD
The Missouri Public Transit Association has recognized exceptional transit operators in St. Louis with the prestigious Champion Award, celebrating their dedication and service to the community. ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Sept. 9, 2026) … For thousands of Missourians, a transit operator is more than a driver. They are a trusted li
10 years later, project to revitalize north St. Louis neighborhoods by NGA takes shape
A long-awaited plan to revitalize six neighborhoods on the north side of St. Louis took a step forward this week as the city formally adopted it. St. Louis Development Corporation's Project Connect seeks to bring improved infrastructure, such as transit, new housing and business development to the St. Louis Place, Old
