Saint Louis MO

ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis Metropolitan Police say they recovered more than 3,000 pounds of fireworks from a vacant home in north St. Louis. Officers spent Thursday morning removing box after box of fireworks from the home on Terry Ave., forming a human conveyor belt to load the explosives into a trailer.

ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- A St. Louis city firefighter is on forced leave facing charges for drug trafficking and DWI. This is the third instance of significant personnel issues for the Fire Department uncovered by First Alert 4 Investigates this week. Shewan Martin, otherwise referred to as “Stank”...

Fatty Cloudz Smoke Shop burglary alleged in Pontoon Beach

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday approved a plan to require water meters on new construction and certain rehabilitation projects, a move city leaders say could produce more accurate billing and generate more revenue for the water department. Under Board Bill...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — St. Louis Metro Police Officers, Bomb & Arson detectives and the ATF say they seized more than 3,000 pounds of fireworks from a neighborhood, in advance of Independence Day celebrations. Authorities executed a search warrant in the Kingsway West neighborhood after complaints from neighbors regarding...

A north St. Louis County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for two separate shooting and robbery incidents in 2024 and 2025.

ST. LOUIS — Mental health-focused nonprofit Independence Center has opened a new senior apartment building in St. Louis’ Central West End, expanding its housing offerings for people with mental illnesses. The $13.3 million development at 4221 Forest Park Ave. in the Central West End has 38 one-bedroom apartments...

DEXTER, Mo. (KFVS) - Dexter Police say a 32-year-old man faces a child abuse and neglect charge after a four-month-old child had to be flown to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis for treatment of injuries. Dexter Police Chief Hank Trout says detectives with his department began investigating...

The unclaimed property pages published in The St. Louis American last week and this week are an official public notice from the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office to help people find money or property that may belong to them. Unclaimed property can include forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance benefits,...

Questions are swirling over whether St. Louis County’s program for minority and women-owned businesses is still in place.