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Four years after he lost his 24-year-old son to suicide, worker wellness advocate John Gaal sat down with his wife and daughter to watch a movie. He said it was one of the first times the family gathered in a relaxed way since his son, John Gaal Jr., died. Then, about 20 minutes into the movie, Gaal’s phone blew up. Hi

On the Agenda (page 33) for the Tuesday, August 25th, St. Louis City Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority Meeting is a second amendment to the contract with S. Shafer Excavating. The ongoing revenue, nearly $4 Million with the latest contract amendment (Resolution No. 26-LCRA-11046), comes in handy for the company’s

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (First Alert 4) - A man was indicted in federal court after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois said he robbed a bank in Fairview Heights. Kiante Brooks, 32, faces one count of federal bank robbery after he was arrested outside...

HAZELWOOD, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A fire broke out just before midnight at the Republic Services Recycling Center on Byassee Drive in Hazelwood. Crews used equipment already on scene to quickly extinguish the flames. No one was injured in the incident. The cause is currently under investigation.

A bloody railing on an interstate overpass led St. Louis police to discover a murder-suicide in south city on Monday.

EDWARDSVILLE – A local man accused of causing extensive property damage and stealing items from the Metro East Lutheran High School locker rooms faces felonies in two Madison County cases. Trey A. Stone, 27, listed as homeless out of Granite City, was charged on Aug. 20, 2026 with a...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A woman faces an arson charge after police said she tried to start a fire at a north St. Louis apartment by wedging a piece of burning fabric into a door. Kilwana Johnson, 50, was charged with first-degree arson after a tenant was...

A South City bar described as a second home to many patrons had its insides gutted by a daytime fire. Bystanders say that Stan’s Bar caught fire around noon on Tuesday. Normally, they would have been open at the time. Fortunately, because an employee had injured her shoulder, the small staff had decided to open late.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The world and St. Louis are remembering music legend Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80. Parton performed in St. Louis multiple times throughout her career. One of those stops occurred nearly 24 years ago to the day, when she played at The Pageant in the Delmar Loop on Aug. 28, 20

ST. LOUIS – The “Becky Thatcher,” a new riverboat just steps from the Gateway Arch, has arrived to the St. Louis riverfront. It’s the first new riverboat to join St. Louis’ riverfront fleet in nearly 40 years. The vessel, a replica 19th-century paddlewheel riverboat, will...