St. Louis man accused of setting victim on fire held without bond
A man is charged with setting one person on fire and threatening to do the same to another in a Midtown apartment.
St. Louis man found guilty in attack on Maryville hospital guard
St. Louis man found guilty in attack on hospital guard at Maryville's Anderson Hospital.
Deadly crossing by Ted Drewes gets safety improvements — 3 years later
Safety improvements near Ted Drewes on Chippewa Street are done — nearly three years after first being proposed. Those improvements include a crosswalk with a traffic signal, barriers separating customers from the street, lighting, bump-outs and moving the parking lot entrance. They also include a camera that’s tied...
Prosecutors dismiss murder charge to get guilty plea for another killing
St. Louis prosecutors agreed to amend one murder charge and dismiss another entirely to secure a guilty plea from a man accused of a 2024 fatal shooting in the city’s Kingsway East neighborhood.
18-year-old dies in Bridgeton rollover crash
An 18-year-old from Florissant died in a rollover crash late Tuesday afternoon.
Amazon driver carjacked at gunpoint in the Central West End
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Four suspects are in custody after an Amazon driver was carjacked at gunpoint in the Central West End. The carjacking occurred at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday in the 10 block of N. Newstead. During the early morning hours on Wednesday, detectives with the...
North St. Louis residents face higher Ameren bills after rate hike amid repairing tornado-damaged...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Some residents in north St. Louis are still living in damaged homes following the May 16 tornado. Now, many of them are facing higher electric bills following a recent rate increase by Ameren Missouri. Joann Duckworth, who lives in the O’Fallon neighborhood, said...
How a concrete arch in downtown St. Louis became America’s most controversial national park...
The tall steel arch in St. Louis marks America’s smallest national park. The 91-acre Gateway Arch National Park got this name in 2018, replacing its former title Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. The park holds the 630-foot Gateway Arch, the Old Courthouse, and park grounds along the Mississippi River. It...
Victim identified in St. Louis gas station fatal shooting; suspect faces jury trial
Homicide investigators have identified a shooting victim who died months after being shot at a south St. Louis gas station earlier this year.
Police arrest felon, seize gun and drugs following pursuit in Dutchtown
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police arrested a felon, and seized a gun and drugs after a foot pursuit in Dutchtown. According to a post by SLMPD, the incident took place the week of July 7. Officers saw a man conducting a drug transaction. When they approached the suspect, he ran away.
