Woman convicted of killing ex-boyfriend in Granite City
GRANITE CITY, Ill (First Alert 4) - A woman was convicted by a Madison County jury on Friday of killing her ex-boyfriend. Tara A. Anderson, 40, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Phillip Armstrong, 39. Armstrong was shot and killed on Sept. 24, 2023, outside...
City, church named in wrongful death lawsuit filed by husband of May 16 tornado...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The husband of a woman killed during the May 16 tornado has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Harry Penelton, the husband of Patricia Penelton, filed the lawsuit Wednesday. The suit names the city of St. Louis, the Centennial Christian Church of St. Louis and the church’s insurance compan
Man charged with stealing $735,000 from retired St. Louis teacher
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man from St. Louis is accused of stealing $735,000 from a retired St. Louis teacher. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 40-year-old Michael N. Jones was named Power of Attorney for the former teacher in 2023. The indictment says he used the...
One Ticket, One Evening! USAC & INDYCAR on One Bill at WWT Raceway June...
One ticket, one evening! The USAC Silver Crown Championship, the NTT INDYCAR Series and the INDY NXT by Firestone series are part of a tripleheader lineup, all on one ticket for Sunday, June 7, 2026, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, just outside of Saint Louis. One ticket grants you admission to t
Kevin McKernan is helping St. Louis keep its local flavor, one business at a...
Kevin McKernan owns a half-dozen of the kind of classic neighborhood businesses that feel increasingly endangered. He and his wife Erin own Donut Drive-In, the unpretentious shop in Lindenwood Park. They own Epiphany Lanes, a low-key bowling alley once run by the Catholic parish that still shares its parking lot. He fo
Non-profit says it’s owed $250K after housing tornado victims for nearly a year
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A north St. Louis non-profit says it is owed $250,000 after housing dozens of tornado victims for nearly a year. When the May 16 tornado tore through north St. Louis, Peter and Paul Community Services immediately opened its doors to displaced residents. “We...
The U.S. State That Was Home to the Largest Prehistoric City in North America
Cahokia: The Ancient Wonder of Illinois Cahokia: The Ancient Wonder of Illinois (image credits: unsplash) In the heart of modern-day Illinois lies the remnants of one of the most significant archaeological sites in North America. Cahokia, as it is known, was a sprawling prehistoric city that flourished long before Euro
Valuable gold and silver coins stolen from Ferguson home
Ferguson police are investigating after thousands of dollars in valuable gold and silver coins were reported stolen from a home there earlier this week. It happened just after 10 a.m. at Clark Prest’s home on Roberta Avenue near South Florissant Road.
“Gray market era is over”: Missouri authorities raid 5 locations, snatch 35 illegal gaming...
Missouri – Missouri authorities say a coordinated illegal gaming crackdown across four counties has marked a new stage in the state’s effort to shut down machines officials describe as unlawful gambling devices. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office worked with the Missouri State Highway Patrol a
Photos: St. Louis Supper Club at Basso on the Plaza
On May 11, 2026, St. Louis Magazine hosted the first St. Louis Supper Club of the year. The secret location: Basso on the Plaza. SLM dining editors George Mahe and Cheryl Baehr carefully selected this location after the debut of Basso on the Plaza in Westport last year, which quickly became one of 2025’s standout resta

















