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I first noticed the line while listening to Stephen Wilson Jr.’s song “Gary.”. “There ain’t a lot of boys named Gary these days.”. It’s a song about names that fade with time. Names tied to a certain generation. Names that once filled my Spoede school classrooms and my OAA sports rosters but slowly disappeared.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will hold its final meeting of the 2025–2026 legislative session on Monday, April 20, 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at City Hall, Room 230 (1200 Market Street). This Sine Die meeting marks the close of the current session.

SWANSEA – Det. Sgt. Jason Frank of the Swansea Police Department has been recognized by OUR Rescue for his work investigating exploitation and trafficking cases, the department said. The recognition was recently presented to Frank by Swansea Village Trustee Natalie Jablonski. The department said the award was for...

Millicent Borishade, the former superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools, has taken her fight to court. She filed a lawsuit in St. Louis on March 20, 2026, alleging she was wrongfully terminated and insisting that her roughly 15 months at the helm were "exemplary." The suit challenges the school board's Oct. 17,...

While many feel its impact at gas stations, Iranian Americans in the St. Louis area are closely monitoring developments for what it means for their family, friends and home country overall.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -Fairview Heights Police are investigating a homicide that occurred late Saturday night. Fairview Heights Police stated officers responded to the 100 block of Bountiful Drive Saturday night shortly before midnight for a call of shots fired. Before arriving to the scene, officers were...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A man is in critical condition after a shooting Sunday afternoon. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police, District 3 officers responded to the 1100 block of S. 13th Street shortly before 5:30 p.m. This is a developing story.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A smoke shop worker was charged on Sunday with shooting a man multiple times after a shooting broke out outside his job. Luhizo S. Maalin, 26, was charged with shooting and killing one of two men who were killed in a shooting outside a smoke shop Saturday afternoon in the 1400 block of...

Florissant police say a Friday sting operation exposed a juvenile crime ring accused of preying on some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. The coordinated crackdown unfolded across several surrounding municipalities, and while police say the effort was successful, they are keeping many specifics out of public...

On the morning of Jan. 22, Armande Namegni went for a run, then to the gym, showered and later rode with a friend to St. Louis from O'Fallon, Missouri, for her yearly Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in. A typical immigration check-in for Namegni would last about 40 minutes, but the...