O’Fallon man drowns in the Lake of the Ozarks, reported missing before found
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -An O’Fallon man was found dead Saturday morning in the Lake of the Ozarks after being reported missing. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at an unknown time, the 36-year-old man entered the water and was later reported missing. He was later found...
Wheelhouse Downtown to close after 11 years
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -Wheelhouse Downtown, a popular bar downtown, announced on Saturday that it will be closing its doors after New Year’s Eve. “We are endlessly grateful to everyone who walked through our doors the last 11 years and made Wheelhouse what it is today,” The establishment’s statement said.
St. Louis-area Eagle Scout earns all 141 merit badges
Brandon Barrett, a St. Louis-area Eagle Scout who recently turned 18, has joined an elite group of scouts by earning all 141 merit barges offered by Scouting America.
Legendary anchor Mike Bush announces retirement for late summer 2026
ST. LOUIS — Legendary KSDK news anchor Mike Bush has announced that he is retiring in August 2026 after more than four decades at the station. Bush, who started at the station as a sports reporter in 1985, was promoted to sports director one year later. In 2002, he moved to the news anchor desk.
Australian woman pleads guilty to committing $2.7 million in fraud, sentenced to 66 months...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - An Australian woman pleaded guilty to 12 felonies relating to fraud and identity theft near St. Louis. Gabrielle Borthwick, 23, who is originally from Australia, pleaded guilty to 12 felonies: six counts of financial institution fraud and six counts of aggravated identity theft. She...
Prayer Bears bring comfort to St. Louis children amid hospital stays and foster care...
Joy FM's Prayer Bears program brings comfort to vulnerable St. Louis children, distributing thousands of bears to hospitals and foster services.
Vacant building damages neighbor’s home, leaves a hole in the roof
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A vacant building that has plagued a south city neighborhood for years caused major damage to a neighboring home during Thursday night’s strong winds. Karen Mitchell’s home in the Marine Villa neighborhood was struck when part of the condemned building’s raised brick...
Gunshots reported along I-270 near Glen Carbon
Illinois State Police closed a section of Interstate 270 Thursday evening while they investigated the report of gunfire. The incident allegedly took place in the eastbound lanes just before 5:30pm where someone was reportedly shooting at other vehicles near the Highway 157 exit. Troopers closed the eastbound lane for...
Minor collision involving Belleville school bus ties up Illinois 159 traffic
No students were injured in a minor collision involving a Belleville East High School bus on Illinois 159 at Huntwood Road in Swansea Thursday afternoon. Traffic was reduced to one lane on Illinois 159 while police investigated the collision, backing up traffic for blocks in both directions. Belleville Township High...
Grandparents are engaging with grandkids more than in the past
Researchers are investigating the conversations that happen between grandparents and grandchildren in the St. Louis area. The work builds off of the St. Louis Personality and Aging Network (SPAN) study, which started in 2007 with a group of about 1,600 participants in middle age and now follows 500 of them as they...
