Concrete truck crash closes northbound I-270 near I-64 in St. Louis County
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Northbound Interstate 270 is closed after a crash involving a concrete truck in St. Louis County. The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. just south of the Interstate 64 interchange, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The Town and Country Police Department...
Archdiocese of St. Louis files federal lawsuit claiming religious violations, names officials at Ste
The Archdiocese of St. Louis filed a federal lawsuit Monday for religious liberty against officials with the Ste. Genevieve Detention Center, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Office of Professional Responsibility.
Officer who mistook gun for taser agrees to license probation, 7 years later
JEFFERSON COUNTY (First Alert 4) -- A local law enforcement officer has been disciplined by the state, more than seven years after mistaking her gun for a taser and shooting someone in the back. The officer has been working for a different department since 2022. Julia Crews was working for...
Transit advocacy group pushes back on new MetroLink pilot program
The single-car pilot program is similar to one MetroLink ran in 2023.
A Stolen $50,000 Chevelle Allegedly Went for $9,500 Cash and No Title. The Buyer...
Federal prosecutors say a 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS left a downtown St. Louis warehouse on New Year's Eve with its ignition broken so it would start without a key. It crossed the Mississippi into Illinois, and three of the defendants then arranged to sell it in Alton for $9,500 in cash. According to the indictment, th
St. Louis police on the scent of burglar breaking into homes while people sleep
St. Louis police say they are on the tail of a midnight menace—a bold thief breaking into occupied homes and in one case even stealing items from a bedroom while the homeowner was asleep in bed. St. Louis Metropolitan Police spokesman Mitch McCoy says the department believes the same...
Tiffany Spain headed to the Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Cardinal Ritter College Prep track and field coach Tiffany Spain, who was selected for induction into the Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame. Spain coaches the girls and boys teams at Cardinal Ritter. She has built a dynasty with the girls program, which won four...
Van transporting students in fatal crash was not registered in Illinois
The company operating a Belleville Township High School transportation van involved in a fatal crash nearly two weeks ago is not registered with the state of Illinois.
4th teen certified as adult in deadly shooting of rideshare driver
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A fourth teenager has been charged in connection with the deadly January shooting of Shannon O’Brien. Damien Stevens, 18, is being charged with one count of second-degree murder, felony murder, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of first-degree assault. Court...
215 Missouri Workers Face Layoffs Nearly 2 Months Early
215 workers in Missouri have been informed that their job layoff date has now been moved up nearly 2 months.
