Subject Sought In West County Center Incident
A person of interest is being sought by the Des Peres Department of Public Safety following shots fired at West County Center last weekend. On Saturday, June 13, at 12:43 p.m., Des Peres police officers responded to reports of four to six individuals with firearms at West County Center. Officers...
Review: The Key STL hits all the right notes in Grand Center
Many years ago, not long after I first began reviewing restaurants, I came up with two rules of thumb that nearly always ring true: First, restaurants named after their numerical addresses (Think “Bistro 1234”) are almost always bad. Second, if a restaurant that seems like it should not have a fish taco on the menu has
Remembrance of lives lost and a push for change to address gun violence
The pain and impact of gun violence brought together survivors, elected leaders, public officials and violence prevention advocates.
Parades, festivals and fireworks: Your guide to America 250 events in metro-east
Are you ready to celebrate the Fourth of July and America’s 250th? There are plenty of opportunities to commemorate the nation’s history, from community events and programs to fireworks. Check out this list of upcoming events that span the days leading up to and on July 4: Transportation Across America 250 — 5:30 p.m.
Cool and cloudy in the wake of Sunday’s storms, storm surveys Monday
ST. LOUIS – A batch of intense rainfall gave way to powerful and tornadic storms across Illinois Sunday afternoon and evening. NWS crews will be out Monday to survey storm damaged areas, especially in Jefferson and Marion Counties in IL. Monday dawns quieter and cooler, with breezy conditions early that will ease after
Threat Call Locks Down Meramec Post Office, Local Man Hit With Terror Charge
Authorities say a phone threat over a missing package led to a full lockdown at a St. Louis post office earlier this month, with roughly 75 employees sheltering inside while postal police secured the building. According to court documents, a man called the post office on the 2900 block of...
A Resident Says Foul-Smelling Liquid From Trash Trucks Has Stained Her Street for Six...
A north St. Louis resident says city trash trucks have been leaving foul-smelling liquid and stains on neighborhood streets for six weeks. The problem is happening in the North Pointe neighborhood, where Judy Parker has lived for more than 50 years. She told First Alert 4 that the smell has made it harder to sit …
Gravois is still deadly, but other St. Louis streets are getting calmer, Trailnet reports
For the past five years, Trailnet’s annual Crash Report has documented the dangers that pedestrians and cyclists face on St. Louis streets. Beginning in the city in 2020 and expanding to include St. Louis County in 2021, the annual report identifies dangerous corridors and documents trends in injuries and deaths.
St. Louis Toddler Death Raises Hard Questions About Hidden Child Neglect
A 20-month-old St. Louis girl is dead, a 3-year-old child is recovering in a hospital,...
5-day fireworks battle in LaSalle Park ends with one person detained—a neighbor who mouthed...
For five nights, Zach Chasnoff says he called the police asking them to do something about the youths terrorizing his LaSalle Park neighborhood, blasting off fireworks, setting a dumpster aflame, and threatening to take his dog and rape his wife. On the fifth night, Friday, when officers did arrive, it was Chasnoff who
