Saint Louis MO

After confirming he is a finalist for the top job in a Missouri school district, Fayette Superintendent Demetrus Liggins told the Herald-Leader Saturday he has not been asked to leave Fayette County Public Schools amid the fallout from budget issues last year. “Absolutely not. Quite the opposite,” Liggins told the...

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill — Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation is finalizing plans to build a new hospital in Cahokia Heights. Plans show the proposed location for a new Touchette Regional Hospital Campus along Sandy Ridge Road near I-255. The current Touchette Regional Hospital location opened in 1958. “Touchette...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - There are streets in south St. Louis City that haven’t been repaved in more than 20 years, according to the alderman. Alderman Matt Devoti told First Alert 4 that Macklind Avenue, south of Chippewa, and Southwest Avenue, between Kingshighway and Sublette, are two streets in his ward...

City officials in St. Louis say full-scale repairs for homes damaged by last year’s tornado will begin in mid-2027. For now, crews are focusing on stabilizing about 250 homes to make them safe, sanitary, and functional — fixing leaks, removing mold, and restoring basic utilities.

The investigation into the death of a man found along Illinois 161 took another turn Friday when Belleville police said a man was charged with abuse of a corpse and concealment of a death. Joe Davis, 60, of Belleville was charged with the two felonies in connection with the death...

Want to find hidden steakhouses in Missouri that serve amazing food?. These 8 steakhouses offer perfect beef and wonderful dining experiences!. 1. The Best Steak House (St. Louis) Sometimes the best places hide in plain sight, and this St. Louis gem proves it. The name doesn’t try to be clever...

SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A thief stole an entire food pantry structure from a Spanish Lake yard, taking the food and toiletries inside with it. Erica George put up a small neighborhood food pantry on her property in early December. “I just wanted to do it because...

There are places so good that the people who know about them experience a genuine internal conflict between wanting to share the joy and wanting to keep it to themselves. Songbird in St. Louis’s Lafayette Square neighborhood is exactly that kind of place, a tiny gem that locals have been quietly treasuring while...

Former St. Louis Public Schools superintendent Millicent Borishade filed a lawsuit Friday alleging she was wrongfully fired, the victim of a smear campaign and retaliated against for whistleblowing. Borishade led the school district on an interim and then permanent basis from July 2024 to October 2025. At the time...

After incidents of shots fired and large gatherings of teens blocking roads last weekend in parts of St. Louis, the city police department’s leaders called for a juvenile curfew this weekend. A police department spokesperson says during Friday night’s curfew enforcement, 23 juveniles were detained - one as young...