Central West End is latest neighborhood hit with car break-ins
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Dozens of cars in the Central West End were broken into Sunday morning. The Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative said security reported about 30 car windows busted out at Laclede and Taylor Sunday morning around 2:30 am. Executive director Jim Whyte said...
P&Z OKs a Culver’s at former Steak ‘n Shake location
Maplewood Planning and Zoning on Monday approved a Culver’s restaurant to be located at the site of the former Steak ‘n Shake, at 7606 Manchester Road. After discussions with the project manager and owner about the nearby apartments, speakers used in the drive-in, lighting, hours and expected traffic for the expected-t
Key figure in St. Louis data center faces $16M judgment from previous project
Just about everything involving data centers has become highly charged—and that extends to reporters chasing down information about court judgments against their developers. Yesterday, SLM asked David Daneshforooz about a $16 million judgment entered against him in May 2025 in federal court in Maryland. As the CEO and
Cahokia Heights launches aggressive code enforcement campaign under police command
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill — Cahokia Heights police officers and code inspectors are sweeping through neighborhoods to execute a major, unified crackdown on city blight. Under a newly restructured system, the city’s code enforcement unit has transitioned to the jurisdiction of the police department. Local officials are frami
First Alert Forward: Marquette Homes project nearing completion, bringing dozens of new affordable housing...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A building that sat vacant for more than a decade along South Grand is being restored as part of a larger effort to create affordable housing in St. Louis. The former Grandview Arcade building is part of the Marquette Homes project, a development...
Nicaraguan man detained in St. Louis moved to detention facility in Louisiana
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A Nicaraguan man who was detained in his immigration appointment in St. Louis has been moved to a detention center in Louisiana. According to ICE’s detainee locator, Boanerges Flores-Bravo is now at the Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, Louisiana. First Alert 4 reported...
11 Missouri Smash Burger Spots That Rival Any Big City Burger Scene
The big cities like to brag about their burgers. New York has its corner spots. Chicago has its griddles. Los Angeles has its food trucks with hour long lines. Missouri just smiles and keeps flipping. Because out here, the smash burger isn’t a trend. It’s a way of life....
$15,000 reward offered in road-rage murders of two young St. Louis brothers
ST. LOUIS — On Monday, King’s Auto and the advocacy group Dads of St. Louis announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the deaths of 9-year-old Jordan Neal and 11-year-old Richard Neal III. “We are raising the reward of $10,000 for...
Woman who barricaded self inside car on South Grand Blvd is taken into custody
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A section of S. Grand Blvd is closed in the Compton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis City after a woman barricaded herself inside a car. That woman has been taken into custody. Police say the woman fled a traffic stop and barricaded herself...
1 fatally shot in Bridgeton; minor taken into custody
BRIDGETON, Mo. — A minor was taken into custody after a fatal shooting Monday morning in Bridgeton. According to the Bridgeton Police Department, officers responded at about 10:30 a.m. Monday to a shooting at a home in the 11300 block of Taylor Oaks Court. There, they found a male victim dead.
