Debt buyer takes thousands of St. Louisans to court over increasingly small debts
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (First Alert 4) -- Lashonda Baker got a letter in the mail saying she was being sued. Not knowing what it was about, she looked in the top left corner of the page where the plaintiff is listed and saw four letters in all caps: “LVNV.”
Kansas City company owned, operated plane that crashed in St. Louis
A ‘logistics company in Kansas City’ is the one that owned and operated the plane that went down in the St. Louis area early Tuesday morning.
WB I-70 near Lambert Airport reopen after crash
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A crash involving a semi-truck closed all westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Wednesday afternoon. The crash closed the lanes before 1 p.m. on Wednesday near Airflight. The lanes reopened about an hour later. Missouri Department of...
Home builder disappears after 30 years, leaving unfinished business in Belleville
One of the metro-east’s largest construction companies has disappeared from the market. C.A. Jones Inc. left the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association nearly a year ago after decades of close affiliation. The company stopped posting on its Facebook page in October. The C.A. Jones website still can...
St. Louis ice cream chain raises $6 million to fuel national franchise expansion
ST. LOUIS — Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery, the St. Louis-based retailer and wholesaler of ice cream known for its specialty and alcohol-infused ice cream flavors, has completed a $6 million funding round to drive national franchising. Next Phase Capital, a Nashville, Tennessee-based growth investment firm,...
St. Louis’ Crime Chime: Whispers of the Dead: St. Louis’ Unsolved Homicides Haunt 2026
St. Louis’ Crime Chime – Weekly Whirlwind of Woes: 14 Lives, Countless Questions: The Untold Stories of St. Louis Homicides. In the shadow of the Arch, where the river runs deep,. Fourteen lives lost, now the city can’t sleep. Latoya by the trail, her story untold,. A...
Suspicious fire under investigation in north St. Louis
The fire occurred a little before 1 a.m. on the 1700 block of Dick Gregory Place in the city's Greater Ville neighborhood. Firefighters say they found two unconnected fires on two floors of the building.
St. Louis man identified as pilot killed in KC-bound plane crash after takeoff
The pilot killed when a plane crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday from a St. Louis-area airport was identified as a 65-year-old St. Louis man, authorities said. The flight was headed to the Kansas City area. Edward Ruhbeck, 65, of St. Louis died early Tuesday when the Aero Commander 500-B twin-engine piston...
Mystery On Route 161 As Belleville Police Probe Roadside Death
Early Wednesday morning, a quiet stretch of Illinois Route 161 in Belleville turned into an active investigation scene after a 40-year-old man was found dead along the roadside near Sullivan Drive. Officers and emergency medical personnel responded to a report of an unconscious person, and the man was pronounced dead...
Saint Louis University introduces Tuition Promise, removing cost barriers for students
In early 2026, Saint Louis University launched a new tuition assistance program that covers full undergraduate tuition costs for eligible students. Dubbed the SLU Tuition Promise, the program helps ensure that students from all walks of life can attend the university regardless of their families’ income. “Families...
