Saint Louis MO

It’s 8 a.m., and the kids have already eaten breakfast, clogged the toilet, and colored an entire coloring book. That’s likely when the panic starts to set in about what to do next. Here are the most fun early-morning play spots in St. Louis for parents who need places to go and things to do before the coffee kicks in.

A Jennings man is facing a trio of charges following a shooting at a Ferguson funeral home, as reported by First Alert 4. DeAngelo Taylor was charged yesterday with unlawful possession of an illegal weapon, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action in relation to the violence that erupted during a funeral...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -Zaxby’s, the chicken restaurant chain, plans to bring stores to the St. Louis area Friday. The Georgia-based franchise says it’s bringing stores to the bi-state area after an agreement with Triple Z Holdings LLC, a group that includes multiple University of Missouri alumni.

(St. Louis, MO) — A Missouri museum is up for a national honor. The National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis is vying for “USA Today’s Best Outdoor Museum.”. Voting is underway thru February 9th. Those who wish to vote can do so once each day. Darryl...

An overnight cross-river police pursuit that began in Granite City ended in north St. Louis early Friday when a pickup truck crashed and its driver was hit by a police vehicle, according to investigators. Officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the truck, the man bolted from the scene on foot, and he was then struck by...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A man was charged Friday with a fatal shooting that occurred in November. Marquise Louis Porter, 19, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. According to court records, St. Louis Metropolitan officers responded to a call at the...

An unidentified woman died this week after police found her in a north St. Louis alley, but authorities say it’s too soon to tell if her death was caused by cold exposure. Police found the woman Monday morning near the city’s Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood as temperatures dropped to near zero. She later died at a...

ST. LOUIS – A former official with a St. Louis-based non-profit circus on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, admitted embezzling over $123,000 from December 2022 through at least September 2023. George S. Pace, 63, of Ladue, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to four counts of wire...

Anwar Shands, 44, received a life sentence without the possibility of parole this Wednesday for the 2020 murder of his cousin, Mallam Amir Tifah, in St. Louis's Lewis Place neighborhood. Judge Lynne R. Perkins handed down the sentence after Shands's conviction in October 2025 on charges of first-degree murder and...

WOOD RIVER/GRANITE CITY – Local authorities have charged two men from Wood River and Granite City in separate felony cases of domestic battery. William K. Kampmann III, 37, of Wood River, was charged on Jan. 23, 2026 with one count each of aggravated domestic battery (a Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (a Class 4...