WANTED: Clayton Police Department searching for suspect in August hate crime
An officer was shot in Granite City on Dec. 5, 2025. Demolition started in November 2025 at the former Millennium Hotel site in downtown St. Louis. Performances on The Stage presented by the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Piasa Bird photos. Updated: Oct. 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM CDT. Photos of the...
Police identify two killed while changing flat tire in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Two people were killed early Friday morning after they were struck by a vehicle while changing a tire on I-55. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), officers arrived in the 4500 block of Broadway around midnight. 23-year-old Lejla Hadzikadunic from Lemay, MO, pulled over...
Cahokia: The Ancient City in Illinois Bigger Than London (And With More Corn)
Imagine a sprawling city, its grand earthen pyramids looming above the flat floodplain, bustling with thousands of people, and fields of golden corn stretching as far as the eye can see. It’s not in Egypt or Mexico, but right in the heart of what is now Illinois. Centuries before Columbus ever set sail, Cahokia was...
Single mother’s SUV stolen with Christmas presents hidden inside
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A single mother’s vehicle was stolen with her 5-year-old daughter’s Christmas presents hidden inside, leaving the family without transportation and holiday gifts. Chimere Sepulveda discovered her white 2024 Volkswagen Taos SUV missing on Sunday morning from Milentz Avenue in the...
A credit union for African immigrants and African Americans opened in St. Ann to...
A financial institution for African immigrants and African Americans opened Monday in St. Ann to help Black St. Louisans and African communities build wealth, strengthen their families and create opportunities. The African Diaspora Federal Credit Union was established by the African Diaspora Council Inc., a local...
13-year-old boy injured in North City shooting
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A 13-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in North City Tuesday night. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police, District 6 officers are investigating a shooting that occurred after 7:30 p.m. at the 800 block of Canaan. The boy was taken to an area...
St. Louis woman guilty in infant’s abuse avoids prison
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis woman who admitted to abusing an infant, sending videos of the acts and even texting that she felt an “adrenaline rush” from it will avoid jail time if she completes probation, a judge ruled last week. On Dec. 12, a judge...
Couple struck by vehicle on Broadway entrance ramp around midnight Friday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Two people were killed Friday night while changing a flat tire on the entrance ramp to northbound Interstate 55 from South Broadway. Lejla Hadzikadunic, 23, and her boyfriend DeMarion Hendricks, 31, were struck by a vehicle around midnight while stopped on the entrance ramp. According...
Settlement reached in St. Louis sheriff’s handcuffing lawsuit
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit between St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery and St. Louis Jail Commissioner Tammy Ross.
Missouri patients caught in the middle as UnitedHealthcare, SSM negotiate coverage deal
Tens of thousands of SSM Health patients in the St. Louis area could lose access to in-network health providers if the Creve Coeur-based health system and UnitedHealthcare don’t reach a deal. Time is running out for the two health companies. Their existing agreement expires at the end of the...
