Slovakian man tied to darknet market sentenced 16 years in federal prison
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man from Slovakia was sentenced Thursday in federal court after he admitted to conspiracy to sell drugs and assisting in maintaining a darknet site. Alan Bill, 33, of Bratislava, Slovakia, was sentenced to 200 months in prison by Eastern District of Missouri...
Teen sentenced for 2024 fatal Penrose neighborhood shooting
ST. LOUIS – A judge sentenced a teen to prison Thursday following his conviction for the murder of another teen nearly two years ago. According to officials, 19-year-old Carlos Coleman Jr. was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after being charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. Coleman Jr. was […]
Metro East St. Louis News: Granite City Data Center Clash, Pharmacy Burglary Ring Busted,...
The latest Metro East St. Louis News May 2026: This week’s top Metro East news features a heated debate over constructing new data centers on America’s Central Port District land in Granite City. Authorities also dismantled a California-based pharmacy burglary ring targeting Southern Illinois. Meanwhile, Monroe County celebrates a massive 1,000-acre expansion of the White Rock Nature Preserve.
Jekyll & Hyde coming soon to the Delmar Loop
Amigo Sole will soon have two new sibling concepts. Jekyll & Hyde (6100 Delmar) is set to debut this month in the adjacent corner space that previously housed Prime 55 Restaurant and Lounge. A series of soft openings will kick off in mid-May (register online), followed by a grand opening that’s tentatively scheduled for May 22. Here’s what to know before you go.
Two injured in north St. Louis shooting, police investigating
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a double shooting that left a man and woman injured Thursday night.
Army to demolish radioactive clubhouse in St. Louis County, raising fears of widespread nuclear...
HAZELWOOD, Mo. — For 13 years, Dawn Chapman and other St. Louis-area moms have fought to uncover the full damage caused by radioactive contamination throughout the region. Their fight hasn't been in vain, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on Friday that they plan to demolish a structure in Hazelwood after the ground beneath it tested positive for radioactive waste. But, as...
Spencer announces new plan for Rams settlement funds
A new proposal from Mayor Cara Spencer’s office calls for the bulk of Rams settlement money to be allocated across three big priorities: tornado recovery, infrastructure repair, and downtown revitalization.
Matt Grant Fires Back
LUTHMANN NOTE: Matt Grant showed up. That matters. Volpe and I were critical of his RICO case because family court reform cannot survive sloppy lawsuits that hand ammunition to the machine. But Grant came prepared. He made a real argument that Judge Divine used Rule 8 to avoid the substance and failed to credit the Second Amended Complaint. I still want tighter pleading, cleaner...
Scammers posing as law enforcement targeting people in the Metro
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - We’re giving you the first alert on a scam in the St. Louis Metro, where people are posing as law enforcement officials. Lisa Smith was on break from teaching at her St. Charles County School when she got a call that came up as the St. Charles County Police Department.
1976: Lawyers threatened, gag order issued in Wayne County murder trial
Headlines from this day in local history encompass a fatal freak accident, a kidnapping investigation and local frenzy around a murder trial. The trial revolved around four men accused in a 1976 robbery and double-murder at a Wayne County tavern. The judge in the case issued one of Missouri's first gag orders and scolded members of the public for threatening the defense attorneys...

















