Saint Louis MO

ST. LOUIS – It was nice to see the sunshine Wednesday afternoon. We’ll see more of that on Thursday with temperatures pushing into the upper 60s for highs, still just a bit below normal. Clear overnight and not as cool. We’ll wake up Friday around 50 F. Clouds will increase Friday morning ahead of a […]

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department held a Fast Track Testing Day Blitz to address a shortage of police officers, allowing 122 candidates to complete the fitness test, aptitude test, and oral interview in one day.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - A Madison County jury convicted a man on Thursday of kidnapping and rape. Prosecutors said that Timothy J. Dubois Jr. approached the woman while she was in her vehicle outside of a Starbucks in Collinsville in November 2022. The victim said he had a large knife and forced her to drive to Troy, Illinois, where he sexually assaulted her...

Police said the driver was arrested after a short foot pursuit with Illinois State Police air support.

FERGUSON, Mo. — A multi-vehicle crash in Ferguson on Thursday resulted in the hospitalization of multiple children, according to a city police department spokesperson. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene near the intersection of Hereford and North Florissant Road at around 12:45 p.m. 5 On Your Side crews at the scene saw one SUV crashed near a traffic light pole and...

The Chief of Police of the City of Madison Police Department tendered his resignation to the Madison city council on Monday, May 4. Jeffrey Bridick will assume a new position with the City of Trenton after May 18. Bridick served in various roles with the city for the past 41 years.

A St. Louis man faces charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action after police said he shot a man who tried to steal sodas from the back of his delivery truck.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Charl Howard, 52, was found guilty of second-degree assault – special victim on Wednesday after an attack on Olive Street on March 6, 2025. The attack left a 64-year-old man with serious injuries to his face. According to the St. Louis Circuit...

PONTOON BEACH/ALTON – A family in the Metro East is mourning the death of 17-year-old Janecia Gardner after a fatal crash in Pontoon Beach, and is raising money to help cover funeral and medical costs, as her sister, Quinessa Gardner, was also hospitalized after the accident. The crash happened...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has signed off on a sweeping new rule that will force most stores taking SNAP benefits to stock a lot more fresh and perishable food. Published May 7, 2026, the rule boosts the minimum staple items from 12 total varieties to 28 and increases how many of those must be perishable. USDA officials say the goal is to put...