Woman shot, killed at gas station near The Grove
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A woman was shot and killed Saturday afternoon at Midtown gas station. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. at the QuikTrip at 904 South Vandeventer, near The Grove. A spokesperson for St. Louis police said it appears the shooting was an...
Fairview Heights man charged with 49 counts of stealing-related offenses in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A Fairview Heights, Illinois, man is facing 49 criminal counts in what charging documents show was a two-month spree of property crimes at several locations in St. Louis. Prosecutors on Friday charged 26-year-old Darryl Lewis with a mix of...
Reckless driver arrested after police chase in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – A reckless driver is in custody after leading police on a chase Friday afternoon. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says they first attempted to stop the driver at around 4 p.m. Friday after observing what they’re calling dangerous behavior behind the...
Woman seriously injured on I-55 in south St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – A woman is in the hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by a car in south St. Louis County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the 55-year-old woman was standing in the exit lane of southbound I-55 near Bayless Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Friday...
St. Louis shelters face higher demand and fewer donations during cold snap
(St. Louis) -- The recent cold snap in St. Louis has led to a surge in demand for homeless shelters, while donations have dwindled and shelters are calling on the community to lend a hand to those in need. Loaves and Fishes for St. Louis served 500,000 meals and welcomed...
Man dead in single-car crash on I-70
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in St. Louis. According to police, the crash happened just before 11 a.m. on westbound Interstate 70 near Branch. Police report an adult man died.
O’Fallon, Ill. teen charged with shooting death of woman in East St. Louis
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (First Alert 4) - An O’Fallon, Illinois, teen was charged Friday in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Metro East woman. The St. Clair State’s Attorney’s Office charged 18-year-old Ricky T. Clayton with first-degree murder. According to the Illinois State...
St. Louis police chief warns state takeover would add bureaucracy, not solutions
ST. LOUIS, Missouri — In a recent interview, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Tracy pushed back against Missouri state lawmakers' efforts to strip local control from his department, arguing that answering to a state-appointed board of commissioners would create an...
Man says he’s affiliated with ISIS, threatens a church, arrested outside another
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis County man faces terroristic threat charges after going to a St. Louis church on Tuesday, telling occupants he was affiliated with ISIS, and threatening to "blow the place up," a statement from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. According...
11-month-old swallows grandmother’s ‘heroin pill,’ overdoses, police say
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis woman is facing criminal charges after her 11-month-old grandchild who swallowed a pill was taken to a hospital for a drug overdose, a statement from St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. Tynisha Nicole Burr, 40, faces a single count of...
