Here’s what St. Louis restaurants opened and closed in July 2026
For Jose Olivares, empanadas are about family. “I’m from Chile, right? So empanadas for us are very important,” he said. “Every party I remember going [to], you have empanadas there.”. His mom made a lot of those empanadas. So during the COVID-19 pandemic, when his wife, Tera,...
9 injured, mass-casualty incident declared after crash near Belleville
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A mass-casualty incident was declared on Sunday after a crash outside Belleville that left nine people injured, including several minors. The two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Illinois 15 and South 11th Street at 7:30 p.m., according to Illinois State Police.
Two injured in wrong-way crash Sunday night
An East Alton man suffered minor injuries, but the driver of a wrong-way vehicle was seriously injured in a crash Sunday night on southbound Highway 367 near Chambers Road. The Missouri Highway Patrol says the injured East Alton man is 63 years old and his vehicle was struck by a driver who was fleeing a traffic stop f
One injured, suspect in custody after shooting at St. John McDonald’s
The St. John Police Department is investigating a shooting at a fast-food restaurant on Sunday night that left one man injured.
This Free Missouri Food Truck Festival Returns Twice This August
The smell of grilled meat and fresh lemonade drifts across a sprawling city park, and the line at the taco truck is already fifteen people deep. That is the scene at a free food truck festival in Missouri that returns twice this August, drawing crowds with the promise of good food and good weather.
Community gathers in Overland to honor immigrant couple killed after returning to Guatemala
Dozens of people gathered Sunday evening in Overland to remember Glendy Gonzales De La Cruz and Nixon Perez Paz, an immigrant couple who advocates said were killed after returning to Guatemala.
Man facing murder charge in connection to shooting that killed mother of 5 at...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Charges unsealed over the weekend name the man police arrested in connection with the killing of a mother of five and the injury of a man at a Ferguson gas station last month. St. Louis County Prosecutors charged Marcus Evans with second-degree murder...
Glen Carbon committee backs floodplain update, Martin Glass project
Both recommendations still require additional village board approval.
Super Fair is open at World Wide Technology Raceway
MADISON, Ill.—For the first time, Kissel Entertainment brings its Super Fair to the St. Louis area. Festivities at World Wide Technology Raceway kicked off Saturday with storm clouds causing minor disruption. Nevertheless, guests indulged in tasty turkey legs, fried Oreos and other fair offerings. “You can expect a bun
St. John woman charged after 4 kids test positive for drugs
CLAYTON, Mo. – A St. John woman is in custody after four children in her care tested positive for fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. According to the St. John Police Department’s probable cause statement, the investigation began on July 28, when a child was found unresponsive and taken to the hospital. The child t

















