Prosecutor drops case against man in damaging of Ferguson PD fence during protest
FERGUSON, Mo. — The St. Louis County prosecutor dropped the case against a man who was previously accused of damaging a fence at the Ferguson Police Department during a 2024 protest. According to online court documents, the case against Keith Rose was dropped on Sept. 15 when Assistant Prosecuting...
St. Louis food magazine Feast shutters, lays off staff
St. Louis food magazine Feast is no more. Managing Editor Shannon Weber announced that owner Lee Enterprises had cut the publication in an Instagram story on Friday. She said there was no plan from Lee to announce Feast’s closure. Feast will stop producing its e-edition and producing new articles...
3 Metro St. Louis residents among 11 indicted in “large-scale” cocaine conspiracy
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Missouri announced Thursday 11 people, including three St. Louis area residents, are now indicted in what the office called a large-scale cocaine conspiracy. The office said 43-year-old Jimmy Abraham Majeau, of Chino Hills, California,...
Lindbergh High School launches certified nursing program for students to become CNAs
ST. LOUIS — High school junior Sierra Dolezal can now get a head start on achieving her dream job thanks to Lindbergh’s newly launched nursing program. Dolezal’s positive experience with health care professionals when she was sick as a child inspired her to become a nurse. “I...
Missouri co-winner comes forward to take share of recent $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot
A Missouri man has claimed his half of the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot won on a ticket drawn on Sept. 6.
2 sentenced for armed robbery of ‘mobile barber’ in Jennings
Two St. Louis-area men have been sentenced in connection with the armed robbery or a "mobile barber" in Jennings in 2023.
Schnucks deal not one-off, but “first of many,” analyst says
The Schnuck family’s acquisition of Wisconsin-based Festival Foods is not a one-off move but likely “the first of many more” in a round of consolidation for regional grocers, renowned retail analyst Burt Flickinger says.
Amid strike, Boeing taking rare step of hiring permanent replacements for union workers
AFA 2025 — With Boeing still at an impasse with its St. Louis-based union almost two months into a strike, the company is in the process of making an unusual move: bringing on permanent nonunion hires to replace them. About 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and...
Shriners Children’s St. Louis helps 6-year-old born without a leg bone thrive
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - In the United States, 3% of babies are born with a birth defect, but hospitals like Shriners Children’s St. Louis work hard to help those patients thrive. Avery was born in a small Nebraska town six years ago. “I didn’t even see...
Documents reveal Armory data center price tag is higher than controversial St. Charles project’s
New documents obtained by St. Louis Public Radio revealed the proposed data centers at the shuttered Armory building in Midtown would cost roughly $1.5 billion. That cost rivals that of a $1 billion, 440-acre data center proposed in St. Charles that recently prompted the city to enact a one-year moratorium on new...
