St. Louis zoo welcomes first ocelot in more than 5 decades
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis Zoo welcomed its newest resident this week. Zuko, an 11-month-old ocelot, is the zoo’s first in more than 50 years. An ocelot is a unique species and is endangered. There are only 100 left in the wild in the United States.
Two men charged after arrest with 105 grams of Fentanyl
Two men have been charged with drug trafficking after the Columbia police said they found 105 grams of Fentanyl during a traffic stop. Prosecutors charged Darryl Ross, 42, of Columbia, and Corion Poe, 25, of St. Louis, with one count of First Degree Drug Trafficking. Court documents state that Columbia...
St. Louis teacher Jocelyn Peters’ killing featured on Oxygen’s ‘A Plan to Kill’
The Jocelyn Peters murder case is back in focus as Oxygen examines the 2016 killing of the pregnant St. Louis teacher.
US Army Corps finds radioactive contamination at vacant Hazelwood apartment complex
HAZELWOOD, Mo. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues testing for radioactive waste in north St. Louis County. This time, crews are working at a former apartment complex in Hazelwood. "Our job is to make sure that the community feels informed," said Ashley Bernaugh, vice chair of...
Downtown St. Louis vape shop ordered to close after city revokes occupancy permit
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A downtown St. Louis vape shop was ordered to close after a hearing Thursday, but the shop remained open as of Friday afternoon. The city revoked the shop’s occupancy permit for EZ Vape and Smoke on North 10th Street on Thursday. The city considers the business a nuisance, and police said they found illegal THC products being sold...
St. Louis City files lawsuit against Board of Police Commissioners
The City of St. Louis filed a lawsuit against the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday.
Violence interrupters bring new energy to Walnut Park tradition
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The sound of the grill, laughter in the street, and neighbors reconnecting marked 4-9 Day in Walnut Park, a day residents say has long been known as “Hood Day.”. Bev Mo stood at the grill cooking burgers named after her son. “I’m...
Metro Bus strikes man on electric scooter
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A Metro Bus struck a man on an electric scooter Friday morning in north St. Louis. The call came in just before 5 a.m for the incident on North Grand Boulevard near Natural Bridge Road. According to investigators, the man was in the...
Police shooting range makes South City sound like a war zone, residents say
The shooting range where city police officers train is back—with a bang. After extensive renovations, the range has become an annoyance to neighbors, who say it is louder than ever. The range, which is near the Gasconade exit off I-55, had been in disrepair for years. Officers are required...
NWS wants your ‘Tornado Tales’
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The National Weather Service St. Louis is looking for “Tornado Tales.”. “Tornado Tales is a citizen science project that captures people’s experience with tornadoes,” the NWS explains. “Your response to a short online survey will help researchers and forecasters understand how tornado information can be improved.”
