Man rams Fairview Heights officer’s SUV because he ‘doesn’t like police,’ department says
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — A man purposefully rammed his vehicle into the back of a Fairview Heights police SUV during a traffic stop Wednesday morning, according to police. The incident happened around 9 a.m. on Old Collinsville Road, just south of Frank Scott Parkway. The officer had pulled over an unrelated car for...
Alderwoman thought she was shot at, but actually hit parked truck, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis City Alderwoman Laura Keys thought she was shot at while driving on Tuesday, but police later determined the car she was in actually hit a parked truck. Keys told First Alert 4 she was driving on Fair Avenue between Green Lea...
Juvenile charged as adult in 2024 Lemay fatal shooting
CLAYTON, Mo. – A 17-year-old will stand trial as an adult in the shooting death of another teenager in 2024. According to a St. Louis County Police Department spokesperson, the shooting happened around 12:50 p.m. on Aug. 20, at a home in the 300 block of Goetz Avenue in Lemay.
Deadly Shooting Erupts at St. Louis Schnucks Store
ST. LOUIS — Homicide detectives are seeking help identifying a suspect connected to a deadly shooting at 3:05 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2025, at a Schnucks grocery store in the 3400 block of Union Boulevard in St. Louis. The shooting incident began when two men began fighting inside...
St. Louis leaders considers adding restrictions on golf carts
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis leaders are considering adding new restrictions on the use of golf carts in the city. According to our partners at the Post Dispatch, the proposed legislation, introduced by Alderman Matt Devoti, aims to ban golf carts from driving or parking on sidewalks. The measure...
Regional crime task force nets nearly 50 arrests in 12 hours across St. Charles...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Gateway Regional Criminal Interdiction Task Force is releasing its latest numbers following an operation earlier this month. According to the task force, it made 49 arrests, cleared 75 warrants, handled 11 drug crimes, recovered five stolen cars and five stolen guns. The...
Granite City Woman Dies in Head-On Collision, Son Seriously Injured
GRANITE CITY - On Friday, September 19, 2025, Granite City's Victoria “Tori” Goss and her son, Dean Anderson, were involved in a head-on collision that claimed Goss’s life and left her son injured but he is recovering. Despite the valiant efforts of first responders, Goss, described by her family as “the brightest...
Task force makes 49 arrests in first major joint operation in Missouri
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A newly expanded law enforcement task force, comprising 20 different agencies from St. Charles and St. Louis counties, conducted its first major joint enforcement operation, resulting in over 40 arrests and the recovery of stolen vehicles and firearms. The Gateway Regional Criminal...
Missouri Stray Follows A Stranger Home And Finds His Happily Ever After
No one enjoys being followed, right? That sensation of someone trailing behind, eyes fixed on you, is unsettling. It’s something most of us hope never to encounter. But one tracking incident turned out to be completely harmless. Any day, I’d welcome being followed home by a four-legged friend.
Nate Hayward aims to improve use-of-force policies and transparency at St. Louis jail
St. Louis’ Division of Corrections has a new commissioner whose priorities include updating the facility’s use-of-force policy and increasing public transparency at the St. Louis City Justice Center. Nate Hayward began in the position on Sept. 16 and has 32 years of experience working in corrections in St....
