Georgia investment group buys shuttered Downtown West hotel
ST. LOUIS — A shuttered Downtown West hotel has been sold. The Last Hotel, at 1501 Washington Ave., was sold by 1501 Washington St Louis LLC to multiple entities tied to Augusta, Georgia-based Singh Investment Group (SIG) for $14 million. The sale was recorded on March 11, according to city records.
Case of pregnant St. Louis teacher killed in murder-for-hire plot to be featured on...
The case of a St. Louis teacher who was killed in a murder-for-hire plot will be featured on ‘48 Hours’ on CBS Saturday night.
Fire damages upper floors at Tower Grove Manor
Two people are taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire at a high-rise apartment complex for seniors in South St. Louis. Flames were seen bursting through an eighth-floor window of Tower Grove Manor on Friday morning, forcing residents to shelter in place.
Police: Teen shot after leaving event space in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police say a 14-year-old was shot in north St. Louis City late Saturday night. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, just before midnight on Saturday, officers were called to the area of Broadway and Baden to clear a large crowd of teens leaving an event space. At...
Metro East hospice aide caring for her own son with rare terminal disorder
A Collinsville mother has worked as a hospice care aide for more than 13 years, and soon she will be placing her son in that care.
48 hours to air ‘Jocelyn Peters and The Notebook’ March 14
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - WIFR speaks with 48 Hours correspondent Anne Marie Green about the death of a St. Louis teacher. The murder of third grade teacher Jocelyn Peters baffled investigators in St. Louis, Missouri, from the start. The crime scene contained unusual clues, such as potato fragments splattered near the...
First Bus Bench Installations in Belleville Unveiled During Progressive Ribbon Cutting
An idea to improve the rider experience at bus stops without seating—often referred to as “forgotten stops”—has quickly become a transformative regional initiative. In less than a year, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis, together with St. Clair County Transit District, Metro Transit and local...
St. Louis Bets on Smoke to Lure Big-Money Cigar Show
St. Louis aldermen are weighing whether a little indoor cigar smoke is worth a short burst of convention cash. This week they advanced a narrow exemption to the city's indoor smoking rules that is tailored to help land a major cigar trade show and its downtown spending spree. As reported...
Feds Pull Plug On Electric School Buses, Leave St. Louis Districts Holding The Bag
Federal money that St. Louis-area school districts were banking on to replace diesel buses with electric models has vanished midstream, leaving some clean-transportation plans stuck in neutral and a pile of unpaid bills in its wake. District leaders say they were promised vehicles and charging stations under a...
First Alert 4 sits down with CEMA commissioner, fire chief for latest on tornado...
It’s been nearly 10 months since the May 16 tornado devastated parts of St. Louis City. Since then the city has made changes with who is in charge of the tornado sirens and who runs the City Emergency Management Agency.

















