Members of a north St. Louis County city council are in favor of removing their mayor after months of dysfunction, according to a recall petition.
A Metro East that was tased and handcuffed by a police chief in August is on the cusp of receiving a private lawyer, according to local activists.
A Metro East man is calling for a police chief to resign after the chief and another officer with the department tased him during an incident that resulted in a parking ticket.
A new Illinois law requires assault weapon holders to register their firearms with Illinois State Police, but than less than 1% has done so, according to authorities.
Officials with Granite City are in the preliminary stages of attempting to bring a manufacturing plant to the area.
After a string of murders and shootings, former leaders and residents in a Metro East city are asking for the Illinois State Police and St. Clair County Sheriff deputies to patrol their streets.
Cahokia Heights police are investigating a drive-by shooting that happened Wednesday night.
A Saint Louis University professor is looking for youth football coaches to participate in a free online research study to prevent and cut down on injuries.
A Metro East library district voted to increase the tax levy after residents raised concerns over the board reducing the levy.
On Friday, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed Board Bill 107, which bans the open carry of guns in the city.
Authorities are investigating who killed a 19-year-old mother in East St. Louis Friday morning.
On Tuesday, St. Louis County Council voted in favor of moving forward with allocating $128 million to Metro Transit after a failed vote last month.
St. Clair County school officials dismissed a petition detaching part of a Fairview Heights neighborhood from the East St. Louis School district.
The contractor tasked with building a new city hall and community event center for the City of Jennings has terminated the agreement.
Residents in a portion of Fairview Heights are once again trying to detach from the East St. Louis school district.
Ohio voters on Tuesday approved a measure enshrining a right to abortion in the state’s constitution.
Billboards showing hostages captured during the Israel-Hamas War are popping up across St. Louis highways.
A St. Louis County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the mayor of Jennings against members of the city’s council.
A Metro East city suffering from decades of flooding and sewage issues is being assigned an United States Environmental Protection Agency coordinator.
The Missouri Secretary of State is facing another lawsuit over abortion ballot petition language after a court ruled against the state.
A deadly shooting early Saturday morning in Webster Groves apparently is connected to an organized car theft ring, according to police.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday to start the legislative process of merging three state agencies into one to resolve childcare issues in the state.
St. Louis County Council recently failed to allocate $128 million to Metro Transit.
The City of Jennings recently discussed possibly revamping plans for its new city hall and community center.
A home in Webster Groves is on the cusp of becoming a local historical site after the City’s historic commission voted to move forward in the process.
During a St. Louis Board of Aldermen meeting Friday, board members failed to pass two versions of resolutions showing solidarity for Israel during its war with the terrorist group Hamas.
A man in the Metro East was killed Tuesday night inside his home, according to authorities.
A few dozen people rallied outside of St. Louis City Hall Friday to show solidarity for Palestine during the ongoing war between Israel and the terrorist group, Hamas.
Metro Transit officials confirmed with First Alert 4 Thursday that cyber attackers attempted to extort the transportation company in the cyberattacks that occurred last week.
A union that used to represent East St. Louis police officers is asking a judge to make the City of East St. Louis pay for more than $1 million in back pay.
The Webster Groves Police Department is continuing its investigation into a shooting last week that left a woman injured.
Metro Transit is working to restore phone lines after a cyber attack forced the transportation agency to cancel scheduled rides.
The City of Kirkwood is hopeful the purchase of the future site of its public works department will lead to redevelopment at the current site of the city’s public works department.
Dozens of speed humps are being installed in St. Louis as residents are requesting them in their neighborhoods, according to city leaders.
A protest is scheduled against a Delmar Loop church for electing not to show films and plays viewed as pro-LGBTQ.
The City of St. Louis revoked the permit of a homeless shelter that closed down in 2017, but plans are in the works to address the homeless issue, according to elected officials.
There are plans underway to turn a St. Louis nuisance property into a domestic violence shelter, according to a real estate broker who has gained access to the property.
The Environmental Protection Agency is launching a free 10-month academy to train Metro East residents to solve environmental issues in their communities.
Monday marked the end of cash bail in Illinois. Officials in a Metro East county expect the workload in the justice system to increase in response.
Illinois will end cash bail starting on Monday, meaning some inmates may be released for alleged crimes that they couldn’t afford to pay bail for.
Local businesses in Manchester, Missouri, united to support an officer with stage 3 breast cancer.
A business in North St. Louis County is still waiting for a liquor license after council recently approved the license.
The City of St. Louis is ordering a nuisance property to close down again after repeated calls for service at the business.
The City of St. Louis has hired nearly three dozen 911 dispatchers after wage increases in July.
After weeks of dysfunction, members of Jennings City Council voted on a myriad of agenda items Thursday, including resuming construction of the new city hall and community center.
A victim of a hate crime in St. Louis County has received dozens of Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ Pride signs and flags following a hate crime last week.
A North County city now has to pay thousands of dollars in added costs after the city halted a project.
Authorities in Webster Groves are searching for whoever is responsible for several hate crimes that occurred Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Several members of a North County city boycotted a council meeting Monday night amid ongoing dysfunction
State authorities are investigating a Metro East police officer who is accused of assaulting three individuals in Washington Park.
