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Explorers Police Academy participants graduate from week-long course

Explorers Police Academy participants graduate from week-long course

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Dozens of young St. Louisans finished a week-long course that lays the foundations for a career in law enforcement.

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At risk of closing, GOTham and Eggs puts up bat signal asking for help

At risk of closing, GOTham and Eggs puts up bat signal asking for help

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Kimberly Donahue
A superhero themed restaurant has sent up the bat signal for help amid fears of closing.

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Man stabbed, killed in Jennings

Man stabbed, killed in Jennings

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis County Police are investigating after a man was stabbed and killed Friday in north St. Louis County.

Sports

Midfielder Eduard Löwen takes a penalty for St. Louis in the first half.

CITY SC, Sporting KC draw in match at Children’s Mercy Park

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Kalie Strain
St. Louis CITY SC is headed to Kansas tonight for a match against rival Sporting KC with hopes to snap a three-match losing streak.

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Poochella 2024 held Saturday

Poochella 2024 held Saturday

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A festival sponsored by many generous St. Louis-area businesses to help find homes for animals in need, Poochella 2024 took place Saturday at Stray Rescue of St Louis.

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Balloon release held for 6-year-old who drowned during county-managed summer camp

Balloon release held for 6-year-old who drowned during county-managed summer camp

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Two years after a 6-year-old drowned during a summer camp operated by St. Louis County government, friends and family held a balloon release in his memory.

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Journey of Hope stops in St. Louis to raise disability awareness

Journey of Hope stops in St. Louis to raise disability awareness

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A group bicycling across the country to raise awareness and money for people with disabilities stopped in St. Louis on Saturday on their way to our nation’s capital.

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Man shot, killed in Baden neighborhood

Man shot, killed in Baden neighborhood

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis police are investigating Saturday the shooting death of a man in North City.

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St. Louis firefighters say warehouse fire in North Riverfront neighborhood now under control

St. Louis firefighters say warehouse fire in North Riverfront neighborhood now under control

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis firefighters ask the public to avoid the area as crews battle a large warehouse fire Saturday in the North Riverfront neighborhood.

St. Louis City

No injures were reported as firefighters battled an intense blaze early Saturday in St. Louis.

Firefighters battle 2 blazes overnight into early Saturday

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis firefighters responded to two fires overnight into early Saturday — one a two-alarm fire at a vacant commercial building and another at a former funeral home.
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15-year-old shot in College Hill neighborhood

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
15-year-old shot in College Hill neighborhood

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Kevin Jackson (left) and James Pickett

2 arrested in fatal shooting in Mark Twain Industrial neighborhood

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
One man is charged and another is detained pending criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a man on July 10 in the Mark Twain Industrial neighborhood.

Crime

Police investigating downtown St. Louis homicide

Man found Downtown with stab wounds will be a death investigation pending autopsy

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Police investigating downtown St. Louis homicide

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SLPS, Urban League to host back-to-school expo Saturday

SLPS, Urban League to host back-to-school expo Saturday

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 10:24 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis Public Schools and the Urban League will host their back-to-school expo on Saturday.

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St. Louis area travelers frustrated with changed plans amid CrowdStrike outage

St. Louis area travelers frustrated with changed plans amid CrowdStrike outage

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 10:21 PM CDT
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By Kimberly Donahue
Long lines, cancellation notices and disappointment marked St. Louis’ Lambert Airport Friday amid the worldwide CrowdStrike outage.

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Defender Jayden Reid signs to CITY SC from St Louis CITY2 July 7, 2024.

Extra Time: Episode 19

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 7:17 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
In this week’s episode of Extra Time, sponsored by Purina, the Sports on 4 team looks back on St. Louis CITY SC’s past three matches and looks forward to Saturday’s match against Sporting Kansas City.

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Congresswoman Budzinski surveys flood-prone Cahokia Heights following storm

Congresswoman Budzinski surveys flood-prone Cahokia Heights following storm

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 7:16 PM CDT
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By Deion Broxton
U.S. Congresswoman for Illinois Nikki Budzinski visited Cahokia Heights Friday after neighborhoods were flooded again on Tuesday.

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Homicide detectives investigating after man found dead near downtown

Homicide detectives investigating after man found dead near downtown

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM CDT
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By Kalie Strain
Homicide detectives are investigating Friday after a man was found dead near downtown St. Louis.

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First Alert 4 Fact Check: Claims against Lt. Governor Kehoe

First Alert 4 Fact Check: Claims against Lt. Governor Kehoe

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 6:27 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
First Alert 4 is fact-checking claims about Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe, who is running to be the next governor of Missouri.

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Missouri’s top education official plans to address teacher recruitment, retention in new role

Missouri’s top education official plans to address teacher recruitment, retention in new role

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM CDT
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By Hannah Falcon
Missouri has a new leader for public education.

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Dellwood man sentenced to 20 years for murder in Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 4:38 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A Dellwood man was sentenced on Friday to two decades in prison for fatally shooting a woman and injuring a man in 2020 in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.

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Man sentenced to 15 years for killing child following plea deal with St. Louis prosecutors

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM CDT
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By Pat Pratt
A man who killed a 9-year-old boy when he opened fire on a family’s vehicle in March 2021, and attacked a jail guard while awaiting trial, has accepted a plea deal with St. Louis prosecutors for a 15-year sentence.

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University of Missouri cybersecurity researcher Prasad Calyam works with his team in the...

Can AI chatbots pass a cybersecurity test? Here’s what MU researchers learned

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM CDT
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By Joe McLean
Artificial intelligence is not quite ready to handle the cybersecurity of a local government or business on its own. Still, it could be in the near future, according to researchers at the University of Missouri’s Center For Cyber Education, Research And Infrastructure.

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Roast Beef sandwiches from Lion's Choice.

Lion’s Choice named one of the best regional fast food restaurants

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 3:59 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Lion’s Choice has been named one of the top 10 best regional fast food restaurants by USA Today.

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Retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan signs his name to cases of his new beverage, “Real...

Hulk Hogan meets fans in St. Louis

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Hulk Hogan met fans while promoting his new beer at Randall’s Wine and Spirit in St. Louis on Friday.

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Enrique Muhammad is facing multiple charges in relation to a July 18, 2024.

Suspect charged in St. Louis City carjacking

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 3:44 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Multiple suspects are in police custody after a carjacking in the City of St. Louis Thursday morning.

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Police investigating fatal shooting in Dutchtown

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 3:08 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis Metropolitan Police are investigating a fatal shooting reported around 2:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of Alaska Avenue.

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Man accused of killing mother, niece now charged with possession of child pornography

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 2:41 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man charged with murder in the death of two family members is now facing an additional charge of possession of child pornography.

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Woman killed, 2 injured in Bellefontaine Neighbors crash

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 2:31 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
An early morning crash in St. Louis County Friday left two people injured and one dead.

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AG Bailey asks Missouri Supreme Court to halt St. Louis County prosecutor’s efforts to vacate...

AG Bailey asks Missouri Supreme Court to halt St. Louis County prosecutor’s efforts to vacate Marcellus Williams murder conviction

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM CDT
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By Pat Pratt
The state attorney general is asking the Missouri Supreme Court to put an end to a St. Louis County prosecutor’s case seeking to overturn the 1998 murder conviction of Marcellus Williams.

News

Global technology outage disrupts flights at Armstrong International Airport

The local impact of the global technology outage

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 2:01 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
First Alert 4 reached out to local entities to see if they were impacted:

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Tee times for Upper Deck Golf at Busch Stadium still available

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 1:25 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Upper Deck Golf has returned to Busch Stadium.

St. Louis City

City of St. Louis will ‘follow judge’s order’ to pause guaranteed basic income program

City of St. Louis will ‘follow judge’s order’ to pause guaranteed basic income program

Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 12:37 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Melanie Johnson
St. Louis City Mayor Tishaura Jones has released a statement after a judge issued a temporary restraining order on the guaranteed basic income program.

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Liquidation of Chesterfield Mall begins

Remaining items at Chesterfield Mall on auction through September

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 8:22 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The remaining assets of the Chesterfield Mall will be auctioned off through the month of September.

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he mom of a Springfield area teen (left) and ex-Missourian Kelsey Jones (right) share their...

Missourians speak out after scathing DOJ report on state’s handling of mental disabilities

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 7:18 PM CDT
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By Joe McLean
Missourians speak out after scathing DOJ report on state’s handling of mental disabilities

Campaign 2024

First Alert 4 Fact Check: Claims about Missouri Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Ashcroft's stance...

First Alert 4 Fact Check: Claims about Missouri Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Ashcroft's stance on foreign land ownership

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
In this First Alert 4 Fact Check, Cory Stark examined claims about Missouri Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Ashcroft and his stance on foreign land ownership.

News

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Jennings Historical Society looking for new space after mayor locks group out

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 6:25 PM CDT
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By Deion Broxton
The Jennings Historical Society is looking for a new building to operate out of after the Jennings mayor changed the locks to the society’s longtime space.

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First Alert 4 Investigate: Missouri state staffer living in Florida campaigning to unseat Matt...

First Alert 4 Investigates: Missouri state staffer living in Florida campaigning to unseat Matt Gaetz

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 6:18 PM CDT
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By Lauren Trager
Missouri Governor Mike Parson told First Alert 4 he just learned that a state agency staffer actually lives in Florida and is campaigning to unseat controversial Congressman Matt Gaetz.

First Alert 4 Investigates

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First Alert 4 Investigates: Missouri attorney general fails to show up in court in pursuit of solar company accused of ripping people off

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 5:12 PM CDT
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By Lauren Trager
First Alert 4 Investigates has learned that the Missouri attorney general didn’t show up to court in its pursuit of Pink Energy, a solar company accused of ripping people off in Missouri.

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A semi-truck overturned on I-55 near the Poplar Street Bridge on July 18, 2024.

Semi-truck overturns, closing downtown ramp to bi-state Poplar Street Bridge

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 4:57 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A ramp in Downtown St. Louis was closed after a semi-truck overturned late morning Thursday.

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Woman dies at Crawford County jail

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Missouri State Highway Patrol will investigate the death of a woman that happened Wednesday afternoon at the Crawford County jail.

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New state-of-the-art facility aims to prepare kids for a global economy

New state-of-the-art facility aims to prepare kids for a global economy

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 4:21 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
On Thursday, Missouri Governor Mike Parson toured a state-of-the-art facility that aims to help prepare kids for a global economy.

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Affton Fire Captain James “Jim” Cova died Tuesday while on duty.

Affton Fire Captain Jim Cova laid to rest

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
First responders from across the area honored the life of Affton Fire Captain Jim Cova on Thursday.

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While still rare, West Nile Virus is the most common disease the can be contracted from a...

West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes found in St. Louis County

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 3:14 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes were found in St. Louis County.

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‘Discussions were positive’: CITY SC, MLS discuss changes to US Open Cup

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 3:05 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Management from St. Louis CITY SC and Major League Soccer (MLS) met to discuss potential changes to the inclusion criteria for the U.S. Open Cup.

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Shaun Hickman, 18, was arrested and charged in connection to an early June shooting on July...

Arrest, charges made in June shooting at Walnut Park West neighborhood gas station

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 2:42 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
An 18-year-old was arrested and charged Thursday in connection to an early June shooting.

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FILE - Residents place their signatures on a petition in support of a ballot initiative to end...

Questions on abortion, minimum wage now one step away from Missouri ballot

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 1:57 PM CDT
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By Joe McLean
The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office confirmed that local election authorities from across the state have returned their reports on the verification of signatures collected in those districts.

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FILE — Sandra Hemme has spent more than four decades in prison.

Missouri high court clears way for Sandra Hemme’s release after 43 years in prison

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 12:28 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
The Missouri Supreme Court court has refused to undo the lower court rulings allowing her to be released on her own recognizance.

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Gov. Parson announces endorsements for Missouri state offices

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 12:27 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has announced who he is endorsing in the upcoming election.

St. Louis County

Authorities investigating a break-in at the Family Dollar on West Florissant

Authorities investigating a break-in at the Family Dollar on West Florissant

Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 6:22 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Authorities investigating a break-in at the Family Dollar on West Florissant
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