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3 killed in Phelps County house fire

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Three people were killed in a house fire late Saturday in rural Phelps County

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This ISP cruiser was struck by an alleged DWI driver late Friday in East St. Louis

Belleville woman arrested in DUI crash with ISP cruiser

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A Belleville woman was arrested late Friday after crashing into an Illinois State Police cruiser while allegedly driving under the influence.

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Protesters march for Gaza in St. Louis

Protesters march for Gaza in St. Louis

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Protesters in St. Louis showed their support Saturday for Palestinians in Gaza.

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City leaders, residents walk for violence prevention in Dutchtown

City leaders, residents walk for violence prevention in Dutchtown

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones joined South City residents Saturday for a peace walk.

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Local private schools host diversity teacher job fair

Local private schools host diversity teacher job fair

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Local private schools are joining forces to find new teachers and staff.

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Woman dead in JeffVanderLou neighborhood shooting

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Authorities are investigating an early morning homicide Sunday.

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Fox Park residents say squatters causing issues in neighborhood

‘Loud all times of night’: Fox Park residents say squatters causing issues in neighborhood

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Jon Kipper
A typically quiet South City neighborhood is being disrupted throughout the day by squatters, according to a Fox Park resident who spoke to First Alert 4.

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Julliard School chooses St. Louis to teach kids free dance lessons at Center of Creative Arts

Julliard School chooses St. Louis to teach kids free dance lessons at Center of Creative Arts

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Melanie Johnson
A life-changing workshop is coming to a St. Louis dance studio.

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Florissant man arrested, charged in wrong-car shooting in The Grove

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Pat Pratt
A Florissant man has been charged with multiple felony counts in a shooting last weekend in The Grove that left a person in critical condition, which police said happened when a group mistakenly tried to enter the wrong car.

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1 dead, 2 injured in I-70 car crash in North City

Updated: Mar. 2, 2024 at 6:05 AM CST
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By Rheanna Wachter
A woman is dead, and two others are in the hospital after a car crash early Saturday.
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Video of scuffling boys raises concerns of school safety in St. Charles Co. middle school

Video of scuffling boys raises concerns of school safety in St. Charles Co. middle school

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:22 PM CST
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By Deion Broxton
A video of two boys fighting at a St. Charles County middle school is circulating on social media sites like Facebook.

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‘I did not see this coming’: Florissant 7th grader dies from the flu

‘I did not see this coming’: Florissant 7th grader dies from the flu

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:19 PM CST
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By Melanie Johnson
A North County mother is still searching for answers after she says her daughter died from the flu after taking her to Barnes Jewish Children’s Hospital.

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Man shot, injured while driving on I-70 in North County

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 9:51 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man was shot and injured Friday while driving on Interstate 70 in north St. Louis County.

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Judge lifts restrictions on Webster University endowment funds

Judge lifts restrictions on Webster University endowment funds

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 7:49 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A judge has ruled Webster University can transfer earmarked funds from donors to a new account to help bolster its ability to pay off debt.

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Cookie lovers in St. Louis to rejoice with several new franchises opening

Cookie lovers in St. Louis to rejoice with several new franchises opening

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 7:34 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis cookie lovers may find themselves double stuffed in the months ahead as two competing chains are planning on opening new stores in the metro area.

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City of Jennings launches redevelopment project to transform vacant homes into new ones

City of Jennings launches redevelopment project to transform vacant homes into new ones

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 7:17 PM CST
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By Caroline Hecker
The oldest neighborhood in the city of Jennings is set to get a major facelift as the city works with developers to flip vacant homes.

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Charges filed in robbery, fatal shooting in Ferguson

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 6:36 PM CST
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By Pat Pratt
A St. Louis County man is facing murder charges after authorities say he robbed and shot a person Thursday in Ferguson.

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Police looking for man suspected of robbing South City bank

Police looking for suspect in attempted robbery of South City bank

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 6:30 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis police need your help identifying a man who is wanted for an attempted bank robbery on Feb. 20.

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Trial begins for man accused of causing crash that lost teen volleyball player her legs

Trial begins for man accused of causing crash that lost teen volleyball player her legs

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 6:27 PM CST
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By Susan El Khoury
Trial is underway in St. Louis for the man accused in a downtown crash that caused 17-year-old volleyball player Janae Edmondson to lose her legs.

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Budweiser Clydesdales to lead Dogtown St. Patrick's Day Parade

Budweiser Clydesdales to lead Dogtown St. Patrick's Day Parade

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 6:02 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A St. Louis staple will lead this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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FILE - Protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo. on...

Ferguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 5:59 PM CST
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By JIM SALTER
The St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of operating a so-called debtors’ prison.

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Boeing to sell St. Louis County campus

Boeing to sell St. Louis County campus

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 5:35 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Boeing Leadership Center, which sits off of New Halls Ferry Road in Florissant, is on the market after being closed during COVID.

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FILE — Former Chiefs coach Britt Reid had his sentence commuted on Friday.

Britt Reid, son of Chiefs head coach, has sentence commuted

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 4:47 PM CST
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By Greg Dailey
The former coach pleaded guilty in September 2022 to driving while intoxicated causing bodily injury.

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Applications open for St. Charles senior tax freeze

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 4:08 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Applications opened Friday for the St. Charles senior tax freeze.

Crime

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St. Louis man sentenced after pleading guilty to 2 separate homicides

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 2:56 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Graylon Lindsey pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the May 2022 shooting deaths of Kyierah Jeffries, 16, and Arriell Dixon, 25.

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Ofc. Cody Allen and Drexel Mack

Man charged with murder in deaths of Independence officer, civil process server

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 12:27 PM CST
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By Greg Dailey
Ofc. Cody Allen and civil process server Drexel Mack died Thursday afternoon after they were fatally shot during an eviction response.

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Authorities working accident at I-270 and Dorsett

ID, crash report released for fatal multi-car accident in Maryland Heights

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:53 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Rheanna Wachter
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released the crash report and the identity of the woman killed in a multi-car crash that shut down I-270 for several hours on Friday.

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The St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays stand waiting for the national anthem, which was...

Cardinals Budweiser Ballpark Pass on sale for 2024 season

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:46 AM CST
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By Rheanna Wachter
The Cardinals bring back the Budweiser Ballpark Pass for the 2024 season.

Crime

Swansea man ordered to repay over $1.2 million taken in SNAP benefits

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:40 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man from Swansea has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to repay the government after he admitted to using an East St. Louis market in a fraud scheme to get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

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Eureka High School evacuated after HVAC motor became overheated

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:26 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Eureka High School was evacuated Friday morning after an overheated HVAC motor on the roof.

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FILE - The Missouri State Capitol stands on Sept. 16, 2022, in Jefferson City, Mo. A Missouri...

Missouri lawmaker calls to allow divorce during pregnancy. Why can't it happen there already?

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 9:30 AM CST
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By The Associated Press
A Missouri lawmaker has introduced legislation to clarify that the state’s judges can grant divorces even when one spouse is pregnant.

Entertainment

New Fire in the Hole ride at Silver Dollar City

Silver Dollar City announces opening day for new 'Fire in the Hole' roller coaster

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 9:09 AM CST
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By KY3 Staff
The $30-million Fire In The Hole is Silver Dollar City’s largest investment to date for a single attraction.

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A proposed Missouri bill would require age verification for adult websites.

Proposed Missouri bills would require stricter age verification to access adult websites

Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 5:47 AM CST
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By Ryan Hill
A study from Common Sense Media found that 73% of teens had viewed pornographic content online, and 15% had seen pornographic content before they turned 11.

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St. Louis students still without bus services days after drivers protest racism on the job

St. Louis students still without bus services days after drivers protest racism on the job

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 10:23 PM CST
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By Melanie Johnson
Families received another text message Thursday saying six school buses were out of service due to drivers calling off.

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Lawmaker proposes making St. Louis City, County pay for their residents locked up in St....

Lawmaker proposes making St. Louis City, County pay for their residents locked up in St. Charles County jail

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 7:49 PM CST
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By Caroline Hecker
A St. Charles County lawmaker says the county’s taxpayers should not bear the cost of detaining criminals from St. Louis.

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Plans for new MetroLink line move forward

Plans for new MetroLink line move forward

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 6:55 PM CST
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By Russell Kinsaul
Sydney Robson doesn’t own a car and has no plans to get one. She relies on public transportation to get around St. Louis and said she’d welcome a new MetroLink line along Jefferson Avenue.

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World War II veteran turns 100 on Leap Day

World War II veteran turns 100 on Leap Day

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 6:54 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
If you count by the days on the calendar, a local World War II veteran turned just only 25.

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Alton building destroyed in fire was a cultural centerpiece for German immigrants

Alton building destroyed in fire was a cultural centerpiece for German immigrants

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 6:28 PM CST
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By Nathan Vickers
Turner Hall, a 150-year-old building near the town’s historic center, burned and collapsed Wednesday night.

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Clayco chipping in to help employees pay off student loans

Clayco chipping in to help employees pay off student loans

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 6:28 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis-based real estate company Clayco is chipping in to help employees pay off student loans.

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St. Louis nonprofit announces newest violence intervention program

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 6:27 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Mission: St. Louis has announced a new violence intervention program.

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St. Louis firefighters do cross-training with Ameren Electric

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis firefighters don’t typically climb transmission towers, but on Thursday, they did just that.

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Missouri AG accuses Planned Parenthood of ‘trafficking children’ in lawsuit

Missouri AG accuses Planned Parenthood of ‘trafficking children’ in lawsuit

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 5:32 PM CST
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By Joe McLean
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who is currently running to be elected to the office, announced a lawsuit Thursday against Planned Parenthood of Great Plains, accusing the organization of ‘trafficking’ children out-of-state without parental permission.

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People celebrate their leap day birthday

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 5:31 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
February 29 comes every four years during a leap year.

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Car crashes into showroom at Ford dealership

Car crashes into showroom at car dealership in Ellisville

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 4:57 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
An SUV crashed into the showroom of Bo Beuckman Ford in Ellisville.

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Mo. State Trooper pushes hay bale off the road

WATCH: Mo. State Trooper pushes hay bale off the road

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 4:47 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A Missouri State Trooper from Jefferson City recently faced an unusual problem, a hay bale on the road.

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Trenton D. Ivy, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Marquisha...

Grand jury issues 3 new charges against man accused of killing Florissant mom of 4

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 4:12 PM CST
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By Kalie Strain
The St. Louis County man accused of killing a Florissant mom of four was read three additional charges Wednesday following a grand jury indictment earlier this month.

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Church at center of kidnapping, assault case condemned by city

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 4:02 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis Building Division has condemned a church in the Patch neighborhood at the center of a criminal kidnapping and assault case.

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St. Charles man sentenced to 16 years for St. Louis murder

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 2:38 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A St. Louis judge on Thursday sentenced a man who admitted to killing his victim, wrapping the body in plastic, and storing it in his trunk to 16 years in prison.

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‘It looks like The Walking Dead;’ Lawyers put pressure on St. Louis mayor to make a decision on closed Workhouse jail

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 9:45 AM CST
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By Melanie Johnson
The future of a closed St. Louis jail known as the Medium Security Institution remains uncertain as a group of lawyers put more pressure on the city to figure it out

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St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson Unit detectives and Crime Scene Unit detectives are...

Woman killed in house fire in Jennings

Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 8:25 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Authorities are investigating after a woman was killed in a house fire in Jennings Tuesday.
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