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News

Pumpkins seen at the Missouri State Fair on Aug. 8, 2025.

Missouri celebrates agriculture at state fair as industry faces international downturn

Updated: 50 minutes ago
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By Hannah Falcon
Missouri is celebrating agriculture at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia for the next week and a half, but the industry is not at its strongest.

News

Residents from across the small Illinois community brought samples, which a local resident is...

Brown Water Blues: Bethalto residents meet in person to discuss next steps

Updated: 53 minutes ago
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By Avery Martinez
In this series, First Alert 4 has been looking into claims from homeowners across Bethalto that their showerheads, washing machines, sinks and toilets have been filling with discolored water.

News

Device to treat epilepsy shows promise for stroke patients

Device to treat epilepsy shows promise for stroke patients

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Russell Kinsaul
The device is implanted in the chest of the patient and a wire is attached to the nerve.

Local

Investigation into Francis Howell hire requested

Watchdog group calls for investigation into Francis Howell’s $229K payout to superintendent who never worked

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Cameron Bopp
A St. Louis-area government watchdog group is calling for a formal investigation into the Francis Howell School District after it paid nearly $230,000 to a superintendent who never worked a single day.

News

St. Louis Prosecutors charged 46-year-old James Minor with second-degree murder and armed...

St. Louis man accused of stabbing stepfather to death arrested 180 miles from Canadian border

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Kalie Strain
James Minor told Minnesota deputies "You got me. I did it.”

News

Michael “Cody” Curry &  Nicholas R. Fulton were killed in a helicopter crash on August 8, 2025.

2 killed in Helicopter crash ID’d

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Rheanna Wachter and Lucas Sellem
First responders from multiple agencies responded Thursday to the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, after a helicopter crashed on a barge, resulting in two deaths.

News

St. Louis City Hall

Committee sends bill on sheriff duties to Board of Alderman for consideration

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By David Amelotti
Work to clarify and codify the role of the city of St. Louis sheriff, amid the state’s ongoing effort to remove the sheriff from office, reaches a compromise to go before the Board of Aldermen in September — but not without criticism.

News

If you’re interested in adopting Ferb, contact Five Acres Animal Shelter at 636-949-9918.

Adoptable dog with love of sirens bonds with St. Charles firefighters

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
An adoptable dog with a love of sirens spends his Mondays at a fire station in St. Charles.

St. Louis County

Drone 4 captured video of a car that was set on fire and a message that is being investigated...

Clayton police asking for help with investigation into car fires, ‘Death to IDF’ message on street

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Drone 4 captured video of graffiti on the street where the cars were burned, in which “Death to the IDF” was written.

News

St. Louis City Hall

Comptroller Baringer urges commission to investigate Darlene Green’s payroll payments

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis City Comptroller Donna Baringer is requesting that the Civil Service Commissioner investigate her predecessor’s insurance of payroll checks.
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Crime

Man killed in North City shooting

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man was shot and killed in north St. Louis on Friday morning.

News

Investigation underway after man found dead in North City

Investigation underway after man found dead in North City

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Detectives are investigating Thursday after a man was found dead.

News

Residents across Bethalto say they're seeing discolored water pour straight out of the tap....

Brown Water Blues: Bethalto residents want more action to stop discolored water

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Avery Martinez
Leaders of the Facebook group are hosting the first Neighborhood Water Committee meeting at the Wood River Township Hall, at the top of the 9th Street Hill, tonight at 7 p.m.

News

Jennings Station Road is shut down in both directions after a car crashed into a vacant home...

Jennings Station Road temporarily shut down following crash, car fire in north St. Louis Co.

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Jennings Station Road is shut down in both directions after a car crashed into a vacant home and caught fire overnight in north St. Louis County.

News

Boys & Girls Club of St. Louis inducts 5 new members into their Hall of Honor

Boys & Girls Club of St. Louis inducts 5 new members into their Hall of Honor

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis is rolling out the red carpet for some special honorees.

News

Make-A-Wish helps young fan meet baseball star Aaron Judge

Make-A-Wish helps young fan meet baseball star Aaron Judge

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A wish came true for a local baseball fan.

News

Understanding helicopters used in utility work after deadly crash

Understanding helicopters used in utility work after deadly crash

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Shawn Loging
Federal investigators with the NTSB are expected to arrive Friday as the work is just beginning to piece together why a helicopter crashed late Thursday morning over the Mississippi River, leaving two people dead.

News

St. Louis County Prosecutors charged Jadin Smith with second-degree murder and related crimes...

2nd teen charged in 2024 shooting death of 16-year-old in South County

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Kalie Strain
A second teen was charged Friday in the 2024 shooting death of a 16-year-old in south St. Louis County.

News

Businesses working to adapt to new tariffs and changing consumer trends

Businesses working to adapt to new tariffs and changing consumer trends

Updated: Aug. 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM CDT
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By Nathan Vickers
New tariffs going into effect this week have added to several months of changing trends businesses like Brett Bartrum’s have learned to live with.

News

Police on the scene of a carjacking

Teen in custody after two rideshare drivers were carjacked one day apart

Updated: Aug. 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM CDT
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By Shoshana Stahl
A 16-year-old boy is in custody in St. Louis City after being caught two nights in a row for leading officers on chases in cars stolen from rideshare drivers at gunpoint, according to police.

News

The St. Louis Track Club says there was a group run in Forest Park when a man was attacked by...

Track club member attacked by dogs in Forest Park

Updated: Aug. 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Shoshana Stahl
St. Louis police are searching for the owner of three dogs after a vicious attack in Forest Park on Wednesday.

News

Tom Walden is a Navy veteran and cancer survivor who is making headlines for powerlifting.

Meet the 84-year-old Navy veteran & cancer survivor breaking powerlifting records

Updated: Aug. 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Tom Walden is a Navy veteran and cancer survivor who is making headlines for powerlifting.

News

Tonia Rene Haddix (Camden County Jail)

‘Chimp Crazy’ star sentenced for lying about death of chimpanzee

Updated: Aug. 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Tonia Haddix, the star of “Chimp Crazy,” has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for lying about the death of Tonka the Chimpanzee.

News

FEMA extends deadline for Individual Assistance application for those impacted by May 16 tornado

FEMA extends deadline for Individual Assistance application for those impacted by May 16 tornado

Updated: Aug. 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Jordyn Burrell
FEMA has extended the Individual Assistance application deadline for those impacted by the May 16 tornado in the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County.

Politics

Missouri State Senator Brian Williams

State Sen. Brian Williams to run for St. Louis County Executive

Updated: Aug. 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM CDT
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By Dan Greenwald
Missouri State Senator Brian Williams announced Thursday he is running for St. Louis County Executive in 2026.

News

Police investigating overnight homicide in St. Louis Co.

Police investigating overnight homicide in St. Louis County

Updated: Aug. 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in St. Louis County early Thursday morning.

Local

Whites-only community president eyes expansion near St. Louis after pushback to reported...

Whites-only community president eyes expansion near St. Louis after pushback to reported settlement in southern Missouri

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM CDT
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By Shawn Loging
A group reportedly exploring southern Missouri for expansion that received pushback from the community and leaders, now said it’s considering the St. Louis area

News

Francis Howell School District paid its newly hired superintendent nearly a year’s salary to...

Former Francis Howell superintendent leaves job before starting, gets $230k, gears up for new job in Oklahoma

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM CDT
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By Cameron Bopp
FHSD paid its newly hired superintendent to walk away, and within days, he had already landed a new job.

News

Police are investigating after an Uber driver was carjacked by three juveniles and led them on...

Police: 4 teens arrested after Uber driver carjacked, pursuit into Bridgeton

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Shoshana Stahl
Four teenagers were taken into custody after police said they carjacked an Uber driver and led officers on a pursuit into Bridgeton.

News

Suspect charged in 2024 shooting death in Velda City

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A suspect is charged in a 2024 homicide in St. Louis County.

News

Doug Pitt, Jane Pitt, Julie Neal, Brad Pitt

Jane Pitt, Springfield philanthropist and mother of actor Brad Pitt, dies

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
Pitt is the mother of actor Brad Pitt, Springfield businessman Doug Pitt, and Julie Neal.

News

Rondell L. Sanders was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted of shooting at 2...

Man convicted of firing shots at Alton homes sentenced to prison

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man who was convicted of firing shots at two homes in Alton has been sentenced to prison.

News

Man acquitted in accidental shooting death of 11-year-old in St. Louis

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A St. Louis man was acquitted in the accidental shooting death of an 11-year-old.

News

Turo car rental approved for Lambert International Airport

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Airport Commission has approved Turo car rental’s permit.

News

Police: 4 arrested, charged with armed robbery, carjacking in Jennings

Police: 4 arrested, charged with armed robbery, carjacking in Jennings

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Four people have been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery in north St. Louis County in late July.

News

A driver was airlifted after a crash in Jo Daviess, officials said.

2 men seriously injured after Ferrari crashes into median in Jefferson County

Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
2 men seriously injured after Ferrari crashes into median in Jefferson County

News

Drone 4 captured video of a car that was set on fire and a message that is being investigated...

Clayton community is processing after multiple car fires, ‘Death to IDF’ written on neighborhood street

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM CDT
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By Shawn Loging
The early morning scene leads to a day of processing and reflection.

St. Charles County

A group of St. Charles County nurses are changing the way bereaved families are supported...

A group of St. Charles County nurses are changing the way bereaved families are supported after the loss of a child

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM CDT
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By Caroline Hecker
Founded in 2023, the Butterfly Kisses Alliance supports families in St. Louis and around the world as they navigate grief and loss

News

City hires consultant to review policies on hiring contractors

City hires consultant to review policies on hiring contractors

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM CDT
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By Nathan Vickers
On Tuesday Mayor Cara Spencer reiterated that the decision had been a difficult one.

News

Improvements planned for low clearance bridge repeatedly struck by trucks

Improvements planned for low clearance bridge repeatedly struck by trucks

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM CDT
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By Russell Kinsaul
Erica George has a front-row seat to a troubled overpass in Spanish Lake. Her house faces a low-clearance Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad bridge, which has repeatedly been hit by trucks that are too tall.

News

Drone 4 captured video of a car that was set on fire and a message that is being investigated...

‘Death to IDF’ written on Clayton street where a fire damaged multiple cars

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM CDT
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By Lucas Sellem and Shoshana Stahl
Detectives are investigating a hate crime after multiple cars were damaged by a suspicious fire overnight in Clayton.

News

The district map seen on August 5, 2025.

Calls to redraw Missouri congressional district picks up support from state leaders

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM CDT
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By Hannah Falcon
Missouri could be the next state to redraw its congressional maps and momentum picks up on the request that came straight from the White House.

News

A crash on I-270 near I-70 on August 5, 2025.

Crash snarls traffic on NB I-270 in St. Louis County

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A crash snarled traffic on northbound Interstate 270 near Interstate 70 on Tuesday afternoon.

News

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon has a breast milk bank.

SSM Health Cardinals Glennon hosts drive to collect frozen breast milk

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon hosted a milk drive on Tuesday.

News

Austin Johnell Fitzgerald is accused of kidnapping two women from Tower Grove Park on August...

‘You two are coming with me’: Man accused of kidnapping women from Tower Grove Park

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man is accused of kidnapping two women from Tower Grove Park.

First Alert 4 Investigates

The Missouri Auditor released the SLPS audit on August 5, 2025.

Auditor: St. Louis Public Schools could run out of money by 2031 without major reform

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM CDT
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By David Amelotti
A scathing new audit has given St. Louis Public Schools the worst possible rating: “Poor.”

News

Both permanent and temporary car license plates will be under more scrutiny following public...

Tag, you’re out: Missouri doing away with temporary license tags, citing millions in losses

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM CDT
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By Zoë Shriner
The Missouri Department of Revenue said the State has been "robbed" of millions due to unpaid car sales taxes.

News

BRENDA DEUTSCH is facing child abuse charges in Lincoln County.

More charges filed against Missouri foster mom who allegedly traded child for exotic animal

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A Missouri foster mom is facing more charges after she was released on bond.

News

Police said there was no indication of foul play and that the death appears to be a tragic...

Two suspects at large, one in custody after stolen vehicle crash in Franklin County

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Two suspects at large, one in custody after stolen vehicle crash in Franklin County

News

Holidays in St. Louis and Celebrate St. Louis Thanks-for-giving Parade to Partner with...

Thanks-For-Giving Parade joins forces with Winterfest for holiday kickoff

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Thanks-For-Giving Parade joins forces with Winterfest for holiday kickoff
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