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Crime

Willie Warren & Trevell Warren are facing charges in the death of Eugene Stapleton.

2 men facing charges after shooting outside Crown Food Mart

Updated: 20 minutes ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Two men are facing charges after a shooting at a gas station in Kingsway West.

Crime

Key’Shawn Deal is facing several charges in St. Louis County following an incident on April...

St. Louis County Police: Man admitted to throwing brick, shooting at vehicle

Updated: 43 minutes ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A 21-year-old man is facing several charges in relation to an incident on Thursday.

News

Graphic

Large sinkhole in Montgomery Co., Ill., closes portion of Route 185

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Rheanna Wachter
Roads are closed as precautionary measures after a large sinkhole opened up near Hillsboro, Ill. and continues to grow.

News

According to the investigation, Davis lied about his age when communicating with a 16-year-old...

St. Charles Co. man admits to engaging in online sexual activity with several teens across the country

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man from St. Charles County is facing 15 years in prison after admitting that he engaged in sexual activity online with three teens from various parts of the country.

Crime

Vaughn Spivey

Man charged after shooting, killing woman in Berkeley

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Kalie Strain
A man who was previously charged with threatening to shoot a woman was charged with second-degree murder after he shot and killed a woman on Saturday.

Local

Congresswoman Bush’s office now accepting Community Project Funding applications

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Congresswoman Cori Bush’s office is now accepting Community Project Funding requests from Missouri’s First District to submit to the House Appropriations Committee for Fiscal Year 2025.

Crime

St. Clair County man accused of possessing child pornography

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man from O’Fallon, Illinois, is accused of possessing child pornography.

News

wentzville school district

Superintendent for Wentzville School District on immediate leave, retirement

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Rheanna Wachter
The Superintendent of Schools for the Wentzville School District has announced her immediate sabbatical and pending retirement.

News

St. Louis County police are asking for help locating Amari Pitts, 23.

Missing mother out of St. Louis Co. found safe

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Stephanie Usery
St. Louis County police say they found a woman safe who went missing Thursday.

News

Four hospitalized following overnight two-vehicle crash near River City Casino

Four hospitalized following overnight two-vehicle crash near River City Casino

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Four people were taken to the hospital Friday morning following a two-vehicle crash near the border between the city and St. Louis County.
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News

Local court reporters warn of risks of emerging use of AI in the justice system

Local court reporters warn of risks of emerging use of AI in the justice system

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Alexis Zotos
Artificial intelligence is spreading to every facet of our lives, but some in the legal system worry about the implications it could have on the courts.

News

Dispensary opens in Soulard despite pushback

Dispensary opens in Soulard despite pushback

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A new Soulard dispensary is now open despite pushback from a nearby charter school and neighbors.

News

Dispatcher answer times improving in St. Louis City

Dispatcher answer times improving in St. Louis City

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The city of St. Louis says its 911 response is getting better, according to data they posted on X, formally Twitter.

News

Parkway proposes early childhood center, community pushes back

Parkway proposes early childhood center, community pushes back

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Shoshana Stahl
The Parkway School District is planning on opening an early childhood center in a Manchester neighborhood during the fall of 2026. However, many in that neighborhood are pushing back on the idea.

Local

Mercy South holds ceremony to honor organ donors

Mercy South holds ceremony to honor organ donors

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
April is Donate Life Month, which raises awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donation.

News

Gateway Pet Guardians is seeking community help after two men broke in and stole multiple...

Metro East animal shelter hopes for community support after 2 men broke in, stole from the shelter

Updated: Apr. 11, 2024 at 12:39 PM CDT
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By Rheanna Wachter
A Metro East animal shelter is looking for help after two men broke into the shelter overnight Thursday and stole multiple items ranging from laptops to leftover pizza from a refrigerator.

Local

St. Louis police are looking for the owners of several items that were believed to be stolen.

St. Louis police looking to return stolen items to owners

Updated: Apr. 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM CDT
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By Stephanie Usery
The St. Louis Police Department wants to return stolen items to their owners.

St. Louis City

Judge voids St. Louis gas station’s permits; business facing shutdown

St. Louis gas station at the center of numerous crimes to close

Updated: Apr. 11, 2024 at 10:52 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
As part of settlement agreements, the Shell gas station at 721 North Tucker Boulevard will close no later than Aug. 1, 2024.

News

Eastbound lanes of I-44 in Crestwood temporarily shut down overnight due to fuel spill...

Eastbound lanes of I-44 in Crestwood temporarily shut down overnight due to fuel spill following SEMI crash

Updated: Apr. 11, 2024 at 7:49 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Eastbound lanes of I-44 in Crestwood were closed overnight following a SEMI crash that resulted in diesel fuel spilling onto the highway.

Local

Local mail carrier says USPS ignores concerns over mail mishaps, irregular post office hours

Local mail carrier says USPS ignores concerns over mail mishaps, irregular post office hours

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 10:48 PM CDT
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By Justin Andrews
A St. Louis City Alderwoman is putting Post Office complaints on social media

St. Louis City

Cleveland High

‘We want to see this building thrive;’ Dutchtown leaders asking city to buy Cleveland High in hopes they can find developer to renovate building

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 10:00 PM CDT
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By Jon Kipper
Neighbors in Dutchtown have been begging for a dilapidated neighborhood relic to be redeveloped for years, but projects continue to fall through

NextGen TV

Old North St. Louis property known for trash and crime problems to be demolished

Old North St. Louis property known for trash and crime problems to be demolished

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 7:47 PM CDT
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By Nathan Vickers
A property where frustrating problems with trash and crime have persisted for several months will be torn down this week

First Alert 4 Investigates

‘Wakeup call for our City’: St. Louis leaders respond to national article calling city a...

‘Wakeup call for our City’: St. Louis leaders respond to national article calling city a real estate nightmare

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 7:23 PM CDT
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By Susan El Khoury
City leaders responded to a Wall Street Journal article calling St. Louis a nightmare and a warning for other cities.

News

Image courtesy of MGN.

Illinois lawmakers discuss potential $300 child tax credit

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 7:16 PM CDT
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By Max Cotton
Illinois state lawmakers discussed a proposal Wednesday giving families up to a $300 child tax credit.

News

Missouri lawmakers hope funding for DNA testing helps identify remains

Missouri lawmakers hope funding for DNA testing helps identify remains

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 6:26 PM CDT
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By Lauren Trager
Missouri lawmakers have set aside funding to test unidentified human remains in hopes of bringing closure to families all around the region.

News

Arukia Ganis is in the custody of the state of Missouri. She was last seen at 11:15 a.m. at...

Prosecutors file charges against parents accused of kidnapping child during supervised visit at Wonders of Wildlife in Springfield

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 6:12 PM CDT
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By KY3 Staff
Greene County prosecutors charged a woman accused of kidnapping a child in state custody during a supervised visit at Wonders of Wildlife in Springfield.

News

Though Planned Parenthood of Great Plains and its sister chapter in the St. Louis region do...

Missouri Senate passes bill to ‘defund’ area health care provider

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 5:06 PM CDT
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By Joe McLean
Bill targeting entities ‘affiliated with’ abortion providers targets state’s Planned Parenthood chapters

News

Josh Shearer shares his collection of mushrooms with KCTV5 on April 10, 2024.

‘It freaked me out’: Independence man finds human skull while mushroom hunting

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 5:01 PM CDT
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By Samantha Boring
On Tuesday, an Independence man came across an unexpected find while mushroom hunting.

News

Flowering dogwoods are early this year, scientists say

Researchers at the Missouri Botanical Garden link early blooming dogwoods to climate change

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:59 PM CDT
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By Nicolette Zangara
Flowering dogwoods are a staple this time of year. Their beautiful blooms are one of the main reasons why they became Missouri’s official State tree in 1957.

Crime

Man found guilty after sending intimate photos to 10-year-old he met on dating website

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:32 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A 42-year-old man was found guilty of attempted enticement of a child in a 2019 case involving a 10-year-old girl in the City of St. Louis.

Local

Metro East man sentenced to 35 years in prison for dissemination of child pornography

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:22 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A Metro East man was sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to the dissemination of child pornography.

Metro East

Location of the Mascoutah Gate

Scott AFB reports ‘negative findings’ after finding a potential explosive device, prompting investigation

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:17 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Scott Air Force Base cleared a potential explosive response after a working dog alerted while conducting a routine explosive sweep on a vehicle Wednesday morning.

News

Outside of the Donut Drive-In

St. Louis police investigate break-in at popular donut shop

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:16 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
An investigation is underway after a break-in at Donut Drive-In on Chippewa in South City.

Local

Javier Torres-Gomez's mural for Grant's Farm.

Winner of Grant’s Farm mural contest named

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 3:59 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Grant’s Farm has announced the winner of its mural contest.

News

St. Louis Police are looking for a woman who flashed a gun at an S. Jefferson McDonald’s...

POLICE: Woman flashes gun, steals food at Fox Park neighborhood McDonald’s

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 3:15 PM CDT
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By Rheanna Wachter
St. Louis Police are looking for a woman who flashed a gun at a McDonald’s before stealing food.

Crime

Woman convicted of slashing fellow dancer in 2021

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 2:56 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A St. Louis jury convicted a 25-year-old woman of second-degree assault and armed criminal action in a 2021 slashing.

News

2 in custody after car crashed into vacant home in North County

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 12:15 PM CDT
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By Stephanie Usery
Two people were taken into custody after a car crashed into a vacant home in north St. Louis County Tuesday.

News

Florissant man sentenced to prison for robbing banks, restaurant

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 11:35 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man from Florissant has been sentenced to 105 months in prison after pleading guilty to three robberies.

Local

Teen shot in the chest in St. Louis

16-year-old shot while walking with brother in St. Louis Tuesday afternoon

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 11:04 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A 16-year-old was shot in St. Louis Tuesday afternoon while walking with his brother.

News

Man found stabbed, killed after domestic violence incident; video shows apparent aftermath

Man found stabbed, killed after domestic violence incident; video shows apparent aftermath

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 9:47 AM CDT
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By Rheanna Wachter and Jon Kipper
A harrowing incident in North City Sunday morning began as a domestic violence incident and ended with a man dead, police said.

News

A person was killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday night in Warren County.

1 dead in motorcycle crash in Warren County

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 9:37 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A person was killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday night in Warren County.

Politics

IL Senate passes two bills cracking down on teen vaping

Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 7:06 PM CDT
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By Max Cotton
The Illinois state Senate passed two bills Tuesday they believe will help limit teen vaping.

St. Louis County

Battle for ARPA funds in St. Louis County

Battle for ARPA funds approval in St. Louis County

Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:33 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A St. Louis County Councilwoman is highlighting what she calls failures of her own county government and council over the battle to use American Rescue Plan (APRA) funds.

News

Missouri Capitol

Proposed Missouri law would shield landlords from local anti-discrimination policies

Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 5:25 PM CDT
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By Joe McLean
The bill, HB 2365, would enshrine the right of property managers to deny rentals to tenants based on the use of a federal housing voucher.

Politics

Missouri House passes $50 billion budget.

Missouri lawmakers discuss proposal requiring medical coverage for breast cancer and cervical cancer patients

Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 4:48 PM CDT
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By Joe McLean
A proposed Missouri bill would require medical coverage for patients diagnosed with breast cancer or cervical cancer if they lose their healthcare coverage.

News

Married couple, 3 sets of brothers among St. Louis area Veterans heading to DC in Honor Flight

Married couple, 3 sets of brothers among St. Louis area Veterans heading to DC on Honor Flight

Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 4:41 PM CDT
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By Cameron Bopp
Dozens of veterans took off from Lambert International Airport early Tuesday as part of the 105th Greater St. Louis Honor Flight, marking a unique start to the 2024 season.

St. Louis County

A rendering of St. Louis County Police Precinct #2.

St. Louis County accepting bids to build new police precinct

Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 4:29 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis County is accepting bids for constructing a new public safety facility in Maryland Heights.

News

Courtesy: Springfield Police Department

Police locate a child reported missing in Springfield; parents arrested

Updated: Apr. 9, 2024 at 2:20 PM CDT
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By KY3 Staff and Frances Watson
The Springfield Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating an endangered missing person.

The Great American Eclipse

WATCH: The Great American Eclipse

Updated: Apr. 8, 2024 at 8:14 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
First Alert 4 crews were across Missouri and Illinois during The Great American Eclipse on April 8, 2024.

News

Patients at St. Louis Children's Hospital went outside to view the eclipse on April 8, 2024.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital patients view solar eclipse

Updated: Apr. 8, 2024 at 5:28 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Patients at St. Louis Children’s Hospital were given the opportunity to view the solar eclipse on Monday.
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