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St. Louis Boys and Girls Club hosts 1st annual MLK High School Classic

St. Louis Boys and Girls Club hosts 1st annual MLK High School Classic

Updated: 59 minutes ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Boys and Girls Club of Greater St. Louis held its first annual high school basketball tournament Saturday honoring the great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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MSHP investigating fatal hit-and-run in Franklin County

MSHP investigating fatal hit-and-run crash in Franklin County

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating Saturday after a motorcyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Franklin County.

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Emergency Weather Response program opens warming shelters in 3 counties

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Warming shelters will open in St. Charles, Warren and Lincoln counties due to the cold weather hitting the region this weekend.

News

The monarch, an iconic insect, could be in danger of going extinct.

Butterfly House hosts Monarch butterflies in-house, as government considers listing them endangered

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Avery Martinez
The monarch butterfly could be in danger of extinction, but the federal government is proposing new protections to help the species continue to survive.

News

Brandon Hardaway, William Johns, and Evan Reynolds' cases were indicted with manslaughter...

Accessing public defender laptop to send ‘prank’ email costs Jefferson County APA his law license

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Pat Pratt
The Missouri Supreme Court apparently did not find any humor in a Jefferson County assistant prosecutor accessing a public defender's laptop to send a “prank” email to the county sheriff.

News

The bus overturned on I-44 at Grand Avenue around 8:30 a.m.

Woman charged with leaving scene of SLPS bus crash in February 2024

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman who fled the scene after striking a school bus nearly a year ago in St. Louis. The crash caused the bus to roll over, injuring one of two people onboard.

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Teen killed in overnight single car crash in Jefferson County

Teen killed in overnight single car crash in Jefferson County

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A teen was killed early Saturday morning in a single-car crash in Jefferson County.

News

Man shot, killed in north St. Louis County

Man shot, killed in north St. Louis County

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Police have a person in custody after a fatal shooting early Saturday.

Local

Only on 4: North County organization’s roof caves in after weeks of sounding alarms

Only on 4: North County organization’s roof caves in after weeks of sounding alarms

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM CST
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By Kimberly Donahue
A North County nonprofit organizer said her building's roof collapse could have been avoided after she warned her landlord, the City of Kinloch for weeks.

Local

‘They just left him there’: St. Louis teen dies after hit-and-run, family hopes justice is served

‘They just left him there’: St. Louis teen dies after hit-and-run, family hopes justice is served

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM CST
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By Melanie Johnson
King Thompson is described as a teen who loved people and unfortunately, his life was cut short after he was struck by a vehicle in North City.
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Environment

At MOBOT, analysts have been hard at work cataloguing literally millions of plant specimens...

‘Revolutionizing Species Identification’: MOBOT takes ancient plants into 21st Century

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM CST
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By Avery Martinez
MOBOT's plan is to use modern tech to make sure this vital and ancient collection can be accessed by anyone interested in plants -- even if it takes six years to do it.

News

STL employs private contractors to help with salting ahead of weekend freeze

STL employs private contractors to help with salting ahead of weekend freeze

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM CST
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By Nathan Vickers
The city has employed two private companies to help crews to spread salt on iced-over side streets that have frustrated residents for nearly two weeks.

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Nelly to perform at Trump’s inaugural ball

Nelly to perform at Trump’s inaugural ball

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Grammy Award-winning St. Louis music artist Nelly will perform at one of the inaugural balls for the incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, sources have told CBS News.

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The mudslide in Alton

Alton mudslide leads to partial closure of park

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM CST
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By Shoshana Stahl
Mayor David Goins said there was no damage to the Abbott Machine company at the bottom and no one was hurt from this mudslide.

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Juliann White survived two plane crashes during WWII

Meet the woman who survived 2 plane crashes during World War II

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A 96-year-old woman living at Cedarhurst Senior Living in Breese, Illinois, shared her remarkable story with First Alert 4.

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Budweiser Guns 'N Hoses Soccer Match

Firefighters and officers take to the pitch for BackStoppers fundraiser

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM CST
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By Caroline Hecker
The Family Arena will host the first-ever Guns ‘N Hoses soccer game featuring first responders from St. Charles County.

News

‘Alarming’ numbers of St. Louis City workers have been taking paid medical leave under new...

‘Alarming’ numbers of St. Louis City workers have been taking paid medical leave under new program

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM CST
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By Lauren Trager
St. Louis City officials are promising changes after First Alert 4 Investigates discovered that at any given time, hundreds of city employees are on paid medical leave.

News

17-year-old Jaden Arce is believed to have run into Forest Park after escaping custody on Sunday.

CAPTURED: Police arrest barefoot teenager who escaped custody

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis police have arrested a teenager who escaped custody earlier this month.

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Deundrea S. Holloway Jr.,

Man who decapitated pregnant victim in Alton, Illinois, sentenced to 60 years

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM CST
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By Pat Pratt
The mother of decapitated, pregnant, murder victim Liese Dodd told her daughter's killer in court on Friday the victim’s family had also received a life sentence as a result of his actions.

Metro East

Stretch of I-255 in St. Clair County to close for 6 months

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A stretch of Interstate 255 in St. Clair County will close for six months.

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Olympic rings

A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis has been sold at auction for $545,371 as part of a larger collection of memorabilia from previous Games.

News

1 person dead, 1 injured following overnight three-vehicle crash on I-64

Man killed, 1 injured following overnight wrong-way crash on I-64

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
One person was killed and another injured after a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 in Downtown West overnight.

News

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Man charged after prompting police chase, crash with infant in car

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man has been charged after leading police on a chase in Clayton in December.

News

1 person killed in crash on I-55 at Lindbergh, ramp shut down

1 person killed in crash on I-55 at Lindbergh, ramp shut down

Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
One person was killed in a crash on Interstate 55 at Lindbergh Friday morning.

News

Missouri lawmakers seeking to clamp down on illegal immigration, while laws much different...

Missouri lawmakers seeking to clamp down on illegal immigration, while laws much different across the river

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM CST
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By Jon Kipper
As Donald Trump prepares to reclaim the White House, promising mass deportations of illegal immigrants, state lawmakers are making their own preparations.

News

Local immigration attorney: Mass deportations will bog down entire system

Local immigration attorney: Mass deportations will bog down entire system

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM CST
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By Lauren Trager
Exactly how President-elect Donald Trump will carry out mass deportation is something we just don’t know yet. First Alert Four Investigates asked a local immigration attorney how the administration could expedite an already overwhelmed immigration system.

News

Do undocumented immigrants commit more crime?

Do undocumented immigrants commit more crime?

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM CST
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By Lauren Trager
Supporters of mass deportation argue that crime is a significant reason undocumented people in the U.S. should be sent back to their home countries.

News

Economic impact of unauthorized immigrants in St. Louis region

Economic impact of unauthorized immigrants in St. Louis region

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM CST
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By David Amelotti
First Alert 4 Investigates is digging to learn what happens to our region’s economy if millions of undocumented immigrants are gone.

News

City’s icy roads begin to thaw following freeze that has slowed neighborhood businesses

City’s icy roads begin to thaw following freeze that has slowed neighborhood businesses

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM CST
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By Nathan Vickers
Warmer weather is starting to melt the icy streets of neighborhoods around the city, but neighborhood businesses say the slick roads have still kept customers away following last week’s snowstorms.

News

Major convention announces return to St. Louis

Major convention announces return to St. Louis

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM CST
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By Russell Kinsaul
Leaders of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) denomination announced a commitment to bring their annual Holy Convocation to St. Louis for the next three years.

Politics

Several Missouri lawmakers introduce legislation aimed at tracking, recording number of...

Several Missouri lawmakers introduce legislation aimed at tracking, recording number of undocumented immigrants in state

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM CST
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By Hannah Falcon
It took less than an hour of being in office for Missouri’s new Gov. Mike Kehoe to issue some new laws on undocumented immigration.

News

St. Peters woman indicted for arson in Puerto Rico

St. Peters woman indicted for arson in Puerto Rico

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted a St. Peters woman on an arson charge after she allegedly set fire to several properties during a stay there earlier in January.

News

MetroLink makes changes to routes due to ice and snow

MetroLink makes changes to routes due to ice and snow

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
MetroLink is making changes to routes after ice and snow remain a problem near tracks in Illinois.

News

New animal shelter breaks ground in Belleville

New animal shelter breaks ground in Belleville

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Stray dogs and cats in St. Clair County will soon have a new place to call home.

News

Sen. Josh Hawley introduces ‘Travis’ Law’

Sen. Josh Hawley introduces ‘Travis’ Law’

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has new legislation that he says guarantees the detention of undocumented immigrants who commit crimes.

News

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2nd of 3 suspects guilty in St. Louis murder for hire plot

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The second of two suspects accused of killing a New Jersey man in Penrose Park in St. Louis in a murder-for-hire plot was found guilty by a jury Thursday in federal court.

News

O’Fallon, Mo man pleads guilty to recording sexual abuse of child

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM CST
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By Kalie Strain
An O’Fallon, Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to recording his sexual abuse of an 8-year-old.

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16-year-old arrested for possessing modified firearm

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A 16-year-old boy was arrested for possessing what authorities have described as a machine gun and is currently in the custody of juvenile authorities.

News

Ride share driver accused of sexually assaulting 2 in St. Charles County

Ride share driver accused of sexually assaulting 2 in St. Charles County

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM CST
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By Kalie Strain
A Metro East man was charged Thursday after police say he sexually assaulted two people while working as a rideshare driver.

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Ferguson Police Department to begin using St. Louis County Dispatch

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Ferguson Police Department will transfer dispatch services to St. Louis County in the near future, the department said.

St. Louis County

Demonte A. Russell

Man on probation in 3 felony cases in St. Louis County charged with arson in city

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man on probation in three separate cases in St. Louis County is charged with arson in a fire in July at a senior living apartment complex in St. Louis.

News

Woman dies after being mauled by dog in north St. Louis

Police: Woman killed, man injured after being mauled by dogs in north St. Louis

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Shoshana Stahl
Police are investigating after a woman was mauled by dogs in her backyard and later died at the hospital.

News

St. Louis police in the 3500 block of Harper Street after a man was fatally shot.

Man shot, killed in St. Louis

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man was shot and killed in the City of St. Louis Wednesday afternoon.

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Man dies after being shot in Carr Square neighborhood

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was cut in St. Louis’ Carr Square neighborhood.

News

One person was killed and multiple lanes of Interstate 44 at Vandeventer are blocked due to a...

Woman killed in crash on I-44 identified as St. Clair County water polo coach

Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The head water polo coach at a private university in St. Clair County was killed in a crash involving a jackknifed semi-truck Wednesday morning.

News

‘Disrespect’: As St. Louis School Board member quits citing bullying and bad spending, state...

‘Disrespect’: As St. Louis School Board member quits citing bullying and bad spending, state education rep requests SLPS lose accreditation

Updated: Jan. 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM CST
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By Melanie Johnson
During a St. Louis Public School Board meeting Tuesday, board member Sadie Weiss resigned. Weiss says bullying, a lack of transparency, and shady spending are the reasons for the departure.

Local

‘We understand that there is ice all over the city’: Streets director takes sharp questions...

‘We understand that there is ice all over the city’: Streets director takes sharp questions about snow response at city hearing

Updated: Jan. 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM CST
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By Jon Kipper
More than a week after a snowstorm left neighborhood streets encased in ice, frustrated residents and aldermen called for an improved winter storm response during a Wednesday hearing.

News

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry performs during the Bal de la Rose in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on...

City of St. Louis looking to repair Chuck Berry house

Updated: Jan. 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Morgan Harris
The City of St. Louis is accepting bids to repair Chuck Berry’s former home.

News

Armed Carjacking

Ferguson PD searching for vehicle in Wednesday armed carjacking

Updated: Jan. 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Ferguson Police are asking the public for information regarding a vehicle used in a carjacking earlier Wednesday and two suspects who are believed to be armed and dangerous.

St. Louis City

Slick enough for skating — St. Louis residents frustrated with inches of ice stuck to side...

Slick enough for skating — St. Louis residents frustrated with inches of ice stuck to side streets

Updated: Jan. 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM CST
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By Nathan Vickers
The snow and ice stuck to Brandon Hall’s street only seems to get slicker by the day.
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