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Fire

Fire with “hazardous material” being investigated in St. Louis County

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
An early morning house fire with “hazardous material” prompted a multi-agency response Friday.

St. Louis County

Ferguson residents want speeders to pump the brakes, more traffic calming measures

Ferguson residents want speeders to pump the brakes, more traffic calming measures

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Justin Andrews
Residents living along South Harvey Avenue in Ferguson are fed up with speeding drivers and would like more to be done to curb it

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Heavy police presence, investigation in St. Clair County

Man dead in officer-involved shooting near Belleville, Ill.

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man has died after a domestic disturbance resulted in an officer firing shots in St. Clair County on Thursday.

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Federal judge declares portion of Missouri sex offender Halloween law unconstitutional

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Kalie Strain
A federal judge declared Thursday a portion of a Missouri sex offender Halloween law as unconstitutional.

News

Pedestrian killed in St. Louis City crash

Pedestrian killed in St. Louis City crash

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A pedestrian is dead Thursday after being hit by a car in west St. Louis City

News

New treatment for melanoma showing promise for patients, larger field of oncology

New treatment for melanoma showing promise for patients, larger field of oncology

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Caroline Hecker
A clinical trial for the new TIL-Therapy was held in St. Louis at Siteman Cancer Center in early 2023.

News

St. Louis Alderwoman proposes board bill to ban facial coverings to curb crime; some want bill...

St. Louis Alderwoman proposes board bill to ban facial coverings to curb crime; some want bill dropped

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Shoshana Stahl
A potential mask ban hoping to curb crime in the city was pulled from the Board of Alderman agenda on Thursday

News

APA of Missouri receives animals impacted by flooding in North Carolina

APA of Missouri receives animals impacted by flooding in North Carolina

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Animal Protective Association (APA) of Missouri received several animals on Thursday from Madison County Animal Services in Marshall, North Carolina.

News

Hospital hiring event recruits people with disabilities

Hospital hiring event recruits people with disabilities

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Russell Kinsaul
For the third year in a row, Mercy Hospital St. Louis hosted a hiring event specifically tailored to hiring people with disabilities.

News

Local businesses prepare for possible shortages amid dockworker strike

Local businesses prepare for possible shortages due to dockworker strike

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Nathan Vickers
A dockworker’s strike shut down dozens of American ports for three days had the potential to disrupt supply chains in several industries that depend on overseas goods.
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The cost of enforcement

Missouri officials want funds for intoxicating hemp enforcement

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Missouri’s mandate to crack down on intoxicating hemp products could take a bite out of the state budget.

News

Progress on RECA continues to stall

GOP U.S. senator says Radioactive Exposure Compensation Act won’t pass this year during St. Louis tour

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Deion Broxton
A top Republican United States senator said a radioactive compensation bill, which includes St. Louis-area residents, won’t pass Congress this legislative session.

News

Local double lung transplant patient breaks record

Local double lung transplant patient breaks record

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
In September of 1992, at the age of 11, Jessi Nenkie got a double lung transplant at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

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Caregiver charged in St. Louis County with stealing more than $150K from clients

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Pat Pratt
Arrest warrants have been issued for an in-home caregiver who authorities say stole more than $150,000 in items from clients in Crestwood and Creve Coeur.

News

Cross-River Task Force deployment leads to several arrests

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Madison Taylor
Several people were arrested Wednesday evening after 35 police officers participated in a Cross-River Task Force deployment in Madison County.

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Barbie First Friday at Science Center

St. Louis Science Center First Friday to feature Barbie

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The science of one of America’s most beloved characters will be on display Friday, Oct. 4, at the St. Louis Science Center.

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How you can help the victims of Hurricane Helene

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Kalie Strain
The death toll of Hurricane Helene reached 200 Thursday, making it one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the mainland of the U.S. since Katrina.

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The car sought by St. Louis County police after an officer was dragged on Oct. 1, 2024.

St. Louis County police looking for driver after officer dragged at gas station

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis County police are asking for help locating a suspect wanted for an assault on a law enforcement officer.

News

14 ill, 6 hospitalized after Shigellosis outbreak; Longhorn Steakhouse in St. Clair Co. being...

14 ill, 6 hospitalized after Shigellosis outbreak; Longhorn Steakhouse in St. Clair Co. being investigated

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A chain steakhouse in the Metro East is being investigated after over a dozen people tested positive for a bacteria that causes gastrointestinal problems.

St. Louis County

St. Louis County woman sentenced after pleading guilty to obtaining $263,000 in fraudulent pandemic loans

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis County woman sentenced after pleading guilty to obtaining $263,000 in fraudulent pandemic loans

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Illinois to receive more than $36 million to address opioid crisis

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
More than $36 million in federal funding will go to the Illinois Department of Human Services to help address the state’s opioid crisis.

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This fire in October 2021 at Visionary Bowling Products LLC caused evacuations and took 12...

Jennings bowling ball manufacturer criminally charged for hazardous material storage

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Pat Pratt
A federal grand jury in St. Louis has indicted a former bowling ball manufacturing company in Jennings where a massive fire erupted in 2019 and its owners for illegally storing hazardous waste.

News

Members of Missouri Task Force 1 encountered knee-high mud as they searched the Catawba River...

Missouri Task Force 1 continues aid to North Carolina, plans extended response

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Missouri Task Force 1 provides updates on aid and search operations in McDowell County, North Carolina, following the destruction and flooding from Hurricane Helene.

Metro East

Electric vehicle charges installed at 4 Illinois state parks

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Four Illinois state parks have installed electric vehicle charges.

News

Northbound lanes of S. Lindbergh Blvd. are closed from I-64 to Conway Rd. due to a broken gas...

1 traffic lane open on Northbound S. Lindbergh Blvd. from I-64 to Conway Rd.

Updated: Oct. 3, 2024 at 5:32 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Northbound lanes of S. Lindbergh Blvd. are closed from I-64 to Conway Rd. due to a broken gas line in the area, police say.

News

Build Up, Clean Up initiative comes to revamp historic Wellston community

Clean Up, Build Up initiative comes to revamp historic Wellston community

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 10:28 PM CDT
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By Melanie Johnson
For the seventh year, The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and Regional Business Council are looking to bring change to the City of Wellston

News

St. Louis City has $42.2 million surplus

St. Louis City has $42.2 million surplus partially due to vacant city positions

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 9:25 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The City of St. Louis is finishing the year on a high note.

Local

How STL restaurant owners are adapting to increased food and labor costs amid an autumn slump

How STL restaurant owners are adapting to increased food and labor costs amid an autumn slump

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 6:46 PM CDT
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By Nathan Vickers
Several longtime dining establishments in the region have announced closures in recent weeks, a combination of seasonal struggles, inflation challenges and other issues in the industry

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Habitat for Humanity building University City home

Habitat for Humanity building University City home

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Habitat for Humanity raised the first wall on Wednesday for its newest project in University City.

News

Report shows Metro Transit is improving services for disabled community

Report shows Metro Transit is improving services for disabled community

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 6:22 PM CDT
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By Deion Broxton
A disability rights advocacy group recently published its quarterly report card grading public transit in the St. Louis area.

News

Senator Schmitt tours new NGA campus

Senator Schmitt tours new NGA campus

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 6:18 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Senator Eric Schmitt took a tour of the 97-acre National Geospatial-Intelligence Department (NGA) facility in north St. Louis on Wednesday.

News

Suspects identified in rash of copper wire thefts in Jefferson County

Suspects identified in rash of copper wire thefts in Jefferson County

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 6:15 PM CDT
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By Russell Kinsaul
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating an uptick in the theft of copper telephone and cable wire across the county. According to investigators, there have been 24 thefts in the last 30 days.

St. Louis County

St. Louis County police host ‘Coffee With a Cop’

St. Louis County police host ‘Coffee With a Cop’

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 5:23 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The St. Louis County Police Department held a ‘Coffee With a Cop’ event at Donut Delight off of Florissant on Wednesday.

News

Red Cross in urgent need of disaster shelter volunteers

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 4:36 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas is in urgent need of disaster shelter volunteers.

News

St. Louis Sheriff Deputy Dennis Boyd, 50, collapsed and was found unresponsive outside of...

BackStoppers assisting family of St. Louis Sheriff’s deputy who collapsed and died on duty

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 4:32 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
BackStoppers is assisting the family of a St. Louis Sheriff’s deputy who collapsed and died while on duty.

News

Progress made on Village of Washington Park’s safety building

Progress made on Village of Washington Park’s safety building

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Nearly three years after a fire destroyed the police and public works building in the Village of Washington Park, progress has been made in replacing it.

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Last of 3 suspects sentenced in April 2023 armored car robbery in Overland

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 4:07 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The last of three defendants charged in an armored car robbery in April 2023 in Overland was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in federal prison.

News

St. Charles County truck driver sentenced for child pornography, enticement

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A truck driver from St. Charles County has been sentenced to prison on child pornography and enticement charges.

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Tennessee man charged in fatal drive-by shooting in St. Louis

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 2:43 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for a suspect in an April 2024 fatal drive-by shooting in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.

News

Suspect in Officer Lee’s death isn’t seeking release from jail

Suspect in Officer Lee’s death isn’t seeking release from jail

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 2:28 PM CDT
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By Lauren Trager
The man accused of hitting and killing a St. Louis police officer while driving while intoxicated appeared in court on Wednesday.

News

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Man charged with striking Metro bus, other crimes during police pursuit in St. Louis

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 1:32 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man is facing several felony charges after police said he struck a Metro bus, injuring a passenger, and a struck building while fleeing a traffic stop Monday in St. Louis.

News

Enterprise Center to host NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships

Enterprise Center to host NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 12:53 PM CDT
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By Lucas Sellem
The St. Louis Sports Commission and University of Missouri announced today that the Enterprise Center will host the 2027 NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships.

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13-year-old killed, 2 others injured in ATV crash

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 10:24 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A 13-year-old boy was killed, and two others were injured in an ATV crash in Franklin County Tuesday night.

St. Louis County

St. Louis Co. Prosecuting Attorney Bell proposes allowing prosecutors to stay executions

St. Louis Co. Prosecuting Attorney Bell proposes allowing prosecutors to stay executions

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 8:32 AM CDT
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By Deion Broxton
Following the execution of a 55-year-old Missouri man last week, a St. Louis-area public official is proposing top prosecutors should be given more power to temporarily pause executions.

News

Police respond to apparent copper wire theft at cell tower in South City

Police respond to apparent copper wire theft at cell tower in South City

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 6:50 AM CDT
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By Cameron Bopp
Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a cell tower in South City to a report of larceny overnight Tuesday.

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Officer dragged by vehicle trying to flee police, one person arrested

Officer dragged by vehicle trying to flee police, one person arrested

Updated: Oct. 2, 2024 at 5:28 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
One person is in custody after a St. Louis County Police Officer was dragged by a vehicle after officers contacted the driver.

Campaign 2024

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Democratic Candidate for Missouri Governor sits down with First Alert 4

Updated: Oct. 1, 2024 at 7:56 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Crystal Quade sat down with First Alert 4 for a live interview five weeks before the election.

St. Louis City

As SLMPD reports 18% crime drop,  safety ambassadors will help patrol downtown

As SLMPD reports 18% crime drop, safety ambassadors will help patrol downtown

Updated: Oct. 1, 2024 at 7:41 PM CDT
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By Melanie Johnson
St. Louis Metropolitan Police (SLMPD) reported an 18% decline in crime during a quarterly update on Tuesday

News

St. Louis community reacts to missile attacks against Israel

St. Louis community reacts to missile attacks against Israel

Updated: Oct. 1, 2024 at 5:58 PM CDT
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By Shoshana Stahl
Wailing air raid sirens, followed by explosions were the sounds over Israel on Tuesday.

St. Louis County

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St. Louis County school district named one of the nation’s best

Updated: Oct. 1, 2024 at 4:51 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A St. Louis County school district has been named one of the best in the nation.
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