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Two more St. Louis area Catholic parishes to close
ST. LOUIS — Two more Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis are closing. St. Francis of Assisi in Franklin County and St. Catherine of Alexandria in Ste. Genevieve County will both shut their doors. A Vatican court has rejected their appeals to remain open. St. Clare in the city of St. Clair will […]
Rainfall is way up in St. Louis this year, here's what that means for the region
ST. LOUIS — It has been increasingly wetter over the last few weeks, with some rivers swelling, localized flash flooding and plenty of nuisance rain. While some of this has been an issue, it has been largely beneficial in ending our drought region-wide. To no one's surprise, we have...
Neighborhoods along Kingshighway frustrated with early drafts of ARPA-funded resurfacing project
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The city is sharing designs for a resurfacing project along the entire Kingshighway corridor, part of a plan to use $40 million in federal funds for road improvements. The city held engagement sessions with residents this week to share early drafts of those...
For 25 years, a south St. Louis County hospice house offers patients alternative for end-of-life care
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - For the last three weeks, 102-year-old Maxine Blaine has called room 13 at the de Greeff Hospice House home. “The rooms are pleasant; the people are wonderful. The food is good,” Blaine said. Blaine has pancreatic cancer. She said she felt quite...
Suspect in church kidnapping and assault breaks silence
ST. LOUIS — Talk to 28-year-old Grace Kipendo and he'll tell you he's a caring husband from Arnold. He and his wife are expecting their first child. Ten years ago, the Second Lieutenant in the Army emigrated from the Republic of Congo to the United States with big dreams.
Daniel Riley robbery case dropped by prosecutors
St. Louis City prosecutors filed to drop a robbery case against Daniel Riley this morning, nearly one month removed from being sentenced to nearly 19 years for his part in causing the crash that took the legs of Janae Edmundson.
Central West End shopping plaza deals with car break-ins, double shooting days apart
ST. LOUIS — A shopping plaza in the city's Central West End neighborhood is dealing with back-to-back crimes in just over a week span. Late Wednesday night, gym goers picked up shattered glass outside of Planet Fitness in the Lindell Marketplace shopping plaza. That's where four cars were broken...
St. Louis City reveals plans to repave and redesign Kingshighway
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The city of St. Louis revealed the first of several repaving and redesign projects as part of the $46 million traffic safety improvement plan funded by COVID relief money. The first part of the project is Kingshighway. The City released the plan for...
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