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Damage left behind, thousands without power after Thursday storms
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- Thousands of people are without power as severe storms move across the St. Louis region. At 9:50 p.m., Ameren Missouri reported 6,198 customers without power. Ameren Illinois had 10,191 customers without power. Around 5 p.m. in Greene County, Illinois, the National Weather Service confirmed...
ISU student from St. Louis killed in crash remembered for faith and kindness
A tragic crash in Indiana is sending heartache through the St. Louis community. Zinyetta Morgan, 24, was a college student at Indiana State University. The crash that killed her remains under investigation, according to police.
St. Louis woman facing charges after sending videos to friend of her abusing infant
ST. LOUIS — A woman is facing charges after she allegedly sent videos and text messages to a friend of herself abusing an infant in north St. Louis. A judge filed charges in St. Louis City Circuit Court against Emma Rigdon, 20, on Tuesday for two counts of abuse/neglect of a child, which are both Class D felonies.
Tornado touchdown caught on camera north of St. Louis
ATHENSVILLE, Ill. — A tornado was on the ground and moving near Athensville, Illinois in Greene County, the National Weather Service said Thursday night in the midst of a severe storm system. "To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an...
St. Louis man pleads guilty to committing month-long robbery spree
A St. Louis man on Wednesday admitted to committing 12 robberies or attempted robberies that occurred in less than a month in 2021. James Mayes, 61, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to 10 counts of robbery, two counts of possession, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and one count of robbery within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
St. Louis could soon forgive medical debt of residents, if Mayor Tishaura Jones approves
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen this week unanimously approved a bill that would spend $800,000 of federal coronavirus relief funds to pay residents’ medical debts. Proponents say the bill would cancel millions of dollars in unpaid bills, freeing residents of a heavy financial and emotional burden. “In the...
Man found guilty in ‘thrill kill’ shooting death of total stranger
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis City jury found a St. Louis man guilty Thursday of the 2021 shooting death of a man in the Lindenwood Park neighborhood. A jury found 21-year-old Ledra Craig guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of 53-year-old Donald Yorker in February 2021. Craig waved jury sentence because first-degree murder carries a sentence of life without parole, prosecutors said.
Illinois man shocked by power line sent to the hospital
WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. – First responders were called to check on a man shocked by a live electric line while on top of a utility pole a around 8 a.m. The incident occurred at Kingshighway on Hill Avenue. He was not an electrical worker. Bommarito Automotive Group Sky Fox helicopter captured footage of the rescue. […]
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