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Community reacts after SLPS announces closure of 9 schools, changes to others

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Anchors of north St. Louis neighborhoods will be closing down at the end of the school year. On Tuesday, the St. Louis Public School Board voted to close nine of its schools, going from 61 to 52 schools. This comes as the district...

St. Louis, MO · 2d

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Yesterday’s Bar & Grill Reopens: A St. Louis Eatery Returns Under New Ownership

When Yesterday’s Bar & Grill closed in May 2023, another longtime St. Louis establishment went dark. For nearly ten months, a restaurant that had been part of the community since 1982 remained closed, leaving its future uncertain. But two familiar faces weren’t ready to let Yesterday’s become just another...

St. Louis, MO · 9h

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Coaches, families gather in Ferguson to honor man killed at youth football game

FERGUSON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Coaches, children and parents gathered at Forestwood Park in Ferguson Wednesday to honor a man killed in a shooting at a youth football game and discuss ways to prevent future violence. The shooting in Madison, Illinois, left 64-year-old Steve Smith dead. Three people have...

Ferguson, MO · 1d

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Rideshare rape survivor pushes for safety

The survivor of a sexual assault that sent a St. Louis rideshare driver to prison is speaking out. Cristen Giangarra is a middle-class nurse who grew up in Midwestern suburbs and now lives in California. “And yet this really terrible thing happened to me where I was assaulted in a rideshare,” she said. In 2019, […]

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FoodieLand, massive food festival, coming to St. Louis region next year

FoodieLand, a massive food festival featuring hundreds of vendors, is coming to the St. Louis region next summer.

Madison, IL · 1d

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Cape Girardeau County deputies recover $38,000 sent to scammers

CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – Cape Girardeau County sheriff’s deputies helped recover $38,000 after a resident was tricked into shipping cash to scammers posing as a Walmart representative and a federal agent. According to the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office, the resident contacted deputies Nov. 10 after...

Cape Girardeau County, MO · 1d

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Competing plans emerge to move St. Louis County employees from Clayton building

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and the St. Louis County Council can’t even agree on how to move out of the county’s aging headquarters. The debate comes after years of disagreements between Page and the council over matters including COVID-era mask mandates, Page’s continuing work as an anesthesiologist and funding for medical care at the St. Louis County jail.

Clayton, MO · 1d

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Woman admits to $188K shoplifting spree involving Missouri, Illinois stores

A woman admitted to a nationwide shoplifting spree that involved stealing $188,000 worth of cosmetics and other merchandise from retailers in Missouri and Illinois.

Illinois · 8h

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Families demand accountability over deaths inside St. Louis City Justice Center

Families who lost loved ones inside the St. Louis City Justice Center joined community advocates at City Hall Thursday, demanding accountability over deaths, alleged medical neglect and conditions inside the jail.

St. Louis, MO · 21h

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Anthem Medicare Advantage members lose Kettering in Ohio, VCU in Virginia and BJC in St. Louis on Jan. 1 and could lose Sentara too unless they switch by Dec. 7

Anthem Medicare Advantage members in western Ohio, Virginia and the St. Louis area are losing access to some of their biggest hospital systems on Jan. 1, 2027. Kettering Health, VCU Health and BJC have each announced they will be out of network, and Sentara in Virginia is on track to follow unless it reaches a […]

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IL Officials Prep to Transfer Patients From Troubled Hospital

Illinois regulators are preparing to potentially transfer patients out of Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City and ambulances are being sent to other hospitals. The hospital is still open, but the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Gateway and another medical center owned by the same company are on bypass status due to “staffing instability.”

Granite City, IL · 1d

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St. Louis Processor Tiger Fiber Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Tiger Fiber Inc., a St. Louis-based processor of industrial hemp for building materials, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Oct. 30 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis, company officials confirmed. "Tiger Fiber filed for Chapter 11 to restructure its finances while...

St. Louis, MO · 22h

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East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · 1d

DOJ Awards Nearly $300 Million to Four Cities to Combat Violent Crime

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that four jurisdictions will receive a combined $300 million in federal funding over the next three years to fight violent crime. St. Louis, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; Jacksonville, Florida; and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, will receive the funding through the Model Cities Initiative (MCI). The four were selected from nearly 60 applications.

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St. Louis school board votes to close 9 schools

St. Louis Public Schools will close nine schools, dropping the district's total from 61 to 52 schools as of the 2027-28 school year under a plan approved by its board of education on Nov. 10. The district pegged the move to a significant enrollment drop of 58.5% — or 25,303...

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St. Louis secures extra shelter beds for winter freeze

St. Louis officials expanded emergency shelter capacity to approximately 500 beds starting Friday, Nov. 13, to protect residents from an upcoming stretch of below-freezing temperatures.

St. Louis, MO · 11h

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Route 66 turns 100, bringing international travelers to St. Louis

As Route 66 turns 100, travelers from across the globe are hitting the road to experience a piece of Americana.

St. Louis, MO · 2d

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Email hacking sparks concern at Webster Groves High School

A number of Webster Groves High School students and staff had their emails hacked by an unknown phisher. Many were fooled by the phisher when they were sent a fake Google document via email. When they clicked on the email, they were prompted to sign in to their accounts, unknowingly giving their information to the hacker.

Webster Groves, MO · 11h

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O’Fallon, Missouri, police find missing 12-year-old boy with autism

The O’Fallon, Missouri, Police Department has located a missing child who is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum.