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Experts: Cicada noise is uncomfortable but not harmful to hearing
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Cicadas are beginning to emerge all across the bi-state, and even if you haven’t seen the shells they leave behind, you’ve almost certainly heard them. Well, all that noise has some worried whether those insect’s racket can actually damage your hearing....
21-year-old nabbed in south St. Louis burglary spree: Police
ST. LOUIS – A 21-year-old St. Louis man is accused of breaking into or attempting to break into nearly a dozen businesses in south city over a three-week period in April. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statements, the crimes took place between April 10 and April 30, at 11 businesses at the following locations:
Illinois Lottery player wins first $10M grand prize on $50 scratch-off ticket
A certain game stood out to an Illinois lottery player when she went to purchase tickets recently - and it turned out to be for good reason. The woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous, won the first $10 million jackpot on the Illinois Lottery’s first-ever $50 scratch-off ticket, which is appropriately named $10 Million, according to a news release. The newly-minted millionaire made the purchase at the Casey's convenience store, 3499 Fosterburg Rd., in the city of Alton, along the Mississippi River, about 18 miles north of St. Louis.
K9 Unit leads successful drug bust: fentanyl, cocaine, and illegal marijuana seized in operation, LEO says
NEWTON COUNTY, Mo. — Southwest Missouri authorities stop a vehicle resulting in a large drug haul. According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Will Weiser and his K9 Loki assisted in a search of a vehicle travelling from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to St. Louis, Missouri. The department says...
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...
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...
Teenage boy shot in south St. Louis Wednesday afternoon
ST. LOUIS — A teenage boy was shot Wednesday afternoon in south St. Louis' Carondelet neighborhood. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded at 3:49 p.m. to the shooting on the 6100 block of Idaho Avenue. They found the boy, believed to be about 14 years old, with a gunshot wound to his thigh.
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