Saint Louis, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Visitors to the St. Louis Zoo this Summer might notice a new green train engine chugging around the zoo’s decades-old railroad. The new electric train made its first trip around the Zoo Tuesday morning. Zoo leaders say it is a green, cleaner alternative to the zoo’s existing locomotives that may eventually become the standard.

New electric train chugs out of the station at St. Louis Zoo

Florida State

Chesterfield, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A new state-of-the-art sports complex for youth sports is expected to bring in 900,000 visitors each year to Chesterfield. The Chesterfield Sports Complex houses basketball and volleyball courts, but the facility can also be used for gymnastics and other tournaments. “We just want to bring...

New Chesterfield Sports Complex now open, expected to be a game changer for youth sports

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A 19-year-old college student was killed by a 16-year-old drunk driver just over one year ago. Amid unimaginable heartbreak, her family made a decision to make sure her legacy lived on. They were honoring organ and tissue Donors at Mercy South to kick off National...

Mercy South honors organ donors to kick off start of National Donate Life month

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) - Family and friends gathered in grief Wednesday night, nearly four years after a young mother’s murder. It’s one of a number of cases still unsolved in the Metro. Jacqueline, or Jackie, Griffin died in a double shooting in September 2019, but no...

Vigil for 2019 murder victim held on what would have been her 30th birthday

Missouri State

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The Hyundai/Kia theft crime wave shows little signs of slowing. News 4 first told you Monday that St. Louis is suing the Korean automakers over what’s being called a public safety issue. Four months after Dawn Barker had her Kia Sportage stolen in South...

Kia almost stolen from woman’s South City apartment a second time

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The race for St. Louis City Ward 14 Alderman is heating up as two candidates are seen going back and forth on video. Community member turned politician Ebony Washington is on camera driving up to her opponent and accusing him of ditching his duties at the Missouri Capitol to rack up votes for alderman.

“I didn’t know it would be so nasty,” Messy exchange with STL alderman candidates caught on video

Nashville, TN

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) – The Nashville Police Department has been transparent regarding its investigation into the Covenant School shooting, which is a stark contrast to what happened when a teacher and student were killed at the Central Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) High School in south St. Louis. Videos...

St. Louis police refuse to release CVPA surveillance as Nashville police release footage hours after school shooting

East Saint Louis, IL

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The City of East St. Louis is set to welcome the first large-scale project in decades. Developers will refurbish the historic Broadview Hotel in Downtown in East St. Louis into a mature adult housing complex. The building has been vacant for years. East St. Louis...

East St. Louis set to revitalize historic, vacant hotel into housing

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The longtime St. Louis favorite 4 Hands Brewery is expanding to Chesterfield along with food partner Hi-Pointe as part of a major redevelopment of the former outlet mall. “We’re looking at Chesterfield as one bookend and Downtown as the other bookend. We feel like there’s...

New 4 Hands Brewery set to open this summer is part of $350 million construction boom in Chesterfield

EAST ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- The largest project in roughly three decades is coming to East St. Louis. Tuesday, Metro East leaders broke ground on a multi-million dollar transformation to a historic property. The former Broadview Hotel will be repurposed into a retirement community. The community will have 110 rooms...

Multi-million dollar transformation to historic East St. Louis project begins

Tennessee State

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Extra security measures were taken in downtown St. Louis this weekend as the first major teen volleyball tournament returned to ‘America’s Dome’ for the first time since tragedy struck in February. Orange barriers were placed along Washington Avenue, taking out a lane...

‘I felt safer’ Visitors say orange barriers along Washington Ave. made a difference

Illinois State

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The best teachers have the ability to connect their coursework to life outside of the classroom for their students. For Chaminade’s Dan Stout, the ability to connect theology and baseball is second nature. “Okay, we are going to look at your notes real quick,”...

Local theology teacher uses passion, “for the birds,” to connect with students through baseball

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - St. Louis is joining several other cities in a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia over car thefts. Mayor Tishaura Jones announced the lawsuit Monday morning, saying the automakers’ refusal to install anti-theft technology has led to an uptick in stolen cars across the nation.

St. Louis joins other cities in lawsuit against Kia, Hyundai over car thefts

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A man was shot after an altercation on a Metro Bus in St. Louis City Monday afternoon, police tell News 4. Police say the shooting happened on a Metro Bus in the 4700 block of W. Florissant just before 1:30 p.m. An incident report states that a 36-year-old man attacked a 48-year-old man before the 48-year-old man pulled out a gun and shot the 36-year-old man. The two men then got off the bus.

Man shot after attack on Metro bus in St. Louis City

Maryland State

Maryland Heights, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Five police officers were hurt after a serious crash on I-70 in Maryland Heights Wednesday morning around 1:45 a.m. Three officers with Lake Saint Louis PD and two from St. Charles County police working with the Auto Task Force were blocking two lanes of traffic on eastbound I-70 when a dark Jeep Grand Cherokee hit them. Police tell News 4 that three police cars were parked with their lights on and two officers were outside their squad cars when the Jeep hit the back of one of the squad cars. That squad car then spun counterclockwise, hitting two other squad cars and the two officers. An officer driving one of the hit squad cars was ejected.

5 police officers, 1 child hurt in crash in Maryland Heights

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) – Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis is gearing up for the Cardinals season. “We’re excited for Opening Day this year,” said Chief Operating Officer Mike LaMartina. “Certainly a lot of fanfare to celebrate, but we’re also celebrating nearly 20,000 feet of new restaurants opening over the next month.”

Ballpark Village gearing up for the Cardinals season

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) – Police across the state of Missouri responded to false reports of school shootings Monday. News 4 has learned of multiple local high schools and others statewide were the target of false reports of school shootings. In each case, the school district or police were quick to notify the public that the calls were unfounded.

False school shooting calls reported across Missouri

Wright City, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Nearly one dozen Missouri schools received threats on Monday, all of which police say were not credible. Parkway South and Parkway West received a threat as did Rosati Kain and Wright City High School, along with seven other high schools throughout Missouri, including North Kansas City and multiple schools in the Springfield area.

Nearly a dozen Missouri schools receiving threats on Monday, police say none were credible

Ferguson, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The City of Ferguson swore in Monday its sixth police chief in less than 10 years. Lt. Troy Doyle, who served in St. Louis County for three decades, has been hired for the job. He was sworn in during an inauguration ceremony at Ferguson’s City Hall.

Ferguson swears in Troy Doyle as new police chief

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A man was seriously injured after a hit-and-run on Chambers and Joyce Ellen Lane in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday. Police said the victim was transported to the hospital alive but in serious condition. According to data from local advocacy group Trailnet, Chambers is one of...

Pedestrian struck, seriously injured in Ferguson hit-and-run

Kirkwood, MO

KIRKWOOD (KMOV) -- A local man pleaded guilty to a rare criminal charge involving mental health and guns. “There are people who just shouldn’t have guns,” said John Davis, a former federal prosecutor. “Very rare, except only a handful of times I have seen it in my 23...

Kirkwood man pleaded guilty to rare criminal charge involving mental health, guns

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Tonight, the EPA is holding a public meeting as they work to clean up the West Lake Landfill. The superfund cleanup site is near St. Charles Rock Road and 270. Radioactive waste from processing uranium during World War II was illegally dumped in the landfill in the 1970′s.

EPA to hold public meeting Tuesday on West Lake Landfill

UPDATE: March 29, 2023 at 2:40 p.m. The National Weather Service has announced the upgrade would be delayed until April 6. “Due to the increasing threat of severe weather Friday and into early next week, we have worked with our radar contractor to DELAY the NWS St. Louis radar upgrade until April 6th. This means our radar will be operational for the severe threat on Friday and any additional severe thunderstorm threats we may see early next week,” read an email sent Wednesday afternoon to NWS partners.

National Weather Service St. Louis radar update delayed due to potential severe weather

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) – The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has closed Dunn Road for construction. Starting Monday, both eastbound and westbound lanes of the roadway closed for four weeks near Lynn Haven Lane. During the closure, crews will reconfigure Dunn Road to run continuously from Hanley Avenue to McDonnell Boulevard. This will create the final connection from Dunn Road to southbound Lindbergh Boulevard.

Part of Dunn Road closed for 4 weeks

Iowa State

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal double shooting that left one woman dead and an 18-year-old man in critical condition Monday morning in Benton Park West. According to SLMPD, an officer on patrol heard gunshots in the area of Arsenal and...

Woman killed in double shooting, Homicide Division investigating

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The days of many drivers observing stop signs, speed limits and red lights as mere suggestions need to end, according to the city of Ferguson’s newest police chief. Lt. Troy Doyle was sworn in at an official ceremony on Monday, during which he said...

St. Louis region sees rise in number of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes, new Ferguson police chief calls for crackdown on speeding drivers

Hazelwood, MO

HAZELWOOD, Mo. (KMOV) - Police are searching for a missing man who was last seen at a Hazelwood hotel Sunday evening. The search is on for 25-year-old Tristan Baumer. He was last seen at Motel 6 at 5781 Campus Court, near McDonnell Boulevard and I-270, just before 6:00 p.m. Police say he was spotted on surveillance cameras walking away from the hotel.

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