Saint Louis, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A man was found fatally shot in an alley in North City Thursday morning. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police, there was a call for a shooting in the 4800 block of Margaretta just before 11:00 a.m.. Police say they found a man in his 20s, shot in a rear alley near Farlin and Margaretta. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Man found fatally shot in North City alley

Cahokia, IL

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (KMOV) - Eight children and two adults made it out of a home safely that caught on fire overnight Thursday into Friday. The fire broke out on Marilyn Lane just after 12:30 a.m. Crews from five departments were called in to fight the blaze. Even though all...

10 occupants make it out of house that caught on fire in Cahokia Heights overnight

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - News 4 first told you about a man who was shot and killed in his apartment building in the Central West End on Tuesday. 39-year-old Nichalaus Kaznoch’s mom Kim is now looking for answers in her son’s death. “I’m thankful that I got...

Mother of Central West End murder victim speaks out on search for more answers in his death

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Crews responded after a church in St. Louis caught fire overnight. According to the St. Louis Fire Department, the church is near Washington Avenue and T E Huntley Avenue. The fire was reported around 3 a.m. Crews arrived to heavy smoke coming from the church and discovered a fire in the basement. Two aerial waterways were used while extinguishing the flames. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

Church catches fire on Washington Avenue overnight

Missouri State

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Two puppies are recovering after being left in a LaSalle Park dumpster Tuesday. The Humane Society of Missouri took in the two young dogs, one male and one female, after local residents found and pulled them out of the bin Tuesday morning. Frenchtown Records owners...

Puppies recovering after rescue from LaSalle Park dumpster

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - An abandoned building downtown caught on fire Saturday evening, producing visible flames and thick smoke that could be seen for miles. The fire started around 8 p.m. at a two-story abandoned building at N. 7th St. and O’Fallon St. Downtown. According to the Fire...

Downtown fire produces heavy smoke, visible flames

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The body of a man was found in the river near Downtown Saturday. A call came in around 5:40 p.m. for a body in the water at the 4800 block of Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd. According to police, this is an adult man; no further...

Body found in river near Downtown

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski announced a reorganization of the 178 parishes down to 134 parishes during a press conference Saturday. According to the Archbishop, 35 parishes will be subsumed into neighboring parishes, and 15 parishes will be merged to create five new parishes. Alongside this, a new personal parish will be for the Spanish-speaking community.

Archdiocese announces new plans for St. Louis parishes

Eureka, MO

EUREKA, Mo. (KMOV) - A boat was destroyed after catching fire on the Meramec River outside of Eureka on Saturday. The Eureka Fire Protection District said no injuries have been reported. News 4 has contacted the fire department for more information on the incident.

Boat destroyed after catching fire on Meramec River

Olivette, MO

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- The Animal Protective Association’s Olivette shelter is beyond capacity. The group says 400 pets were brought to the shelter in the past month alone. They are out of space for big dogs but they continue to come through the doors. Until further notice, the shelter is waiving adoption fees on all dogs 40 pounds or more.

Olivette APA shelter waiving adoption fees for bigger dogs due to shelter crowding

Wildwood, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Parents in West County are scrambling to find care for their children after a Wildwood preschool announced they were closing effective immediately. It’s just the latest challenge for parents struggling amidst a childcare crisis. “We got an email at about 3:00 in the afternoon...

West County preschool abruptly closes leaving parents without childcare

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- The remains of a local soldier were finally laid to rest Friday decades after he died in action. Melvin Meyer was a 25-year-old bombardier in World War II. He was serving aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress when it was shot down by enemy fighters over Germany. Some of his crew members survived, but Meyers did not make it out.

WWII veteran laid to rest at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery after DNA identification

Edwardsville, IL

MADISON COUNTY Ill. (KMOV) - An accident involving two tractor-trailers closed all lanes of westbound I-270 near Edwardsville late Friday morning. The accident happened between the I-55 and Highway 159 exits. One tractor-trailer rolled onto its side across the westbound lanes, police say. Nobody was injured. One lane re-opened around...

Accident involving tractor trailers causes closures on WB I-270 near Edwardsville

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - More than a week after Kim Gardner resigned, ripple effects of her leadership in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office continue to surface as a man claims prosecutors are mishandling his case after already admitting they made mistakes locking him up before. Levi Henning...

News 4 Investigates: Man claims CAO continuing to mishandle case, questioning when old problems will be fixed

Imperial, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Jennifer Crutchley has been a member of St. John the Beloved Disciple Parish in Imperial since 2004. Her parish is scheduled to merge with Good Shephard Parish in Hillsboro and share a priest. That’s just one of many changes expected when Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski announces...

Big changes to St. Louis Catholic Archdiocese to be announced Saturday

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - More than a week after heavy rains dumped inches of rain across the St. Louis area, many residents are still struggling to clean up, file claims and even get back into their homes. “I just feel like I’m fighting to get my life back together,”...

St. Louis area residents struggle for answers more than a week after massive rains cause flooding

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KMOV) - The end of the school year and beginning of summer did not end the way Edwardsville High School parent Nya B would have hoped for. “I just truly believe it was downplayed tremendously, and here we are,” said Nya B. “One I kept [my son] home.”

Racist Snapchat message being investigated at Edwardsville High School

Saint Peters, MO

Saint Charles County, MO

ST. PETERS (KMOV) - Dozens of people protested Friday at a St. Peters public library after a St. Charles County woman raised concerns over a male librarian dressing as a female. This week, Rachel Homolak posted on social media that she and her child saw a male library employee dressed...

St. Charles Co. public libraries decline to change policy after controversy over male employee dressing as a female

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Hundreds of fallen local veterans will, for the first time, be honored for their service in the Vietnam War with new engravings on the Soldiers Memorial Walls. Earlier this week, 254 new names were engraved into the Soldiers Memorial walls in Downtown St. Louis, and...

254 fallen Vietnam veterans to be honored on STL Soldiers Memorial

Saint Louis County, MO

Town And Country, MO

TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. (KMOV) - For the first time since the pandemic, the St. Louis County Greek Festival is back in-person with live music, traditional folk dancing, church tours, a vendor market and delicious, authentic Greek cuisine. After the first night of the festival, chair Greg Simos says it’s...

St. Louis County Greek Festival returns in-person

Tennessee State

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - Tina Turner died at her home in Switzerland Wednesday at 83 years old after a long illness, her manager said. Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock, was born in Tennessee. She later lived in St. Louis and East St. Louis, where she performed with many local musicians before finding success on the national stage.

St. Louis-area musicians remember playing with Tina Turner

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Gerard Craft, a 2015 James Beard Winner, plans to reintroduce Niche Food Group’s former fast-casual restaurant, Porano, in 2024. “Guests loved Porano,” said Craft. “We still get comments to this day that people miss Porano and their go-to order. It’s something that I myself crave consistently. It has always been a thought to bring it back. We’ve grown and learned a lot over the past five years, and we feel that we now have the systems and operations in place as a restaurant group to execute Porano to to its full potential.”

Gerard Craft plans to reintroduce the concept of Porano next year

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Mayor Tishaura Jones signed executive order #77 on Thursday. The order seeks to establish new practices in City departments to be more inclusive of different gender identities. The executive order follows a roundtable with LGBTQ+ community leaders and Mayor Jones. “In St. Louis, everyone deserves...

Mayor Jones signs executive order promoting transgender healthcare, gender-inclusive practices

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Maryland Heights, MO

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Maryland Heights has teamed up with Ameren Missouri to produce clean energy for the community. The solar canopies are located in the City Community Center’s parking lot and are a part of Ameren’s Neighborhood Solar Program. They are expected to produce 500 kilowatts...

Maryland Heights introduces new solar canopies

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Blood drive inspired by SLMPD officer who was shot in the line of duty; officer donates blood for the first time since being shot

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - The Red Cross held a “Community Call to Action” blood drive on Wednesday in honor of first responders, specifically inspired by...

Blood drive inspired by SLMPD officer who was shot in the line of duty; officer donates blood for the first time since being shot

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