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Paralyzed officer sues GM, alleging automaker knew roof design of police Impala was flawed
CLAYTON, Mo. — General Motors knew eight years before Officer Craig Tudor was paralyzed in a rollover crash that its police Impalas had “poor roof strength,” according to a lawsuit filed by Tudor. “GM in its internal documents are describing its own car with poor roof strength,”...
'I heard about 20 to 30 rounds': Crime concerns growing after gunfire in Soulard neighborhood near popular market
ST. LOUIS — On Monday afternoon, a parking lot near Soulard Market was empty, but not so much Sunday night, said neighbor James Morino. "It sounded loud. I know I heard about 20 to 30 rounds," said Morino. Police confirmed around 11:30 that night gunfire rang out near the...
Car crashes into house in south St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- A driver crashed into a building in south St. Louis Monday and fled the scene afterward, police said. A maroon sedan crashed into the building at Bates and Alaska just after noon. No injuries were reported. It’s unclear if anyone was in the building...
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Mystik Dan’s Kentucky Derby win gives St. Louis couple an unexpected surprise on their wedding day
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A wedding on the day of the Kentucky Derby unexpectedly turned lucky for a local couple. Dan Fredman got married on Saturday, but his lucky streak didn’t end there; he also got a big payday thanks to 10 of his friends and a horse that shares his name. His friends looked up the horses racing in the Kentucky Derby and spotted one named Mystic Dan.
USPS approves changes to Springfield mail processing
A controversial plan to shift area mail sorting from Springfield to St. Louis is moving forward. The U.S. Postal Service has announced the Springfield facility will become a Local Processing Center. In recent days, similar processing and distribution centers in Peoria and Champaign were informed they would be reorganized as...
Search on for driver after pedestrian is hit by car, killed in South City
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police say they searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian in South City Tuesday afternoon; the pedestrian died. The accident happened in the 4400 block of Chippewa just after 5:00 p.m. Police say the victim was trying to cross the street. Accident...
Traffic Alert: EB I-70 closed at Jennings Station Road after 3 vehicle car crash
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Eastbound I-70 is closed at Jennings Station Road after a three vehicle car crash. The crash happened just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. MoDOT advised drivers to used an alternate route. First Alert 4 will update this story once more information has been released.
Specialty coffee roaster to open 4th coffeehouse 'sooner than later' in new south St. Louis HQ
ST. LOUIS — Blueprint Coffee co-owner Mike Marquad used to drive past the then-Darwin Chambers manufacturing facility, at 1600 S. 39th St., on his way to work and think to himself, “That’d make for a good coffee shop.”. Now, that thought is on its way to becoming...
STL organization to lay off 182
A St. Louis provider of care services to developmentally disabled people is laying off 182 workers. Equilibrium Homes of St. Louis LLC's plans were disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice filed with the state. The organization, also known as Equilibrium Behavioral Health and Human Services, is closing...
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