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Live Nation’s Concert Week offers $25 tickets to St. Louis-area shows
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - As part of the 10-year anniversary of Live Nation’s Concert Week, fans will be able to enjoy over 5,000 shows with $25 tickets between May 8 to May 14. Live Nation’s limited-time ticket offer encompasses over 900 artists, including 21 Savage, Alanis...
Remains of local sailor who died in Pearl Harbor attack identified 80 years later
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- More than 2,400 service members and civilians were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor more than 80 years ago. The remains of one of those service members, a sailor from the St. Louis area, have now been identified. George T. George was stationed...
Fence installed at Washington University as protesters decry university, police treatment
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Washington University has erected fencing around its campus, just days after a large pro-Palestine protest, citing preparations for commencement ceremonies. “Worrying times, worrying times, honestly,” said Caleb Hughes. That was Washington University alumnus Hughes’s reaction after hearing his alma mater put up...
Looking at Veteran's Community Project Village for homeless veterans six months on
The Veterans Community Project campus includes a village of tiny houses for veterans, and an Outreach Center to provide walk-in support services for any Veteran in the St. Louis Metro Area.
7 food trucks worth following around St. Louis this season
Bougie Bites is changing the narrative of what nourishing food accessibility looks like in St. Louis – one plant-based meal at a time. Can’t wait for their brick-and-mortar grand opening? Neither can we. In the meantime, they’re slingin’ late-night favorites with a side of flavor and fun from our food truck. Sign up for emails and follow alongon social media to find where they’ll be popping up next. Grab a mouthwatering plant-based burger and savor a taste of new vegetarian in The Lou, Bougie Bites style!
MOMS club hosts biannual resale event
The Mehlville MOMS club is holding its twice-a-year resale event, Baby Mania, May 4 in the parking lot of Mehlville High School, 3200 Lemay Ferry Road. Shopping is open from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Saturday, though those who purchased Early Bird passes in advance for $20 may begin shopping at 7 a.m.
Instead of complaints, Bailey’s trans tip line flooded with pro-trans support
A tip line created by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to collect complaints about gender-affirming care received thousands of responses before it was shut down in April 2023. At the time, Bailey’s office provided little explanation beyond suggesting that the service had been hacked by “far left activists…trying to impede...
Massive water main break closes north St. Louis intersection Friday
ST. LOUIS — A massive water main break in north St. Louis is keeping an entire intersection closed as crews work to repair it. The main break happened sometime before 6 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Penrose Street and Blair Avenue, at the edge of Windsor Park. The fountain-like main break flooded the entire intersection, with water pooling on nearby neighborhood streets, and caused the street to begin caving in.
Missouri judge rules local governments can stack sales tax on marijuana
A judge in St. Louis ruled Thursday that local municipalities can stack sales taxes on marijuana dispensaries, the first court ruling on a much-debated issue playing out around the state. The lawsuit was filed by Robust Missouri 3 LLC. The company saw its Florissant dispensary’s tax rate on cannabis products rise to 14.988% after both […] The post Missouri judge rules local governments can stack sales tax on marijuana appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Woman charged in fatal stabbing Thursday inside St. Louis home
ST. LOUIS — A woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a man Thursday morning inside a St. Louis home. St. Louis prosecutors issued charges against 30-year-old Tina Jackson for felony first-degree murder and armed criminal action. St. Louis police launched the homicide...
1 dead in 3 vehicle crash in Swansea
SWANSEA, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Investigators shut down part of Illinois 159 in Swansea for a fatal crash investigation. According to the Swansea Police Department, the crash happened just after 5 p.m. in the 2400 block of Illinois 159. Police told First Alert 4 that one person was pronounced...
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