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Band films new music video in Belleville
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A well-known folk band is shining a spotlight on Belleville. Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats chose Belleville as the location for their new music video. The band has previously performed on "Saturday Night Live" and opened for the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan while on...
Homeless couple at center of complaints, legal battles back on the streets after declining help again
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Just days after the City of St. Louis removed a homeless encampment from a street corner in the Tower Grove South neighborhood, the Sudanese refugee couple is back on the streets, this time, without their home to go back to. The city cleared...
First responders rescue man near Meramec River after riverbank collapses, pinning him underneath rocks
VALLEY PARK, Mo. — A man was rescued near the Meramec River at Simpson Park Monday afternoon after the riverbank he was fishing on suddenly collapsed, pinning him underneath rocks. According to Valley Park Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Curtis VanGaasbeek, a man was sitting on the riverbank...
Wash U expects all weekend protesters who were arrested to be charged with trespassing
As of Monday afternoon, the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office has not received information about more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on Washington University’s campus Saturday night. A spokesman for Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell declined to say whether charges will be filed because of the lack of information.
Car break-in criminals on the move in North County, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Florissant police are investigating a crime they’re seeing called car clouting. It is a crime trend where people are breaking into cars while drivers fill up their tanks at gas stations. Jami Nunn fell victim on April 19 at the QuikTrip (QT)...
Students React to Indoor Spring WILD
After Washington University’s spring 2024 Walk In Lay Down (WILD) was held at diminished capacity in the Athletic Complex (AC) instead of on Mudd Field on April 26, a Student Life poll found that the majority of students surveyed had a relatively positive experience of the event, despite preferring it being held outdoors in the future.
Rotary Club National Day of Prayer is Thursday
The Riverbend Rotary Club is hosting a National Day of Prayer event on Thursday. The community prayer event will be held at The Jacoby Arts Center on Broadway in Alton starting at 8am. It is expected to last about an hour. Riverbend Rotary member Dianne Schuette tells the Big Z...
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