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All lanes of EB I-70 re-open after accident is cleared
BRIDGETON Mo. (First Alert 4) - A crash closed all lanes of eastbound I-70 near Lindbergh for around an hour on Monday. The crash involved multiple vehicles and happened around 8:00 p.m., MoDOT says. All eastbound traffic was being redirected onto Lindbergh. All lanes re-opened around 9:00 p.m. One victim...
Wildfire smoke headed to Missouri; air quality may drop
MISSOURI, USA — Missouri residents may soon see a repeat of last June's hazy skies. Canada's first major wildfire of 2024 is triggering "very unhealthy" and "unhealthy" air quality alerts in numerous U.S. cities, according to the AirNow Fire & Smoke Map. The alerts were first triggered over the weekend in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota before the smoke drifted over Minneapolis through Monday.
Sentencing rescheduled for Granite City man convicted in Illinois deputy’s death
Sentencing for a 24-year-old Granite City man convicted in the death of a Knox County deputy has been rescheduled, court records show. Daylon Richardson now is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 9, according to Henry County Court records. Court records say Richardson appeared May 6 in court after his objection to mandatory natural life in […]
St. Louis All Local AM: 4 teens shot, 17-year old girl charged with shooting woman on Metrolink platform
Missouri Legislature wraps up this week, Washington U commencement today with heightened security, four teens shot in North County, 17-year old girl arrested for fatal shooting on train platform, Freightweek STL, Arnold World War Memorial
Get free Chick-fil-A nuggets and chicken strips this week
ST. LOUIS — Chick-fil-A locations in St. Louis are offering free nuggets or chicken strips. Open or download the Chick-fil-A app and your FREE offer will appear. Redeem for your free nugget or strip at any of our now 21 Greater St. Louis Chick-fil-A locations! This deal is good through Saturday, May 18th.
Church hoping to turn abandoned North City school into community center for addicts
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A historic and abandoned elementary school in North City will soon be a community center to help drug addicts recover. Since 2004, Eliot Elementary School on Grove Street in North City has been sitting vacant and Jubilee Community Church plans on transforming it into the Jubilee Community Wellness Center.
Vatican upholds decision to close St. Louis parish as part of 'All Things New' restructuring
ST. LOUIS — The Vatican sided with the Archdiocese of St. Louis in its decision to close Saint Roch and merge the parish with another as part of the "All Things New" restructuring plan. According to a news release from the archdiocese on Tuesday, the Vatican's Dicastery for the...
Alby Street and 20th in Alton becomes a 4-way stop today
The area of Alby Street and 20th in Alton has had its fair share of traffic crashes over the years. The intersection becomes a 4-way stop today (Monday) after the city council approved the change late last year and pavement striping was completed Friday. The cross traffic on 20th Street...
Stray Rescue of St. Louis receives $1M gift for new main shelter campus
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Stray Rescue of St. Louis announced they have received a $1,000,000 gift for the organization’s new shelter campus in the Dutchtown neighborhood. The gift, from philanthropist Carol Epstein, was for a new campus consisting of over four acres and three buildings which...
MoDOT to improve Highway 67 in North County
A public meeting will be held next week for the Missouri Department of Transportation to discuss a proposed project to improve Route 67 in North St. Louis County. Commonly known as Lindbergh Boulevard, MoDOT will hold the open house on Thursday May 23 from 4-6pm inside the Goodwell Excell Center, formerly the Lowe’s building.
Dave's Hot Chicken to open 7 stores in St. Louis region
ST. LOUIS — Dave’s Hot Chicken will open seven eateries in the St. Louis region, with hopes to open at least one location by the end of this year. The Hari Group, a Naperville, Illinois-based franchise and real estate development group, hopes to open all seven of its in-development Dave’s Hot Chicken locations in the St. Louis metro in the next four years, President Raj Patel said.
Famous Kirkwood musician dies at 78
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — David Sanborn, a Grammy Award-winning saxophonist raised in Kirkwood, died on Sunday after an extended battle with prostate cancer, according to a social media post published on the musician's account on Monday. He was 78. "Mr. Sanborn had been dealing with prostate cancer since 2018, but...
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