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Reports of possible tornado damage near De Soto

NWS confirms EF1 tornado touched down south of De Soto 68541z

Updated: Jun. 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
First Alert 4 is gathering reports Saturday of possible tornado damage near De Soto.

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Staff with the Saint Louis Zoo removed hundreds of pounds of leaves from trees and limbs that...

Zoo staff turns tornado damage into food, enrichment for animals 6az5i

Updated: May 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
After tornadoes downed multiple trees at the Saint Louis Zoo two weeks ago, the zoo staff decided to make the best of the situation.

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Local food truck owner, father of 7 killed in Friday storm

‘We are going to miss him’: Father of 7 killed after tree falls on his car during severe weather 5y1h4n

Updated: May 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Akim Powell
A father of 7 died after a tree fell on his car during severe weather in St. Louis.

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The Anhe-Busch brewery is seen Monday, July 14, 2008, in St. Louis.

Anhe-Busch announces $300M investment in facilities across the US 4g5kn

Updated: May 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Anhe-Busch has announced a $300 million investment in its facilities across the United States.

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Scene of crash in east Kansas that claimed 8 lives

3 people from Chesterfield killed in east Kansas crash that claimed 8 lives 1c6u6n

Updated: May 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Three Chesterfield residents were killed in a head-on collision that claimed eight lives in total on Sunday afternoon in eastern Kansas.

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Hermann Trolley crashes injuring 32 people

‘I was terrified’: 32 injured as winery tour trolley leaves roadway h6l3s

Updated: May 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Amanda Alvarado
Thirty-two people were injured when a winery tour shuttle bus went into a ditch on Saturday.

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The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged 51-year-old Lamar Murray with...

School bus driver accused of punching 2 students on ride home 3p3u4t

Updated: May 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A school bus driver in St. Louis was charged Monday after officials said he punched two students on the ride home.

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Possible measles exposure at St. Louis Aquarium, DHSS says

Possible measles exposure at St. Louis Aquarium, DHSS says 5i5r6f

Updated: May 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Russell Kinsaul
A confirmed case of the measles from an Illinois resident was reported Sunday to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).

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First Student to lay off over 200 employees 34p6u

Updated: May 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
First Student has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification (WARN) after the St. Louis Public School District declined to use them for the 2025-2026 school year.

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Parvo outbreak contained at St. Louis County animal shelter

Parvo outbreak contained at St. Louis County animal shelter 5o161z

Updated: May 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page said officials believe the spread of canine parvovirus at the municipal animal shelter is now contained.

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Teenager killed while breaking into cars in St. Louis, police say

Teenager shot, killed by accomplices while breaking into cars, police say 2w4s5n

Updated: May 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Amanda Alvarado
A teenager was shot and killed by his accomplices while breaking into cars, according to police.

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Hermann Trolley crashes injuring 32 people

Hermann Trolley crashes injuring 32 people 6l5d2r

Updated: May 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 32 people were injured when a shuttle bus left the road and struck a ditch Saturday near Hermann in Gasconade County.

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Charges accuse man of murdering pregnant woman in front of 5 children in St. Louis 6e2c59

Updated: May 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man is facing two counts of murder and other felony charges in what police affidavits show was the heinous death of a pregnant woman slain in front of five young children in April in the Fairground Park neighborhood.

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Four people died after a car crashed into an after-school program building in Chatham, Illinois.

Children among 4 dead after car crashes into after-school program building, police say 6y156

Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Gray News staff
Police are investigating a crash at an after-school program building in Chatham, Illinois that left four people dead.

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Video from the St. Louis Battlehawks home game Saturday shows Michigan Panthers player Samson...

UFL investigating after Michigan player slaps St. Louis fan in the face 2j6w1

Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
The United Football League is investigating an incident in which a player slapped a fan in the stands.

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Former St. Louis County teacher identified as hijacker who stabbed 3 people on Belize plane

Former St. Louis County teacher identified as hijacker who stabbed 3 people on Belize plane 6g3z54

Updated: Apr. 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press and First Alert 4 Staff
A former St. Louis County teacher has been identified as the American military veteran who was fatally shot after hijacking a small enger plane in Belize.

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City of St. Louis sues State of Missouri over plan to takeover police department 6fn4w

Updated: Apr. 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The City of St. Louis is suing the State of Missouri over its plan to take control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

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Brenda Deutsch is charged with felony counts of neglect, child abuse and child endangerment...

Woman accused of offering to exchange her foster child for an exotic animal, officials say 5z6j72

Updated: Apr. 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM CDT
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By Shoshana Stahl, First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A foster mom in Missouri is accused of abusing a foster child for years, including offering to sell the victim in exchange for an exotic animal.

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Darryl Saddler, 62, has been charged after police say he kidnapped a 74-year-old woman from a...

Man accused of kidnapping, robbing 74-year-old woman at casino parking garage 241c26

Updated: Apr. 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Gray News staff
A man has been charged after police say he kidnapped a 74-year-old woman from a casino parking garage then forced her to withdraw money from an ATM.

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Harry Brown celebrated his 100th birthday on April 1.

World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday 4up3w

Updated: Apr. 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Gray News staff
World War II veteran and Missouri native Harry Brown celebrated his 100th birthday on April 1.

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the Humane Society of Missouri’s (HSMO) Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACT) rescued 51 animals on...

51 animals rescued from formerly licensed breeder in Missouri 6io56

Updated: Apr. 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force rescued 51 animals from a formerly licensed breeder in Missouri.

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Damage in Potosi after a tornado on April 2, 2025.

Tornado leaves behind damage near Potosi 5b4d14

Updated: Apr. 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Several homes were damaged as storms moved through the area near Potosi on Wednesday afternoon.

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A man and the child were riding on a motorcycle when they hit a utility pole. Police said both...

4-year-old boy dies after being thrown from motorcycle, police say 656zx

Updated: Apr. 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A 4-year-old boy was killed when he was thrown from a motorcycle Sunday afternoon in Missouri.

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Missouri Governor signs bill giving control of SLMPD to state

Missouri Governor signs bill giving control of SLMPD to state 6a2p5r

Updated: Mar. 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a bill that gives local control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to the state.

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FILE-Cans of Bud Light chill in a refrigerator in Oakland, Calif., Friday, April 28, 2023.

Anhe-Busch pulls out of Pride festival after 30-year partnership 3g3h2h

Updated: Mar. 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff, Melanie Johnson and Emily Van de Riet
After over 30 years of partnership, Anhe-Busch has declined to sponsor PrideFest in St. Louis this year.

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Murphy died at the age of 33 at the World Bird Sanctuary.

Beloved bald eagle, who went viral for trying to hatch a rock, found dead after storms 2q4o3j

Updated: Mar. 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A beloved bald eagle at the World Bird Sanctuary near St. Louis died during Friday night’s severe storms.

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Crystal Ray is accused of leaving her four children, ages 8, 5, 3 and 8 months, unsupervised...

Mom accused of leaving 4 young children home alone during severe storms 3h291k

Updated: Mar. 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A mom in St. Louis County is facing several charges after she allegedly left her four young children home alone during Friday night’s severe weather.

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Mekhi Campbell & Frank Carr are charged in connection with the incident that left a St. Louis...

Charges filed after SLMPD officer hit by car on I-70 506i2m

Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A St. Louis Metropolitan Police officer was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 70 Monday morning.

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The victim was identified late Saturday by her fiancé as 43-year-old Jennifer Brewington.

Woman electrocuted by downed power lines in her backyard following severe storms, officials say 3j4e1r

Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A woman was killed when she was electrocuted by downed power lines following severe storms in St. Louis County over the weekend.

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12 deaths, 19 tornados in Missouri following intense storm system

12 deaths, 19 tornados in Missouri following intense storm system 6z6v6b

Updated: Mar. 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Initial reports indicate that 11 people have died as a result of the 19 tornado outbreak across Missouri.

Crime
Daryl Clemmons was convicted of shooting a youth football coach in Sherman Park on Oct. 10, 2023.

Man convicted of shooting son’s football coach over playing time 5v3f1z

Updated: Mar. 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A St. Louis jury found a man guilty of shooting his son’s football coach.

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A teenager with cerebral palsy is an entrepreneur after launching his Crippling Hot Sauce...

Teen with cerebral palsy becomes entrepreneur with ‘Crippling Hot Sauce’ company 1r2p4x

Updated: Mar. 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Amanda Alvarado
A teenager with cerebral palsy is an entrepreneur after launching his Crippling Hot Sauce company.

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Shawn Singer, 31, was charged with assault motivated by discrimination for punching a man...

‘I’m tired of foreigners’: Man charged for racially motivated assault of customer at grocery store 6a92f

Updated: Feb. 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A St. Louis man has been charged after police say he repeatedly punched a customer at a grocery store in a racially motivated assault.

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These are some of the photos Yahya Maly used on dating apps, where he went by "John," police...

Police are now searching nationwide for more victims of alleged dating app rapist 1k5744

Updated: Feb. 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM CST
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By Russell Kinsaul, First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
Police are now searching nationwide for more potential victims of a Missouri man who has been charged with raping at least five women he met on dating apps.

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Yahya Maly, 28, is charged with two counts of first-degree rape or attempted rape, seven...

Man accused of raping at least 5 women he met on dating apps: ‘Insanely heinous’ j5p68

Updated: Feb. 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM CST
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By Morgan Harris, Russell Kinsaul, First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A Missouri man is accused of raping at least five women he met on dating apps, officials said.

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Avian bird flu

Missouri issues emergency rule to expand testing for bird flu 3h1068

Updated: Jan. 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The State of Missouri has issued an emergency rule that hopes to curb the spread of avian influenza

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The family identified the mom as Shirley Jean Howard, 39, and said the toddler’s name is Amir.

Mom dead, toddler injured after being hit by car in road because sidewalk hadn’t been cleared of ice 4l2p5r

Updated: Jan. 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff, Jon Kipper and Emily Van de Riet
A mom was killed and her toddler was critically injured when they were hit by a car in St. Louis on Monday afternoon.

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The victim was identified as Colleen Lischwe, the men’s and women’s water polo head coach at a...

College water polo coach killed in crash with semitruck on interstate, police say 582u3q

Updated: Jan. 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The victim was identified as Colleen Lischwe, the men’s and women’s water polo head coach at a Missouri college.

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Police in Berkeley, a suburb of St. Louis, said the employee was stabbed during an argument...

Amazon employee stabbed to death by coworker at warehouse, police say 1oi4z

Updated: Jan. 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
An Amazon employee was stabbed to death at a warehouse in Missouri on Sunday evening.

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A man was robbed at gunpoint in St. Louis by the person who helped him when his vehicle got...

Stranger helps man who was stuck in snow, then robs him at gunpoint, police say 3l4k1p

Updated: Jan. 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A man was robbed at gunpoint in St. Louis by the person who helped him when his vehicle got stuck in the snow, police said.

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A woman is accused of intentionally running over a bank employee who was putting up Christmas...

Woman ran over bank worker putting up Christmas lights because drive-thru was closed, police say 2l1w61

Updated: Dec. 9, 2024 at 1:25 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Akim Powell
A woman in Missouri is accused of intentionally running over a bank employee who was putting up Christmas lights, according to authorities.

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Tyre Sampson, 14, died after falling from the world's tallest free-standing drop tower in...

Company behind FreeFall ride that killed Tyre Sampson ordered to pay over $300M 3q5t5z

Updated: Dec. 5, 2024 at 5:15 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A Florida jury has ordered the company behind the FreeFall drop tower ride to pay over $300 million to the family of Tyre Sampson.

Crime
Missouri Gov. Elect offers condolences following fatal shooting of teen hockey player

Missouri Gov. Elect offers condolences following fatal shooting of teen hockey player 1c73f

Updated: Nov. 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Missouri Gov. Elect Mike Kehoe offered condolences on Thursday to the family of a 16-year-old youth hockey player fatally struck by a bullet while riding in a vehicle on Interstate 55 in St. Louis.

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Colin Brown, 16, was shot while riding in a car with his dad on I-55.

High school hockey player, 16, dies after he was shot while driving home from game with dad 332i8

Updated: Nov. 27, 2024 at 3:04 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A high school hockey player who was shot by a stray bullet while riding home from a game near St. Louis has died, police said.

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A 16-year-old suspect accidentally shot his 14-year-old accomplice as they tried to carjack a...

14-year-old accidentally shoots 16-year-old accomplice as the two tried to carjack a man, police say 6b6z3u

Updated: Nov. 27, 2024 at 8:10 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Amanda Alvarado
A 14-year-old accidentally shot his 16-year-old accomplice as they tried to carjack a man.

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The semi-truck has the word “ego” marked on the trailer and has a maroon-colored cab.

Semi-truck drives away after hitting, killing man on side of highway, troopers say 6hvj

Updated: Nov. 27, 2024 at 1:57 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
Authorities say a semi-truck driver was taken into custody after a fatal hit-and-run.

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Colin Brown, 16, was shot while riding in a car with his dad on I-55.

High school hockey player, 16, shot while driving home from game with his dad h2c6n

Updated: Nov. 26, 2024 at 4:33 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A high school hockey player was riding home from a game when he was shot and critically injured near St. Louis, police said.

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A 16-year-old suspect accidentally shot his 14-year-old accomplice as they tried to carjack a...

Teen accidentally shot by 14-year-old as two tried to carjack man, police say 4zn1l

Updated: Nov. 26, 2024 at 11:01 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A 14-year-old suspect accidentally shot his 16-year-old accomplice as they tried to carjack a man in North City Monday afternoon

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Transgender Flag generic photo.

Judge makes ruling on challenge to gender-affirming care ban for minors 54182y

Updated: Nov. 25, 2024 at 12:53 PM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A Missouri judge ruled Monday that the state can continue to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the state.

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Mrs. Rachel Duncan-Anderson with students Major Loggins and Logan Bingham.

Teacher saves life of student who choked on hard candy 251bd

Updated: Nov. 25, 2024 at 8:51 AM CST
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Amanda Alvarado
A teacher saves a student who was choking.

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