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Staenberg Group, Chesterfield team up for tornado relief

2 weeks 2 days ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A tornado relief drive is set to take place in Chesterfield Valley on Friday and Saturday to aid those affected by last month's devastating tornado. The relief effort is a collaboration between the Staenberg Group, the City of Chesterfield, and a citizens group called Chesterfield Cares. The drive aims to [...]
Nick Gladney

No injuries reported in overnight Cahokia Heights house fire

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - No injuries were reported after an overnight house fire in Cahokia Heights Wednesday morning. The fire broke out around 3:15 a.m. on Mildred Avenue. Flames engulfed most of the house at the time of the fire. About a dozen firefighters from five different departments helped put the fire out. An [...]
Nick Gladney

One more day to watch for storms, big heat for the weekend

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - We had a high of 91 F on Tuesday. That’s the first time this year we’ve hit 90 F this year and the 17th latest first 90 F day ever for St. Louis. Thunderstorms will be to our west as many wake up early Wednesday morning. This energy should bring some scattered [...]
Angela Hutti

St. Louis City implements safety measures outside Ted Drewes

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - Safety improvements have been implemented outside Ted Drewes on Chippewa Street in St. Louis following a series of deadly and dangerous crashes involving pedestrians. The changes come after several tragic incidents, including the death of 17-year-old Matthew Nikolai in July 2022, who was struck while crossing the street. In the same year, [...]
Caroline Pettey

STL Co. leader requests to put millions toward animal shelter met with pushback

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – St. Louis County Executive Sam Page recently made two requests to the county council that, combined, would put more than $20 million in Rams settlement dollars toward the troubled St. Louis County animal shelter. But he may face an uphill battle in obtaining those funds. Tuesday night, the county council [...]
Max Diekneite

STLCC top grad survives shooting at age 11

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - Jordan Hughes once wanted to experience life on the streets. He recalls duping his parents into believing he was somewhere else when he ventured out in September 2010. That decision led to Hughes being struck twice by gunfire in a drive-by shooting, once in the foot and once in his leg. Trauma [...]
Jeff Bernthal

STL police rule 55-year-old man's death as homicide

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) has ruled the death of a 55-year-old man who was a victim of an assault in April 2024 as a homicide. Happening in the O'Fallon neighborhood in St. Louis, detectives say a 55-year-old man, whose identity has not been released publicly, suffered life-threatening injuries to [...]
Daesha Gear

Family of tornado victim demands answers after emergency alert failure

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - The family of a St. Louis woman killed during last month's tornado is speaking out, saying the city failed her. The family of 74-year-old Delois Holmes believes a breakdown in the emergency warning system cost her life. Holmes was known as a loving mother, grandmother and a pillar in her north St. Louis [...]
Kelley Hoskins

Multiple bodies found in exhumed Salem, Ill., grave 

2 weeks 3 days ago
SALEM, Ill. - In an effort to identify an unknown train wreck victim, Salem, Illinois, has instead uncovered a new mystery. For 54 years, an unidentified victim of a 1971 train wreck lay at rest in a Salem cemetery. But Henry Morton, a Mizzou student and Salem native, and the city of Salem teamed up to [...]
Chad Mira

Eureka's Endangered Wolf Center aids in species' recovery

2 weeks 3 days ago
EUREKA, Mo. - The Endangered Wolf Center is helping a species that was nearly extinct in the 1970s make a return to Arizona and New Mexico. “We were able to foster six Mexican wolf pups born at the Endangered Wolf Center into two wild dens in New Mexico,” said Sarah Holaday, director of Animal Care [...]
Patrick Clark

Disaster Assistance Center to aid STL tornado victims

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - The Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) at SLU's Chaifetz Arena will remain open for those impacted by the May 16 tornado. From June 17 to June 18, the center, located on Compton Avenue, is open from 10 a.m. up until 7 p.m. And from June 23-26, the DAC will be open for St. [...]
Daesha Gear

STL County Police launch 911 texting services

2 weeks 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County Police launched a new way of communicating with dispatchers. Individuals can now text 911 dispatchers within St. Louis County. "What we would like to know is, first, where you are. Then, the type of services you need," Veronica Clayborn said. Clayborn serves as the communications director, and she said [...]
Mallory Thomas

St. Louis mentioned in 'Trump Mobile' service launch

2 weeks 3 days ago
When discussing the 'Trump Mobile' service on Monday, President Trump's son, Eric Trump, claimed the service would operate from within the United States. He also suggested that St. Louis could play a role in that operation.
Joey Schneider