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Police Looking For Four People After Park Vandalism
Surveillance photos captured four people vandalizing a Hillview park. There is 24-hour video surveillance at the Maryville Park and it caught the vandals in action. It happened on Tuesday between 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. by Maryville Elementary School off Summers Drive. Two men and two women pushed porta-pot restrooms...
Smoke billows from massive St. Louis warehouse fire
ST. LOUIS — Firefighters were in the 8200 block of Hall Street for a three-alarm warehouse fire. Dark smoke coming from the building located in the North Riverfront neighborhood of St. Louis could be seen from miles away. At one point pushed firefighters back into a defensive stance. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says there are […]
Juvenile court reduces charge for teen accused of beating girl in north St. Louis County
A 15-year-old girl has been charged with second-degree assault for beating another girl near Hazelwood East High School, and will now be under court supervision for at least six months and will complete community service.
Fatal head-on crash leaves one dead, two injured in Bellefontaine Neighbors
A head-on crash on Route 367 in Bellefontaine Neighbors on Friday morning resulted in one death and two critical injuries, with the driver of a black vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Child, adult injured in St. Clair County crash, residents call it 'Dead Man Curve'
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — A child and adult were hurt in a crash that closed down Illinois Route 3 for several hours this Friday afternoon in St. Clair County. A car and semi-truck crashed in Brooklyn, IL near Canal Street and the McKinley Bridge. The child and adult were airlifted from the scene.
Man stabbed, killed in Jennings
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis County Police are investigating after a man was stabbed and killed Friday in north St. Louis County. Police said they were called just before 11 p.m. to the 5700 block of Helen Avenue for a stabbing. At the scene, they found a man suffering at least one stab wound lying in the street, police said.
Police issue alert for 13 year old missing from Florissant home
FLORISSANT, Mo. — A 13-year-old girl was reported missing from her Florissant home, according to an endangered person advisory issued by the St. Louis County Police Department early Sunday morning. The girl, Betty Phonixe, was last seen in the 1700 block of Emerald Creek Drive around 8:30 p.m. Saturday....
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