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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 dies after having medical emergency behind the wheel, crashing into tree off of I-170
BEL-RIDGE, Mo. — A St. Louis man died Sunday morning after having a medical emergency behind the wheel and crashing his car into a tree off of Interstate 170 in Bel-Ridge. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 30-year-old Steven Scott Jr. was driving northbound at just before noon Sunday on I-170, north of St. Charles Rock Road, when he experienced a medical emergency. His car traveled off the right side of the road and down the embankment before striking a large tree and landing on its side.
Messenger: A disturbing twist in the case of security guards who tackled BJC patient
ST LOUIS — Lawsuits sometimes become living, breathing things. They transform into something quite a bit different than when they were filed. So it is with Hughie Robinson vs. Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
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...
Brooklyn, IL – Two Hurt in Auto Accident on IL Rte 3 at Canal St
Brooklyn, IL (July 21, 2024) – A child and adult were hurt in a crash that closed down Illinois Route 3 for several hours on Friday afternoon in St. Clair County. A car and semi-truck crashed in Brooklyn near the area of Canal Street and the McKinley Bridge. The child and adult were airlifted from the scene. Illinois State Police also responded to the scene. However, they did not release any additional information regarding the crash or the severity of the child and adult’s injuries.
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 […]
Man charged with murdering girlfriend in Dutchtown
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 40-year-old man is charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend on Friday in Dutchtown. St. Louis prosecutors have charged Derrick A. Smith, of St. Louis, with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm in the death of the 38-year-old victim, who has not been identified publicly.
Man sentenced to 15 years for killing child following plea deal with St. Louis prosecutors
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A man who killed a 9-year-old boy when he opened fire on a family’s vehicle in March 2021, and attacked a jail guard while awaiting trial, has accepted a plea deal with St. Louis prosecutors for a 15-year sentence. Darryl L. Williams, 21,...
Man shot, killed Sunday in St. Louis' Kingshighway East neighborhood
ST. LOUIS — A man was found shot to death Sunday evening on a porch in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. Sunday to a shooting in the 4800 block of Maffitt Avenue in the city's Kingshighway East neighborhood. There, police found 62-year-old Robert Allen of St. Louis on a porch suffering gunshot wounds to his back.
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