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July 4th forecast calls for fireworks amid rounds of rain
Scattered showers and storms are expected to move across the region overnight and into Wednesday, with some flash flooding concerns possible on Thursday morning, but the weather is expected to improve Friday into the weekend.
2024 Alumni Reunion set for Oct. 10-11
The annual Alumni Reunion for graduates of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis will be held Oct. 10-11 on campus. The 2024 reunion extends a special welcome to members of the jubilarian class of 1974; the silver anniversary class of 1999; and graduates, spouses and widows of alumni from class years ending in “4” or “9.”
Flood Warning issued July 2 at 10:28AM CDT until July 10 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
…The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood. Missouri River near Chamois. Missouri River at Hermann. Cuivre River at Old Monroe. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast. precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE…Missouri River at...
St. Louis All Local AM Podcast: Franklin Co woman, "I shot my husband"
Washington MO woman tells 911 she fatally shot her husband, teen girl shot overnight in Spanish Lake, Lake of the Ozarks waitress thrown in water, pro-Palestinian protesters defend stopping PRIDE parade, American Water wants $18 per month rate hike
Gel blaster battle broken up in Downtown St. Louis
Police broke up groups of teens firing gel blasters at each other in Downtown St. Louis Monday night. The incident happened at 6th Street and Locust at around 9:15 p.m. One of the teens had several Roman candles on them.
Teenager convicted of killing man over fireworks receives sentence
A man, aged 19, has been handed a 22-year prison sentence by a St. Louis jury, after being found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The charges related to the shooting death of a man in a dispute over fireworks. In April, Devin Griffin-Curry was found guilty of...
Construction photo roundup July 2024
Construction continues in full swing at many job sites big and small. Below is a sampling. 1014 Spruce – The 11TH & Spruce Apartments. 148 apartments. Grand and Papin – Steelcote Edwin – 196 market-rate apartments, 249 affordable structured parking spaces, 65,000 square feet of retail for Target, and 141 surface parking spaces. It looks done, like Target could open any day now. They are hiring.
NWS says northern Missouri could see large hail and weak tornadoes tonight
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says far northern Missouri could see damaging winds, large hail and weak tornadoes this evening between 6-9 pm. The NWS says northern Missouri towns like Kirksville, Macon, La Plata and Hannibal are at an enhanced risk tonight. While the best chance of severe weather late tonight and overnight will be in north Missouri, the NWS says mid-Missouri could see some storms, but they’re not expected to be severe. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Melissa Byrd tells 939 the Eagle that mid-Missouri could see some storms between 11 pm and 1 am.
Harry and Geoff Ratliff Bring Financial Planning To St. Louis
Harry, the elder Ratliff, has taken pride in watching families achieve their own pieces of the American Dream. Harry and Geoff Ratliff are a father-son team that runs the Ratliff Wealth Management Group at Merrill Lynch in St. Louis. The pair says it works because they work in tandem. The...
Police respond to rollover crash
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police responded to a crash Tuesday morning in south St. Louis. The crash happened around 2 a.m. on I-55 Southbound near Gravois overpass. First Alert 4 crews saw a car was overturned on the side on the interstate. Authorities say one person was...
Sweltering heat today, stormy Independence Day ahead
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Several rain and storms chances return through the end of the week. This morning: Humidity is up big time across the area here this morning. Temperatures are hovering in the low to mid 70s, making it feel much more uncomfortable than the previous mornings this week. Wednesday: Hot and humid conditions returned […]
The media effects of Ferguson protest footage — and how they persist
In the summer of 2014, video of lethal police force used against Eric Garner in New York City and footage of protests following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, Jr. in Ferguson dominated media. The subject matter of each warranted mainstream news coverage for months, and the effects of that coverage persist.
Tuesday morning shooting leaves 1 hospitalized
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - One person was hospitalized after a shooting happened Tuesday morning in Spanish Lake. Authorities say the shooting happened on Cabrillo Drive around 1 a.m. Neighbors told First Alert 4 they heard a gunshot and screams of a young woman. Once more information is...
'Find it in your hearts to have a conversation with us': Damion Baker's mom begs for the public's help in solving his murder case
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis County mom is still pleading for answers two years after her son was murdered in downtown St. Louis. Despite the time that's passed, the case remains unsolved, and Annamarie Baker still has no idea who took her son's life. While she continues to pray for justice, she's making sure Damion Baker's legacy lives on.
St. Louis felon, caught twice with guns, sentenced to 8 years in prison
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Monday sentenced a convicted felon from St. Louis, Missouri who was caught twice with a firearm and drugs to 100 months (8.3 years) in prison. Dawon Hennings, 40, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of being a felon in possession of a...
St. Louis man pleads guilty to receiving drugs in mail, shipping drug cash
A St. Louis, Missouri man on Monday admitted receiving drugs shipped to St. Louis and mailing out the resulting drug proceeds. Timothy Carter, 35, pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl. His co-defendant, A.D. Harris, 31, of St. Louis County, pleaded guilty to the same charge in December.
Lutheran Senior Services, Diakon agreement to combine comes to fruition
Diakon Senior Living operations and its four continuing care retirement / life plan communities officially became part of Lutheran Senior Services on Monday. The action marks the completion of an agreement signed in March. LSS ranked 15th in the country on the 2023 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit...
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