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St. Louis man who illegally entered U.S. from Mexico stopped by Hannibal police driving vehicle stolen from Ohio
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A St. Louis man was arrested Tuesday after he was arrested for speeding, and law enforcement officials later learned the car he was driving was reported as stolen. The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on Tuesday charged Oday J. Elayyan, 28, of St. Louis...
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...
Missouri Wedding Ends In Tragedy After Groom Shot In Head In Robbery
Masked gunmen upended the lives of a newly married couple, Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez. The St. Louis couple were hosting a wedding ceremony, celebrating their decade-long relationship. The reception took place in their backyard, holding around 50 family members and friends. Per KSDK, around midnight, the festivities started to die down. That's when two masked, armed men entered the yard and told everyone to stay where they were.
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...
Police pursuit from Missouri ends in serious crash in Illinois
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. – A police chase beginning in Missouri crosses into Illinois before ending in a serious crash. County police say that the incident all began a little after midnight in the Jennings area of north St. Louis County. The incident started when an officer from the City of Jennings Precinct attempted to stop […]
Watch Massive Sinkhole Swallow Huge Chunk of Illinois Soccer Field
In Illinois, sinkholes don't happen as often as they do in places like Florida, but when they happen here, they're huge. And often, an abandoned mine is to blame. Look what happened to this soccer field in the town of Alton. Fear of Sinkholes. The fear of holes is called...
Grand Pride Parade blocked by protestors
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police cleared several pro-Palestinian demonstrators from the Grand Pride Parade route after they brought the event to a halt Sunday. Several demonstrators were taken into custody after multiple dispersal orders given by police were not followed. The parade was halted for approximately 90 minutes.
St. Louis County man accused of robbing three banks
A man from St. Louis County, Missouri who has been accused of robbing at least three banks appeared in court Monday. Derrick Snulligan, 61, of Velda Village Hills, was charged by complaint in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on June 28 with bank robbery. Charging documents accuse Snulligan, also known as Derrick Jackson, of robbing a credit union in Florissant, Missouri, and another in St. Louis, Missouri on June 27, as well as a credit union in Hazelwood on June 24.
Collinsville Man Gets 85 Years for Thanksgiving Day Shooting
FARMERSVILLE - A Collinsville man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the fatal shooting of a woman and the attempted murder of a man in Farmersville, Illinois, on Thanksgiving Day 2021. Sign in to hide this notification. Get The Latest News!. Don't miss our top stories...
Ferguson shows resilience 10 years after the shooting of Michael Brown
Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones shows her support for the businesses in Historic Downtown Ferguson with the representatives of National League of Cities Tour (NLC) on May 14, 2024 in the Historic Downtown Ferguson. Photo courtesy of National League of Cities (NLC) The St. Louis American Comcast-NBC Universal Fellow Devored A....
Real estate photographer shot at with toy gun, then real guns in Florissant
FLORISSANT, Mo. — There is another alarming incident involving a minor with a gel-blaster toy gun, triggering an urgent police investigation. Just last week, 5 On Your Side reported on a teen firing gel beads into a crowded Creve Coeur movie theater. Now, Florissant police are in pursuit of a minor who targeted a real estate worker with the same type of weapon. That’s when things quickly escalated.
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