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FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Indepdendent Lancers face new crop of opponents
With some uncertainty at quarterback, fans of the St. Pius X football team can rest easier knowing senior running back Justin Lehn returns as the focal point of the offense. A burly, straight-ahead runner, Lehn (6-1, 215) led the Lancers last season with 1,653 yards rushing on 215 carries (7.7 yards per carry) and added four touchdown receptions to finish with 28 overall. A state qualifier in wrestling, Lehn also has exceptional balance.
LEGOs, Festivals, and even a circus make TISL's top picks for the weekend
ST. LOUIS — Looking for some exciting activities to fill your weekend? Here are the top events happening in St. Louis from August 16-18 that you won't want to miss!. Kickstart your Friday morning and support a great cause! Friday morning, members of law enforcement will be perched atop Dunkin' locations across the area to raise money for the Special Olympics. Donations will earn you a free donut, and those who contribute $10 or more will also receive a free medium hot or iced coffee. To find a location, click here.
For the first time, all SLPS elementary schools are offering before- and after-school care
All elementary schools in the St. Louis Public Schools district will for the first time have before- and after-care programs for students beginning Monday on the first day of school. For the 42 elementary schools across the district, 1,694 slots are available for child care before school, and 3,061 slots...
WCOTA holds 47th annual Farm Heritage Days
The 47th annual Warren County Old Threshers Association’s (WCOTA) Farm Heritage Days was held August 9 through 11 at the Agricultural Heritage Museum near Warrenton. “We’re here for the county,” said Lori Hargis, representative for WCOTA. “We want to put a little sunlight on all the tractors each year and share their history.”
Who Is Hot 104.1 (WHHL-FM) – St. Louis
In the heart of the Midwest, St. Louis’ radio station thrives with its city’s lively spirit. WHHL, known as Hot 104.1, stands as Hazelwood, Missouri’s vibrant heart, offering the hottest hits in hip-hop and R&B to the Greater St. Louis area. Starting over fifty years ago, Hot 104.1 switched through various music styles before embracing the urban contemporary sounds it’s famous for today1.
Put Another Log on the Foreign Ag Land Ownership Fire
With your Southeast Regional Ag News, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network. It is a touchy topic throughout the nation with some states passing similar, but different laws, others leaving the topic alone, and some pushing on the federal government to do more. The topic? Foreign...
First responders have annual active shooter training at high school in Festus
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Local law enforcement agencies were preparing for the worst Thursday with an active shooter training in Festus. Police teamed up with local EMS and the fire department for a large-scale active shooter training at St. Pius High School. Organizers said this training takes...
Building inspectors check rental house after bad landlord accusations
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Lee Johnson owns a house in the 3800 block of California Avenue. He spoke out today and provided video to respond to accusations by his tenant that he’d been a bad landlord. He said, first of all, the house passed a city...
St. Louis City officials working to add gender-neutral bathroom to recreation center
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4)—St. Louis City officials hope to start work to add a gender-neutral bathroom to a recreation center. Last year, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an executive order to support transgender people, in part by making public spaces more inclusive. The Cherokee Rec Center would be the first to make changes by renovating two staff bathrooms into a gender-neutral locker room and bathroom.
Nanoplastics are plaguing the world's waterways. Mizzou research just found a way to eliminate 98% of them
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Researchers who delved inside a pitch-black cave near St. Louis made a worrying discovery in 2023: The cave's water and sediment were teeming with microplastics, despite going untouched by humans for more than 30 years. The team from Saint Louis University found the toxic particles, which...
2 St. Louis natives, champions to throw out 1st pitch at Cardinals game
ST. LOUIS — Two St. Louis natives and champions will throw out the first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals game on Sunday. Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum and Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk will throw out honorary first pitches ahead of Sunday's Cardinals game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 1:15 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals superfan ‘Rally Runner’ sentenced to prison in Capitol riot case
Rally Runner is the 29th of the 37 Missouri residents charged in Capitol riot cases to be sentenced. Two other Missouri defendants have been convicted and await sentencing, and the cases of another six are pending.
Man arrested after carjacking, police chase in Hamilton Heights
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man is in police custody after a carjacking and police chase in St. Louis’ Hamilton Heights neighborhood on Wednesday. According to police, a man was approached by two suspects, one of who was armed with a gun, around 11 p.m. in the 1400 block of Hodiamont. The victim said the man with the gun hit him over the head, and then the two men got into his Nissan Altima and drove off.
Former Cardinals pitcher Jason Motte
Jason joins “The Opening Drive” to talk about his current run coaching high school baseball in Memphis, how much it means to him that St. Louis has continued to support his foundation even after his retirement, how people can get involved with the event, how much Dave Duncan meant to him as a young pitcher, the parts of the game he is emphasizing as a high school coach and what made the 2011 team resilient enough to make their comeback.
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