It looks like drivers are finding a benefit to the shutdown of highway 40. Some told news 4 they enjoy extra lanes added to handle more traffic on interstates 44 and 70.
Two vicious dog attacks were reported in the metro east. In one attack, two pit bulls severely injured a teenager. She has serious lacerations on her leg and arm, a missing tooth and puncture wounds on her chest.
For the first time since the No Child Left Behind Act went into effect, an elementary school in the Rockwood district has failed to meet one of the standards. Parents who have children attending Ballwin Elementary were given the option of moving to another school in the district.
A St. Louis family is getting help from the city following a deadly car accident. In January, a driver left the road at Riverview and Emma and slammed into a home.
Governor Blunt issued a word of warning for the St. Louis police board as it searches for a new police chief in the midst of the ongoing towing scandal. Blunt urged the board to do their homework in the search for the new chief.
Things got a little tense when the News 4 This Morning crew started to talk about the college football and their Alma Mater's.
St. Charles County looked into the issue of workers being underpaid and found out a lot of workers need raises, big ones.
Presidents of about 100 of the nation's best-known colleges and universities are calling on lawmakers to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. They say current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
St. Louis could have a smoking ban in public restaurants and bars. That is, if a local group has its way.
A St. Charles family will be forced to get rid of their pet pig, Sarah. The city council voted down a bill that would have allowed families to keep one pot bellied pig as a pet.
If you plan to drive down Skinker Boulevard expect a rough ride. St louis city crews are resurfacing and restricting traffic to one lane in each direction along Forest Park.
It's a step forward for the East St. Louis school district. District officials cut the ribbon on the sixth school in a multi-million dollar district initiative, James Avant Elementary.
Police in O'Fallon Illinois have a new way of stopping drivers from violating the law when it comes to school buses. Police officers will be riding on the buses, with students, taking down license plate numbers and taking photos.
A North County not-for-profit that sends Christmas gifts to troops overseas says donations are drying up. Summer is traditionally a slow month for donations but founder Julieann Najar said she's never seen it this bad.
A convicted sex offender has admitted he strangled a 20-year-old South Carolina college student, leaving her body in her off-campus apartment with her bikini top still wrapped around her neck.
A federal prosecutor in St. Louis says 68 people have been indicted on charges related to methamphetamine production.
This is a test that Bryce and I have posted. We think its really great and are glad that Brooke is learning to post video.
A recent study out of London states that "beer goggles" are real. The News 4 This Morning crew had fun discussing these findings.
News 4 uncovered more prostitution busts on the popular website Craigslist. The site is known for classified ads and networking, but it also has a 'services offered' section. That's a section that Craigslist doesn't seem to be watching closely.
The father of a young woman killed in a drunk driving crash in 2006 told News 4 he's relieved the driver finally admits his guilt. Ronald Wallace pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Imagine walking down the street only to be harassed by police because of your skin color. Is it fair to judge someone just because someone grew up in a crime-ridden neighborhood? And what about those who aren't involved in acts of crime? They would like a chance to grow up and contribute to society.
There's a controversy brewing in Jefferson County about the proposed use of a large section of land in House Springs. The group that owns the property wants to build a Hindu temple along with a hundred plus homes and a meeting center.
Police in Columbia, Illinois are working several leads trying to locate the suspects responsible for damaging a high school. At least two suspects were seen running after they set off an explosive device.
A 15-year-old girl is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a stray bullet that burst into her home. It happened just after 3:00 a.m. on Monday in the 3900 block of Parnell in north St. Louis.
In six months, all television signals will become digital. So News 4 is continuing its efforts to get you ready for DTV. It affects everyone who receives a signal over the air - instead of cable or satellite. News 4's Marc Cox reports on one man who figured out a solution to his antenna problems - and maybe yours.
The News 4 This Morning team talks about dating in the Internet age.
St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke is saying farewell. He is moving to Rome to begin a top job with the Catholic Church.
Owners of Wesa-A-Geh-Ya, an eastern Missouri animal park, began moving animals to Oklahoma as part of a plan to shut down the farm after a tiger attacked a volunteer. About 20 big cats were loaded up on Saturday for transfer to a facility in Wynnewood, Okla.
The latest weather forecast from 4-Warn meteorologist Kristen Cornett.
Police said they received an anonymous tip in late July that a prostitution ring was operating in the Belleville, Ill., area. On Aug. 14, police conducted a sting operation and arrested Sherrie M. Denton, 22, of the 800 block of South Virginia Street.
School will be held for Sumner High School students on Monday, but the students many not be at the high school itself. Workers installing duct work on Wednesday cut through duct work, kicking up dust containing lead.
Since the video of teens attacking a family near the Delmar Loop MetroLink station first aired, St. Louis police and Metro have stepped up patrols.
Sauce Magazine's Catherine Neville takes us to Rock Hill for this week's Sauce on the Street.
There is another detour for drivers who have to maneuver around I-64/Highway 40 construction. Today workers will close down all the ramps at Kingshighway and Highway 40 so that they can finish their work on that overpass.
Control tower tapes show the pilot of Barack Obama's campaign plane told air traffic controllers he had an emergency when he made an unscheduled landing in St. Louis last month, according to a news report.
News 4 This Morning's Virginia Kerr explains a weird dream she had last night.
Three years after a pregnant eastern Missouri woman went missing, police still don't know what happened to her.
How do guns get on the streets? That's the focus of in our race relations series A Shared St. Louis. News 4's Laurie Waters found out how guns end up on the streets and what's being done to stop the flow of guns.
Plans are now in place to prevent traffic tie-ups with the upcoming closure of the Hampton Avenue overpass on September 22nd. Hampton will be shutdown the Monday after the Big Balloon Race in Forest Park and visitors will be given flyers so they have a better understanding of how to get in and out of the park quickly.
A dozen cameras are spread across downtown covering an area roughly a hundred square blocks. The not-for-profit Downtown St. Louis Partnership has loaned police three of its downtown guides to monitor the cameras so officers don't have to be taken off the street.