CRIME & SAFETY
Girl injured in viral fight near Hazelwood East had been suspended from school the previous day
MISSOURI, USA — New details were released Wednesday regarding a fight between students near Hazelwood East High School on March 8. The Missouri Attorney General and the school district continued a public back-and-forth on an investigation. Kaylee Gain, 16, was seriously injured in a fight in north St. Louis...
Woman’s body found on fire in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — First responders received a call early Friday morning about a person on fire in the 4500 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. Firefighters arrived on the scene at around 3:30 a.m. to find a woman fully engulfed in flames. They were able to quickly put out the fire. When they put […]
St. Louis County police searching for missing 34-year-old
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County police are searching for a 34-year-old woman who was missing Thursday. Police said Danielle Hagaman, 34, was last seen on Sunday, March 24 at about 10 p.m. in the 2700 block of Wheaton Avenue. Hagaman was hospitalized earlier in the day...
Assault charges considered for 8 more teenagers in fight near Hazelwood East High School
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (First Alert 4) – Eight more teenagers are being considered for assault charges following a March 8 fight that left a high school student severely injured. Video circulated on social media following the fight near Hazelwood East High School. Kaylee Gain was taken to the hospital in critical condition and was moved out of the Intensive Care Unit about two weeks after the fight. A lawyer for her family said she suffered a fractured skull and brain bleeding.
Wrong-way driver damages several St. Louis cars
ST. LOUIS — A wrong-way driver crashed into multiple parked cars this morning and fled the scene. The incident occurred on Neosho Street near Morganford in the Bevo neighborhood of South Saint Louis. According to police, the driver of an SUV traveled the wrong way on Neosho, striking two...
Man sentenced in St. Louis meth distribution case
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- A 35-year-old man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for his involvement in a meth distribution ring that spanned from Los Angeles to St. Louis. Dedrick Deshon Jordan was one of 15 defendants to plead guilty in the case. Jordan and another...
Shooting in north St. Louis County, three injured
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A double shooting in the Norwood Township neighborhood in north St. Louis County has left three injured and one in custody, according to officials. Around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the 2000 block of Valette Drive. Upon arrival, police found an adult male and an adult female with […]
Final of four teens plead guilty to murder of St. Louis County Cab Driver
The final of four defendants from St. Louis County, Missouri charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a cab driver in Hazelwood in 2022 pleaded guilty Tuesday. Tywon Harris, 20, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of aiding and abetting in the commission of a murder.
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