When no signs of a fire were visible from the street, firefighters used thermal imaging to locate the remnants of a fire inside a home on Apple Avenue.
A big problem that became difficult for families was transportation issues due to a driver shortage and the end of a contract with a primary bus provider.
The fire Saturday morning left more than 40 people without a home. The Red Cross is sheltering and feeding 11 of those residents who had nowhere else to go.
The first of potentially many St. Louis area protests over new ICE deportation measures started Saturday as the volume on a national conversation was turned up.
The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis made the arrests in connection to the death of Portia Rowland, in what was believed to be a 'targeted attack.'