5 On Your Side at 10 - June 10, 2026 (Full Broadcast)

[00:00:00]Our weather impact alert continues for about another 24 hours. Storm chances tonight have tended to diminish. Most of its north heat still on tomorrow. And we're tracking when a line of strong thunderstorms brings relief to us Thursday night.

[00:00:22]>> Two shootings, three teens targeted, all on one street.

[00:00:25]>> It is a big shock to me. Tonight, the cries from a north city community to stop the violence.

[00:00:31]A dangerous drive in South St. Louis.

[00:00:34]The new Blands revealed just hours ago to put safeguards on Gravoy.

[00:00:39]Right now, the heat and humidity and threat of storms is keeping us under a weather impact alert. This is 5 side at 10. I'm Kelly Jackson >> and I'm Mike Bush. Tonight, the severe weather has stayed mostly to our north, but we do have new video of twisters possibly touching down in Putham County, Missouri. This is about an hour north and west of Kirksville. Right now, no reports of damage or injuries. Chief meteorologist Scott Connell has been keeping an eye on those storms.

[00:01:04]>> He is tracking a bigger storm threat moving into the bystate within the next 24 hours, which will end our first heat wave of the summer.

[00:01:11]>> Yes, it'll bring an end to the heat and humidity for sure, but it also brings some more storms to the area tonight.

[00:01:16]Those storms are all to our north and we have been tracking a lot of storm trackers uh move down from Canada and the Dakotas into Iowa and northern Missouri today. So that's why you're seeing so many pictures of those storms.

[00:01:29]So we know we had tornadoes on the ground. Haven't had a lot of reports of massive damage though, which is a good thing. And all of those storms have trended towards moving off to the east.

[00:01:40]Now they're taking a little bit of a southeastward motion. So, we probably do see some residual storm action pushing into our northern counties, but it's also weakened considerably from what we were looking at earlier. And so, I think that's the trend we set going forward through the remainder of the night. If you're north of St. Louis, Bowling Green, up towards Root House and Whiteall, you probably will hear a rumble or two of thunder and you will get a shower or two, but it doesn't look like much of this is going to be able to make it into the St. Louis area tonight.

[00:02:11]That's a good thing. So, our severe weather chances, rain chances overall seem to be decreasing for us. But while that's happening and those rain chances tonight aren't such a big deal, we still have the heat and humidity for tomorrow.

[00:02:23]It is hot again for tomorrow morning.

[00:02:25]The heat index 99 to 107 tomorrow afternoon. So again, one last hot day.

[00:02:32]High temperatures should be in the mid 90s. That will then set the stage for the threat of severe thunderstorms that lasts maybe an hour or two at any one spot tomorrow night in a line that comes through mainly after 8:00 but out of here before midnight. Shouldn't have any weather related problems out the door tomorrow morning other than it's a really warm morning and temperatures start to soar quickly. We'll see you in a few minutes.

[00:02:55]>> All right, Scott. And you can always get the weather impact forecast anytime to stay on top of the heat and storm threat. Text the word weather to 314-425-55355.

[00:03:04]We'll send you a link.

[00:03:05]>> Tonight, St. Louis police are investigating a deadly crash in South St. Louis. This happened around 3:30 this afternoon on Michigan Avenue in the Coranderlet neighborhood. Witnesses say a driver hit a parked car headon. One person died in the crash. No word yet on any other injuries. And neighbors tell Five on your side over the last three years, speeding has led to more than a dozen parked cars being totaled along the same stretch of road.

[00:03:30]Three teens shot in two separate crimes in North St. Louis. One of them just 16 years old.

[00:03:35]>> The shootings happened three days apart on Lee Avenue in the fallen neighborhood in North St. Louis. New tonight, neighbors and one community activist share their concerns with five sides Robert Townsen.

[00:03:46]>> Never happened before in this corner.

[00:03:49]>> Saturday afternoon, Mustafa Hamemed was on his way out of town when he suddenly pulled over after one of his employees called him. I got call from the worker and I got call from the police chief.

[00:04:00]>> They told him a boy had been shot and killed inside Hamemed's family-owned business Yateman Market 2 at the corner of Lee and Athlon in North City.

[00:04:10]>> It happened right there. It is a big shock to me, you know, to everybody cuz I know the family. I know the boy.

[00:04:17]>> Jame couldn't believe the boy who died was 16-year-old Oliver Williams, a regular customer of his. He's a very good kid. Nice kid. I think they got to put the extra police over here.

[00:04:30]>> On Tuesday afternoon, two boys told police they were walking in an alley two blocks away on Lee Avenue when they spotted two mass men. The 17-year-olds told police when they turned walked the other way. They heard gunshots. Both teens ran and realized they'd been shot.

[00:04:46]Police say they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Records show so far this year through Wednesday at least 22 teens 17 years old or younger have been shot in St. Louis. So far, police have not made any arrests in both cases. Meanwhile, a concerned community activist who went to Saturday's shooting scene is also sharing his concerns.

[00:05:09]>> It's just to uh terrible. The city officials, I feel like they need to be in the room with a lot of community leaders such as myself and uh we need to come up with a solution.

[00:05:20]>> A rallying cry community activists like Terrell Welch make every summer.

[00:05:25]>> Seeing another innocent teenager getting killed. You know, that's my fear.

[00:05:29]>> Robert Townsen, five on your side.

[00:05:31]>> And tomorrow, teen violence in the St. Louis area will be one of the topics local and state leaders discuss during a town hall. The event will be held at Christ Our Redeemer Church on Old Jamestown Road in Blackjack. Doors open at 5:30. Tonight, a man is charged with first-degree murder for a deadly stabbing in the central west end. Police say Elmer Shields killed a woman at the Parkplace Apartments on Forest Park Avenue last night. According to court documents, witnesses saw the 64 year old man leaving the apartment armed with a knife and covered in blood. The victim's identity has not been released. It is one of the busiest and riskiest roads in our area. Now, a major push is underway to transform Gravoy Avenue.

[00:06:11]>> Just hours ago, MDOT unveiled plans to make that nearly six mile stretch of road safer. Five on your sides Laura Baresky has a first look at the changes on the table.

[00:06:21]>> Mike and Kelly MDOT says safety is the biggest driver for change on Gravo. Data from 2020 to 2024 shows nearly a thousand people have been injured in crashes and 22 people have been killed on this heavily traveled St. Louis corridor.

[00:06:38]Pedestrians dodging traffic on Gravoy Avenue is an everyday occurrence.

[00:06:42]>> The residents here have been asking for safety measures for a long time.

[00:06:46]>> And Katrina Waggan says it's not much safer for cyclists either.

[00:06:50]>> I feel as safe as driving and I feel as safe as biking going on side streets. I I don't want to go on my bike on Graeway, Kings Highway, Grand, where it's really congested. I would just rather take alternate routes.

[00:07:02]>> To make the 5.7 mile corridor safer, MDOT has several options, including reducing lanes in certain areas and changing some of the wonky intersections like the sixway intersection at Gravo, Morgan Ford, and Delore. if you can reduce some of the legs. So now you only have four legs coming to intersection.

[00:07:18]You might be able to make a left turn now that you couldn't make before because there wasn't enough signal timing to make those left turns.

[00:07:24]>> Engineers are also looking at enhancing and even adding crosswalks in certain areas. One big one on the list, Gravo and PTOIC where just last month a man was hit and killed crossing the street near Shnooks. We've used um median islands, those refuge islands, getting pedestrians a chance to cross halfway, be able to pause in a relatively safe environment, and then cross the other half. That's been really effective.

[00:07:46]Shortening crossing distances as much as we can is really effective.

[00:07:49]>> Wegan says while raised medians would be good for certain areas, she feels it's not the best idea everywhere.

[00:07:55]>> I see a lot of the roundabouts and the barriers, and what I'm also seeing is people just crashing into them more. And part of the problem is honestly just an attitude problem that we have in general with reckless driving and more concrete is not going to fix that. And MDOT says they have proof these upgrades save lives. Tonight they announced there have been zero pedestrian deaths on a stretch of natural bridge road since similar changes were put in place. You still have time to give feedback on Gravo. I have that link on kdk.com.

[00:08:27]>> Tonight, a Collinsville teen detained by ICE is on his way to Texas. A family spokesperson tells us that 16-year-old Jesus Alexis Cruz and two older teens were pulled over while traveling for work in Morrisonville, Illinois. The Christian County Sheriff's Office says it didn't call immigration enforcement.

[00:08:43]However, federal agents happen to be at the gas station where deputies dropped the teens off. The two others are being detained in St. Genevieve. Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Bodzinski released a statement. The case raises serious concerns and quote, "I will use every oversight tool available to demand transparency and seek answers." Just hours ago, President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act to fund ICE and Border Patrol. The measure was passed last night by the US House after a monthslong stalemate with Democrats.

[00:09:14]Missouri Senator Eric Schmidt, who authored the bill, released a statement today saying, quote, "Democrats may refuse to keep Americans safe. But now ICE has the resources they need to do their job arresting and deporting illegal aliens."

[00:09:27]>> Tonight, police are searching for the parents of a baby found abandoned in the parking lot of Cahokia Mounds.

[00:09:32]Collinsville police say visitors at the landmark found the newborn sleeping in his car seat late Sunday night.

[00:09:38]Witnesses saw a man in a small dark blue car drop the baby off and drive off. The child is currently in state custody.

[00:09:45]Police are now trying to track down that man. They also have concerns about the child's mother.

[00:09:50]>> Potentially, she has a medical issue or some other issue going on. So, we want to ensure that she's well.

[00:09:59]>> Anyone who may know the identity of the baby or his parents has asked to call Collinsville police. The number is 6183442131.

[00:10:09]>> Tonight, the owner of a South St. Louis bicycle shop says thieves have hit his store again. It's the third breakin in two weeks at&m cyclery at the corner of Morgan Ford and Arsenal. Thieves have stolen more than $10,000 worth of bicycles. Over the weekend, the owner told five on your side he's installing security gates to prevent future thefts.

[00:10:30]>> Tonight, a downtown St. Louis man faces charges accused of pulling out a gun during a dispute over dog droppings.

[00:10:37]This happened outside the City View Apartments at 15th in Chestnut.

[00:10:41]According to court documents, the suspect threatened to shoot his neighbor who confronted his friend about not picking up after their pet. He is charged with unlawful use of a weapon.

[00:10:50]Within the last two hours, a prideful celebration wrapped up at St. Louis City Hall.

[00:10:55]>> Members and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community gathered in the rotunda tonight for the 2026 Pride Celebration.

[00:11:03]City leaders say it's important to open the doors of city hall to all St. Louisans.

[00:11:08]>> My message is that St. Louis is a welcoming city for you and that St. Louis city is a place we want you to come live, feel happy about who you are, expand our city, expand yourself, find love.

[00:11:21]>> The city also honored Jordan Braxton for her years of work advocating for the community. She was also recently crowned Miss TransUSA 2026. Five on your side is the official media partner of the St. Louis Pride parade which takes place Sunday, June 28th along Market Street in downtown the same weekend as Pridefest.

[00:11:40]>> A musical mile in Missouri, leaving some homeowners with road rage, >> like just chaos. It was just a really bad idea.

[00:11:51]>> The patriotic path some are calling painful and problematic.

[00:11:55]Plus, party in the USA and the STL. The marchdown market returning for America's big birthday.

[00:12:03]>> Storms have been marching across northern Missouri all evening and we stay rather steaming right into your Thursday. That does help fuel storms for us Thursday evening. We're tracking that and more unsettled weather that may alter some weekend plans.

[00:12:19]Tonight, two men are recovering after an argon gas leak in Maryland Heights. One of those men pulled their unconscious coworker from the Delta Gases facility on 80 Road early this morning. He's still in the hospital. His rescuer was released. It's still unclear what led to this leak, but officials say there is no immediate threat to the surrounding area.

[00:12:41]>> Insufficient vetting in a superintendent search cost the Francis Hall School District nearly $230,000. That is the findings tonight from the Missouri State Auditor's office. Mike Dominguez resigned last year before his first day as superintendent and received a separation settlement from the district.

[00:12:57]The audit found district leaders and an outside search for missed red flags, including information about his departure from a previous district and typos on his application. We have reached out to the district for comment.

[00:13:09]We're waiting to hear back.

[00:13:11]Well, this year marks the centennial celebration of Route 66, and an interactive exhibit in the birthplace of the Mother Road is drawing a lot of traffic.

[00:13:20]>> The musical road is also hitting a sour note. Tonight, Francis Watson reports from Springfield, Missouri, where some homeowners are no longer getting their kicks on Route 66.

[00:13:31]>> I'm a musician, and so I kind of like any idea of music.

[00:13:38]I like all the traditional Route 66, Chuck Berry style stuff.

[00:13:45]>> David Smith says he was excited when Visit Springfield installed rumble strips on St. Louis Street to celebrate the 100th birthday of Route 66. Created by Chris Hill and Peter Thompson, the interactive exhibit comes alive when vehicles traveling along the road hit the bumps and out comes America the Beautiful. There are exactly 2,39 strips. It covers 855 ft. And if you drive at the intended 30 mph, it will take you 19.45 seconds to complete the tune.

[00:14:16]>> But David says the musical road has worn out its welcome.

[00:14:23]>> You know, you hear that all day.

[00:14:25]>> David and many of his neighbors say the noise produced by the rumble strips have been disrupting their daily lives.

[00:14:32]>> It's been really hard. Uh, it it it seems really weird. It seems almost like um I don't I don't know even how to describe it like like just chaos.

[00:14:44]>> He says in addition to the sound becoming a nuisance, the road itself has become dangerous.

[00:14:50]>> We also like take walks up there and so it's weird when you're walking down the sidewalk with a kid and somebody swerves toward the sidewalk to try to >> hit the rumble strips. Um, it was just a really bad idea.

[00:15:04]>> It's why some living on East Olive Street, one block over from the art installation, want to see it go.

[00:15:10]>> This is a residential neighborhood. We like to uh feed the birds and listen to the birds songs during the day rather than extra traffic noise.

[00:15:20]>> That would get old. City officials say the exhibit is only temporary. There are plans to remove the rumble strips at the end of the summer once the Route 66 Centennial celebration wraps up.

[00:15:31]>> It's going to be a long summer for those folks. A Fourth of July tradition in St. Louis is back just in time for an over-the-top celebration under the arch for America's 250th birthday. Hours ago, organizers from Celebrate St. Louis announced the return of America's Birthday Parade. The event, formerly known as the Veil Prophet Parade, was cancelled last year after more than 140 years. This year's parade will be held on Saturday, July 4th. It will step off at 400 p.m. from Market and 14th, and we'll head down Market ending at the Arch Grounds where music, fireworks, and a drone show are taking place. And if you can't make it down for the parade, it will air right here on five on your side and it will stream on 5 plus from 5 until 6:30 on July 4th.

[00:16:18]>> It' be a good time. All right, chief meteorologist Scott Connell's back. We have a weather impact alert and expecting possibly still some storms tonight.

[00:16:28]>> I don't think much of the way of storms tonight that's concerning for us right now. I think the heat and humidity is bigger for the concerns tomorrow. Again, the afternoon we're around 95. The heat index should be 102, maybe 105, 106 or so in the metro area. I think tomorrow evening's thunderstorms though do have the potential to produce some wind damage, although that potential is higher to our north. Also bring to your attention, we've upped the chances for rain here Saturday into Saturday night going into Sunday, but that's also going to bring in some much nicer air by the time we get to Monday. It's not been a pleasant evening. It's been very noisy in northern Missouri, west central portions of Illinois. Just a parade of storms here have been continuing to march across northern Missouri.

[00:17:13]Occasionally, they were severe earlier.

[00:17:15]We've seen that kind of temper down now and it's more of just a heavy rain maker, but that is causing some flash flooding. It's pushing some outflow boundaries down to the south. They have the tornado watch from the Storm Prediction Center up for about another 40 minutes or so to our north. The storms out in Kansas have tended towards easing a little bit, at least in their eastward motion. We are still warm tonight in St. Louis. And of course, you would think, well, it's warm, it's muggy, we're going to see those storms just plow right towards us. Well, they've been moving more east than south. And even though they'll start a little bit of a southerntherly turn, they basically run out of the energy that they need because it's later in the evening now and we're past peak heating.

[00:17:54]So, while there may be an isolated storm or two to the north and northeast of St. those we don't expect there to be much and we don't expect it to be problematic for us. We should get out the door tomorrow morning just being on the warm and muggy sides. 85 right now due point 73 92 the top temperature in St. Louis and that's what it still feels like right now. Overnight we stay in the 70s again maybe a shower maybe a little storm to the north. Tomorrow should be on the dry side. We're in the low to mid 90s for highs. It feels like it's 102 to 105 degrees once again. So, into Thursday, we have to deal with the heat index. We have to hydrate. We're taking breaks. We're using that AC and we're waiting on relief. And here it comes.

[00:18:35]There's your cold front and the showers and storms that it induces for tomorrow evening. Some of those could have gusty winds and perhaps going even north and northeast of St. Louis, the potential that you see an isolated tornado or two, but for us in St. Louis, we don't think that that is going to be the biggest problem. It's more or less the gusty winds that we'll have to deal with if we get those storms to make it in here little later when they roll in and the threat like it is tonight kind of diminishes somewhat. Much nicer air in here by Friday.

[00:19:08]>> Good.

[00:19:08]>> Well, that's good. And Kelly has a great idea. Put the rumble strips for the parade.

[00:19:13]>> Move them out of Springfield for the parade.

[00:19:15]>> For the parade.

[00:19:16]>> For the ride.

[00:19:17]>> Yeah. Okay.

[00:19:17]>> Right along Market Street.

[00:19:18]>> Put them on Market Street. I'm sure everyone loves you.

[00:19:23]Frank is next with sports.

[00:19:24]>> Well, if you didn't think Jordan Walker could get better, you were wrong. Dennis Gates on Missou and Slooh and I'm going to introduce you to greatness on the soccer field.

[00:19:42]Trying to find a flaw with the Cardinals right now is like trying to find one with Marlon Brando in The Godfather. You simply can't. They are wrecking teams with power and precise pitching. This rebuild is over. Jordan Walker with the appetizer of a big night. A base hit in the first that scored JJ Weatherhold who had three base hits. Andre was a giant on the mound. Palante went six innings, struck out five, allowed three hits and two runs. He's truly the Italian stallion. And it helps when you get offense. Nelson Velasquez hitting.364, a two-run shot. Cardinals up four nothing in the third. And in the Big Apple on the big stage, Jordan Walker is letting the country know I have arrived.

[00:20:28]A three-run bomb, his 17th, a careerhigh. And the Cardinals make it six in a row with a 9-2 victory. Outside of the Cardinals, the best thing to happen in St. Louis sports in June could be the three-year deal that Slooh and Missou have signed to play a basketball game in November. And make no mistakes, Dennis Gates from a power four calling a school from the Atlantic 10 is the hero.

[00:20:53]Coach Gates brought his squad to Whitfield High School today for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. It's a cause dear to his heart because he was mentored in a similar situation as a youth. So the entire Missou roster was on the court teaching over 50 kids the fundamentals of basketball. The hot topic though is Gates scheduling flu.

[00:21:15]>> I'm thankful Coach Shirts picked up the call. We've had great conversations in the past, great friendship, great relationship. So, it's respect to our business, respect to our profession.

[00:21:28]This is a game that should always be on our schedule. There should never be a year without this game. I've always felt that way. I just didn't tell you, Frank.

[00:21:38]>> How could you not tell me? So, you only want to use the word phenom when it's appropriate. In the history of soccer in our town, that word perhaps has never applied to anyone more than Coryus's Maddie Di Maria. In three years for the Chargers, she has three state championships. She has scored 142 goals.

[00:21:59]She was a Gatorade National Player of the Year. She's already signed by Adidas and she's finishing high school early to head to the University of North Carolina to play for the Tarheelss. And if this Phenom stays on her current path, it may not be long until we see her on the biggest stage possible wearing red, white, and blue.

[00:22:21]>> My biggest dream since I was a little kid was to play on the full women's national team and just be at that highest level and play um for my country. I think it's the biggest honor to go out there and wear the crest and just I I could talk all day about national team camp and how that's impacted me too as a player. Um, but I it's honestly the best opportunity and I really really hope one day that I can wear that full women's team uh jersey and just get to play for my country.

[00:22:44]>> Patrick Mahomes got a $239 million extension to his contract today.

[00:22:49]So that means Mahomes is the first NFL player to go over 500 million bucks.

[00:22:56]He's been to five Super Bowls. He's won three of them. And he has two MVPs.

[00:23:00]Plus, he does everything right as a teammate and a leader. House Minority Leader Hakee Jeff at Nationals Park for the Congressional Game. The Desmet grad Senator Eric Schmidt had this moment right here.

[00:23:14]>> How about that? Will you look at that grab in left field? Holy cow. Totally sacrificing his body. He got up all bloodied, but he made the grab and the Republicans won the game 11-2.

[00:23:27]Former Blues assistant coach Steve A will be holding off on an NHL head coaching position. He agreed to a two-year deal to continue as a head coach with their Springfield affiliate.

[00:23:38]And that will do it in sports.

[00:23:40]>> All right, Frank. Thanks.

[00:23:41]>> All right, sweltering St. Louis. How locals are keeping their cool.

[00:23:47]We're now in that Missouri swampy time of year.

[00:23:51]>> Very muggy, >> moist.

[00:23:52]>> It feels really humid.

[00:23:54]>> It's hot. It's a real hot day.

[00:23:56]>> It is a bit too hot.

[00:23:57]>> I am definitely sweating.

[00:23:59]>> I have like five bottles of water in my backpack.

[00:24:01]>> It feels like 100°. You come outside.

[00:24:03]So, the kids love running through the water, being out, getting active.

[00:24:07]>> We're going to get some steps in and play some Pokémon Go in the park.

[00:24:10]>> Just trying to get exercise in. Just having fun.

[00:24:13]>> The kids is having fun. I'm having fun.

[00:24:15]Man, we're going to have some fun in the sun.

[00:24:19]>> It's also important to stay safe in the sun. And we're helping you beat the heat on a new episode of Outside the Forecast, which is streaming now on 5 Plus. Download and watch for free by scanning the QR code on your screen or searching KSDK in your app store.

[00:24:33]>> All right, let's get a final check of this forecast.

[00:24:35]>> All right, so we're looking at the radar right now up to the north of St. Louis.

[00:24:38]We have these showers and thunderstorms that have been moving from Kirksville to Quincy for several hours now over and over. And so there's flash flooding across parts of northern Missouri, but the overall trend has been for these storms to weaken. They finally started to make just a little bit of a turn more towards the south. I think we'll see clouds in here. I don't think we're going to get much more than that in St. Louis proper uh through the overnight hours, but tomorrow it's more heat, it's more humidity. We do expect tomorrow to see those temperatures climbing back up into the mid 90s as we head into tomorrow. So, your overnight low temperatures, we're stuck in the 70s.

[00:25:16]The hourby hour tomorrow, heat index back above 100 around we're a little after lunchtime and then we will sit there through tomorrow afternoon as we have those high heat indices waiting on the thunderstorms tomorrow evening. Cold front comes through much better for Friday.

[00:25:34]>> And there you have it. Five on your side at 10. We're always streaming on your phone and TV.

[00:25:38]>> And start your day with today in St. Louis. That starts at 4:30 a.m. Have a great tomorrow.