St. Louis News from KSDK Reviews

I’ve been watching KSDK since I was 5 years old in 1976. My fondest memory of my dad was watching KSDK channel 5 from the young age of 5. My dad passed in 2009, but I continue to tune into News Channel 5. Every anchor, reporter, news director, etc since I can remember has been nothing short of classy, honest, caring & truly have a love for the St. Louis & the people of St. Louis. Thank you for continuing to bring us the most accurate news. And thank for being in our living room each and every night. You all are truly the best in the business.

The layout and user experience of StLouisNewsfromKSDK is horrible. Half the time is does not know if it is in landscape or portrait mode. There is no way to just find local news. Much of the news is not even about St. Louis. The option to not play videos does not work. Videos, from KSDK (not a third party) continue to load and play regardless of this fake setting being disabled. Truly a piece of crap designed to keep you on the page and not see any news. More ads than info.

Always listen to KSDK 6:00 news. Love the reporting! Morgan is professional and down to earth! She is dynamic, friendly and enthusiastic- nice qualities for a news person. I also enjoy Anne-another professional who seems like she cares! Everyone is great. Love the weather people also! Like seeing Scott’s dog when he worked from home. Jim is a good addition to the weather. Tracy is down to earth and of course like hearing about her horse. Mike and Kay bring everything together! Great news team! Thx
....Cathy & Jim from Eolia,Mo

Works for a while then when tapping on a notification app opens to a white screen with “spinning wheel of death”. Issue occurs on iPhone 11 and iPad mini version 5. Once app fails only thing I’ve found to fix is power off and restart device. Other than this tactical problem, it is a pretty good app, but I want something more reliable for local news.

We watch Channel 5 news the most, but have been checking out other St Louis stations. I have your app on my iphone, and am often disappointed there is nothing on the Question to Vote on. I have come to enjoy participating in that vote, but the same thing is often there more than one day or nothing is listed at all. With so many topics available, it should not be difficult to have something different every day.
It is also hard to keep up with the seemingly continuous staff changes.

I think it is a really great app and gives me local and national news very quickly. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic I have been paying close attention to StLouisNewsfromKSDK and it has failed to let me down with notifications about outbreaks in St. Louis and the task forces updates. I would recommend this to any St. Louisan who wants quick and correct news.

The content on KSDK news is great; I’d give it five stars. However, StLouisNewsfromKSDK has room for improvement. Most significantly, the rate that StLouisNewsfromKSDK drains the battery on my iPhone is astounding. I could play a short video, then close the video screen, and notice that I’ve just lost 15% of my battery power in a very short period of time. On other news apps, like the AP’s, I don’t seem to have that problem when I play videos or simply use StLouisNewsfromKSDK .

Fix the battery drain issue, and I’ll likely change my rating to four or five stars.

This used to be my go to app for local news. But over the last couple of months, the advertising interruptions have become so ridiculous and intrusive that I can not even finish reading a story without out pop up ads every few seconds. I’ve given up and will be deleting. My husband also deleted StLouisNewsfromKSDK. I should be able to read more than 10 words at a time without being bombarded with advertisements. It’s sad you’ve sold out. I used to really enjoy your top stories coverage and felt you truly wanted to cover the news. No longer the case.

Adding the Verify spot was brilliant. And adding investigative journalists from print journalism elevated your coverage and it was already the best. All the anchors are spot on. Mike Bush has been steadfast and so relatable. Cusumano is a sportswriters sportswriter. His unfailing honesty on each topic he covers is refreshing. Anne Allred and Scotty and all the street reporters deserve a lot of credit too. My husband thinks sports coverage should be longer. Lol

I do like the fact that your reporting is more non-biased than other stations. I feel like I’m getting the story without a political slant to the left or right and I appreciate that. StLouisNewsfromKSDK however has been glitchy lately. It has a habit of closing down suddenly for no reason when your in the middle of a story so that’s kind of annoying. Otherwise I would have given more stars on my review. Also news alerts often don’t open or have anything in them when they do.

So many improvements have made StLouisNewsfromKSDK my most go to news app for so many reasons. They offer so many options that work for me. The latest is huge! Able to watch the last entire broadcast in case you missed it! Incredible! Thank you!!

I prefer the old app. It was well organized, categorized, it was quick to get wherever u wanted to go. New one is hodgepodge of stories together. They melt into one another. Ads can also b frustrating, but I understand that's money. Just liked the layout and design of old one better.

♥️It’s OK but when reviews say it needs improvement then someone should follow thru!! It crashes and disappears a lot when reading or watching a video. Also on notifications about a crash, closing of a road or some breaking news. The info is provided and states more updates will follow later then you hear nothing ! I would say updates would be good to keep people happy. Also a search button would be Super Helpful along with Comment Section for Viewers💬 ♥️

This is my local news station and I get notifications for breaking stories or updates, but when you click to open the story, it just takes you to StLouisNewsfromKSDK home page. Then you have to scroll through to find the story you want, as there is no search feature. I am turning off notifications now because other local stations have apps that are more functional and user-friendly.

The content needs a lot of help. The national news section is constantly filled with sports and entertainment in stead of what is normally considered to be national news. Given that there is a sports section, it should not be duplicating in national news, where one should normally be able to find current events (political, governmental, etc) that affect the nation. It’s getting worse with each update & more and more frustrating. I know the caliber of reporter at KSDK, and this setup is hiding the talent of the reporting team.

I do watch channel 5 but like every news media I am sick and tired of them being so biased against our President Trump I am beginning to think you are wanting to help take .America down but what you and the Democrats forget as hard as you try God is in control and he will have the final say. I just want to know whose side do you really want to be on. I sure this will be removed from from your review page but just remember the title and like I said WHOSE SIDE DO YOU WANT TO BE ON

KSDK is the perfect example of today’s media- no integrity, honesty or character. Two inches of snow is a storm and every story is hyped to get your attention. A few summers ago they blocked me on Twitter because I pointed out them stirring the racial pot with Michael Brown’s death anniversary. He assaulted an officer who then had to defend himself. The officer was found innocent. The media makes the thugs to be the victims as St. Louis has become a crime pit. Don’t call KSDK on their lies as they will silence you! And they have their underlying messages to shape your thoughts. Honest and unbiased news is long gone!!!!

This is my only local news app now. It is easy to follow and has a variety of stories/news. Not just focused on one issue as others appear to be.
I also like how KSDK handles things on the air because of what they have done over the past year.
I also like the Weather Alert app!

Unfortunately I do not like the new update at all. I wish they would have the option to download a full weather app and nothing else. I tried to share with my Mom the older KSDK app I have and it isn’t available. A lot of us prefer not to participate in watching the news every single second. It’s not healthy. I had always told everyone how awesome the previous weather app was because it was only that and done accurately. The new one is mixed too much with everything else like non stop news or sports. Thumbs down.

Your website is user friendly, but who proof reads the articles before you post? I am an elementary school teacher and I sometimes use your articles in my lesson plans. The kids have to find as many grammatical errors as they can. 😬

I think overall StLouisNewsfromKSDK is okay, nothing special or overwhelmingly awesome. I ave several issues with news reports. There are often times when I receive notification and then launch the story and the story will be blank.

Also in terms of live television cast if I want to watch those love speeches or broadcast when I open StLouisNewsfromKSDK those too are not able to be viewed.

In terms of accuracy I do find that when the stories are finally updated they are pretty accurate and do not need many modifications. But it would be a great idea to post of positive stories as well as the breaking news. Things that average citizens do in the community to help, or testing scores improvements, this that also boost up the community.

I watch TIST every morning at 4:00 am - 7:00 am; then watch Today show following that. I find KSDK has the most updated news, breaking news, with actual weather prediction .
I Love the whole news cast especially Rene and I would love to meet him in person. His has such a great taste in clothes, if his wife buys and picks out his wardrobe then she does a fantastic job.
My morning show everyday starting at 4:00am thru 9:00 am

Would be nice to be able to actually read the story from the notifications that show up. When you click on it, you get either a blank page or a bunch of stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with what the notification was about.

I like your set up and arrangement of the various news types. Too, I like your headline news pieces for new events and I like your pictures section. I personally like the month pictures of sunrise, sunset, seasonal, landscape and animal subsets. I'm glad you cover national and international news, in addition to the local happenings.

I never use to watch channel 5 news but; one day my connection went out on my tv. It was like a new day dawning once you all appeared in the place of the other station aah what’s it’s name??

Overall app is fine. However I keep getting notifications for topics that I have clicked off. I have to go back into StLouisNewsfromKSDK and click those notifications off again. Next thing I know I’m getting a notification about the same topic again. Stop changing my settings!

StLouisNewsfromKSDK has not worked correctly for months. When I open it up, the whole thing freezes and does not let me read or watch anything. I have reinstalled StLouisNewsfromKSDK and updated my phone, StLouisNewsfromKSDK also behaves the same way on other phones/devices. I am now deleting it because I am unable to use it except for the notifications that 99% are irrelevant. Channel 4’s app is the way to go for local news apps.