Hundreds being held in Kentucky, Indiana jails on St. Louis chargesST. LOUIS — In recent months, more than 200 inmates facing federal charges here have been bused to out-of-state jails without being told where they were going, leaving relatives confused and trying desperately to reconnect. Officials have said the… Jul 25 21July 25, 2021Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Couple points guns at protesters marching to St. Louis mayor’s home to demand resignationUPDATES with comments from protesters. ST. LOUIS — As protesters made their way to Mayor Lyda Krewson’s home on Sunday night, demanding her resignation, they marched and shouted along private Portland Place. They were met by a couple pointing guns… Jun 29 20June 29, 2020Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
‘Mayhem’: 4 police officers shot during long night of violence and destruction in St. LouisST. LOUIS — Four police officers were shot in downtown St. Louis early Tuesday as a day of peaceful protests turned into a violent and destructive night in the city. Hundreds of people had gathered across the St. Louis region Monday to protest the… Jun 03 20June 03, 2020Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
After 55 days in hospital with COVID-19, St. Louis County man gets his releaseST. LOUIS COUNTY — Chris Ott doesn’t remember many of the days he spent tethered to a ventilator at Mercy Hospital South as he fought the grip of COVID-19 while in a medically induced coma. But for his family, each of the 55 days he spent at Mercy… May 19 20May 19, 2020Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Milwaukee’s Cure Violence program: mixed reviews and lots of hopeMILWAUKEE — On a damp Sunday afternoon in a housing complex north of downtown, three women collapsed in an empty lot, wailing. An 18-year-old had been shot to death, one of at least 70 homicides in Milwaukee this year. Police ducked in and out under… Oct 07 19October 07, 2019Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Searching the depths: St. Louis-area couple have become masters of a macabre jobBy their estimation, Dennis and Tammy Watters have pulled 93 bodies out of rivers and lakes across the country since 2005. The Illinois couple also have located hundreds of sunken cars, guns, safes and other evidence sought by police. And they do… Nov 24 18November 24, 2018Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With only 24-hour notice, residents scramble to move out of condemned Ferguson apartmentsResidents of one building in Park Ridge Apartments are under orders from the city to clear clear out by 2 p.m. Wednesday after a chunk of concrete fell from a Oct 11 18October 11, 2018Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
At 'safe houses,' homeless women and their families get reprieve from the streetTemporary lodging provided as a sort of last resort by New Life Evangelistic Center are places where women can help each other while they look for permanent solutions to their Oct 03 18October 03, 2018Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Amid long waits for organ transplants, those in need learn to launch their own searchesBarnes Jewish Hospital will take part in a pilot program for a Facebook app designed to help people in need of a healthy kidney ask for living donors. Apr 02 18April 02, 2018Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lakeway mayor confirms using Nextdoor pseudonym to promote agendaLakeway Mayor Joe Bain told neighbors on Nextdoor on April 26 that he deleted an account he had been using under a pseudonym after realizing it was “inappropriate,” according to screenshots sent to the View by multiple sources. Posts made under the… Sep 22 18September 22, 2018Article at Austin American-Statesman
