Kirkwood House Manager Retires After 4 Decades Of Service
Longtime Kirkwood House Executive Director Patricia “Trish” Ashley retired in May after 40 years of supporting its residents. “This (occupation) was never really work for me,” Ashley told a crowd of about 75 attendees at her retirement celebration in May in the meeting room at Kirkwood House, were there were lots of hu
Soulard time capsule to remain sealed until 2126
ST. LOUIS – Soulard residents are sending messages into the future with a time capsule send off. The Soulard Restoration Group hosted Sunday’s event at Soulard Station, commemorating the association’s 50th anniversary of being recognized by Missouri as a nonprofit. The capsule will remain sealed until July...
Home Builders Object To Proposed Basement Restrictions
Local builders fear a change to municipal stormwater regulations would spell disaster for new homebuilding in Kirkwood. Speaking out during a recent town hall meeting at Kirkwood City Hall, several area home builders took to the podium to object to proposed limits on new home basements, as well as extensions to basemen
Trio charged in St. Louis parking lot takeover, police chase
Two women and one man are charged with participating in a parking lot takeover Sunday in north St. Louis and then fleeing to avoid a traffic stop. Police discovered an 8-month-old child in the fleeing vehicle.
Woman charged with murder in thwarted break-in
A second person has been charged following a fatal shooting during an attempted break-in last week in north St. Louis.
Midwest group that frees wrongfully convicted prisoners in Missouri and Kansas may close
An organization that freed St. Louisan Christopher Dunn after he was convicted of a murder he didn't commit, along with many other wrongly convicted individuals, could close its doors following last year's federal grant cutbacks. For the past 25 years, the Midwest Innocence Project has worked at no cost to...
Granite City Woman Charged With Driving Under Influence Without Insurance
GRANITE CITY – Granite City Police recently charged a local resident with driving an uninsured vehicle while under the influence. Sign in to hide this notification. Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. Shakeela A. Miller, 33, of Granite City, was charged on July...
On the Missouri, echoes of Lewis and Clark — and what came after
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Man says he went to Starbucks to find rape victim because ‘that’s where all...
An Illinois man is headed to prison for abducting a woman from a Starbucks parking lot and then raping her on Veterans Day — telling the victim, "I deserve this," because he is a military vet. The post Man says he went to Starbucks to find rape victim because 'that's where all the women go' — abducted victim in parkin
Mother charged with 2-year-old’s December overdose death
A St. Louis woman has been charged more than seven months after her child died of an overdose.
