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Politics can be a nasty business and leave behind a bitter taste in the mouths of election losers. But I discovered a sweet side to politics. While picking up my press credentials for th... A talented artist is robbed at gun point outside his apartment in Soulard. According to investigators five teens approached the resident and asked him for directions. The victim gave the five young men directions. Then suddenly one of the teens pulled a gun a placed it on the back of the victim's neck. They walked the victim inside and took his wallet, cell phone, and some documents. Investigators say after the suspects got what they wanted th... A local fight on You Tube is getting a lot of attention. Belleville Police tell News 4 that so far this has been a tough case to work because they don't have a copy of video. From talking to police today I learned that should change soon, because someone called with a copy they are willing to let the police look at. According to Don Sax with BPD the video involves elementary students fighting at the city skate park. News 4 looked for the vi...
With the debate at Washington University only days away we're learning about security plans for the big night. Local law enforcement leaders didn't want to tell us too much, but we know there will be local and federal agencies on hand. I sat down with the St. Louis Public Safety Director, Charles Bryson, today and he gave me a few interesting details... there will be: - 2-4 St. Louis City Health Department Workers Students who cut class in Pine Lawn will be taken into police custody. That's no joke, starting Thursday officers will take students found on the streets during school hours and place them inside a new Truancy center that is located in the Pine Lawn police department. School districts struggle each year to find ways to keep some students in the classroom. However, those students will not be able to hide. Officers are now searching for those wh...
RIGHT NOW, I'M BUSY WORKING ON A STORY FOR NEWS 4 AT NOON. IT INVOLVES SOME PRETTY CLEAR SURVEILLANCE VIDEO GIVEN TO US BY THE SAINT LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Two male suspects covered in hats, wearing hoodies, and ski masks break into a Goodwill store in Belleville. A worker hears the noise walks in the back of the store and spots the two men wearing black. Investigators say the two suspects told the clerk to "get over here now"... police say after hearing those words the clerk ran away and got help. The two suspects took off through a back door, and police arrived to the scene moments later. Afte...
Pigeons have been called down right disgusting. They have been labeled by some as a rat with wings, and some people can't stand their presence. However, when residents in Alton spotted many of the birds struggling to walk, unable to fly, and turning up dead their was a sense of compassion for these downtown visitors. When my photographer and I arrive in the town we were quickly greeted by residents who were upset that someone would poison thes... There is no question about it; the homicide rate in St. Louis is getting out of hand. What can we do? Well, that is where my story today about a new door to door effort fits in. "A Better Family Life" is heading up a new campaign to help men in North St. Louis get jobs. The hope is that if these men have jobs they'll be able to steer themselves away from a life on the streets. Today 20 young adults brought this message door to door in the... This is perhaps a very petty blog on this momentous day, but it is one that I felt compelled to note.
There are so many times, as a reporter, we have too much to fit into our story. Today was one of those days. You're probably familiar with the National Archives & Records Administration facility in Overland. I've driven past it since I was a kid. My memories of it are images burned into my mind of the fire at the facility in 1973. Video of firetrucks... Here in the KMOV newsroom, reporters sit in cubicles all together. Ray Preston calls it reporter-town. He is my neighbor. Today I was shooting a story to air later in our A Shared St. Louis series on race relations, so I was out of the building all day. When I got back, Ray was talking about his story on military records. It was very interesting - and not all of the fun stuff he learned could be included in his story because of time limit... It's a little after 3am here in the News 4 newsroom and my Executive Producer and I are discussing my story for today. It's a hot topic that you may have heard about in recent months: the increasing number of homicides in the city of St. Louis. The weather was perfect, so it's hard to complain, but Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich did keep us waiting in Granite City on Tuesday for nearly two hours. With less than two months until the November election, a number of voters in the Bi-State area today are bracing for a highly-anticipated campaign stop from Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden.
On Friday, September 5th a 23-year vet of St. Louis Police Department shoots himself in the leg. According to the Police Chief Stephen Pollihan, the officer was responding to a burglary call in a vacant building when a pit bull jumped out behind a door and attacked the officer. The officer pulled his gun and shot the dog multiple times, but one of the bullets bounced off a wall and struck the officer in the leg. At the end of the day, crews ru... This is from Amy Sullivan of Time magazine in an article headlined: "Are Evangelicals Really Sold on Palin?" "While many pundits have wondered whether social conservatives will recoil from the news that (Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah) Palin's 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant, they're clearly not grasping the mores of that community. If Bristol Palin were the daughter of Democratic parents, she would un... If you're a Missouri voter you'll want to read this. In my talks today with a McCain communications director I learned that there are some key steps they plan on taking to get you to pick him in November. To make it easier on you and me I'll list them below. 1. personal appearances Ok, so what does mystery mean? Well when I asked today I was told they co... For those who enjoy history as I do, I wanted to pass along a few notes on Vandalia's Capitol Building. |
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