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October 2009 ArchivesI don't know if there are spirits that interact with the human world or not. I guess it's one of those things in life that either you believe or you don't. I'll let others debate that point. But I can tell you that I've had a few--I guess you would say "creepy"--things that have happened to me in my house. A few years ago I bought an old building in the city of St. Louis. It was built during the 1890's. It had been a saloon at one... We're standing in Hazelwood tonight outside St. Louis Mills Mall. This is the scene of one of the latest carjackings in the St. Louis area. We've had four in a week. One was deadly. A Velda City man was shot and killed by suspects (who are still on the loose) even though he cooperated with their demands. It's a scary thought. You're in your car or walking to it and someone armed with a gun or knife carjacks you. One of the ... Police in Webster Groves and Brentwood say there have been five cases of a man exposing himself to young girls over the last month. The victims range in age from 8 to 14 years old. The man, a blonde in his late 20s or early 30s, drives up in a black car with silver or white stripes and asks for directions. The girls reported that in each case, the man was naked in his car from the waist down. Webster Groves Police said most of the c... I guess it's good the most compelling story I found today was a couple trying to dry out their basement. Don't get me wrong, a basement covered in backed up sewer water is a horrible thing. I'm just glad we weren't covering rescues from flood waters or worse... people who chanced it and didn't make it. I spent parts of the day in Maryland Heights, Creve Coeur and Chesterfield. I saw some closed roads in Maryland Heights, no... Judgment House will is underway this weekend in East St. Louis. Judgment House is a 45 min drama about life and death. It is located at New Life Community Church in East St. Louis located at 1919 State Street. The Judgment House is open 6:00pm-11:00pm on Friday and at the same time Saturday. ...All the rain we've had has turned our rivers into dangerous places. And two 12 year old boys found that out on Thursday. Bradley Edwards was fishing with his friend when he slipped and fell in. His friend, Michael Melchoir tried to pull him out, but when he couldn't he did the next best thing. He stayed calm and got help and led rescuers to the spot. Bradely managed to hold on to a large rock in the river and waited for firefighter... Wednesday, Governor Jay Nixon announced $634 million in cuts to the budget. About $2.3 million will be carved out of the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program. That's half the money in MoVIP's budget, which means the cyber school will get nothing from the state next semester. State-wide, 1600 students are enrolled in the K-12 MoVIP program. Most don't pay tuition because it is state-funded. There ... If you're still waiting for your school district for H1N1 flu shots you are not alone. I'm a big "benefit of the doubt" guy. When people do things I try (as hard as it is sometimes) to put myself in their shoes. So I started thinking about this 54-year old man charged with animal cruelty for taking his sick dog out back and shooting it like Ol' Yeller. Relatively new to this area, I'd never heard of Moro, Illinois. I thought, maybe it's so rural and so far from a regular town perhaps there's not a veterinarian ... For the second time this month a high school student brings a hand gun to school. Today's incident happened at Riverview Gardens High School after a parent tipped school officials off. Earlier this month a student in the Hazelwood School District brought a gun to school. The parent called leaders this morning at 7:30, moments after school started. Automatically the high school was placed on lockdown as security personnel se... Seven brave heroes were honored tonight in Alton. They are the construction workers who raced to save a 24 year old man from a burning car along River Heritage Parkway last month.
Police are looking for a man behind a string of violent robberies, targeting women in parking lots of businesses in south St. Louis. On Friday, October 23rd a man attacked women in three different parking lots in South St. Louis. Sunday morning, he struck again and robbed a women in the parking lot of a Walgreens. Four Attacks Detailed The first at the Schnucks at 3430 South Grand. It happened at 12:15... I covered the funeral procession today in Jefferson City for nine-year old Elizabeth Olten of St. Martins who was murdered last week. The family didn't invite media inside the church so we stayed out of the way. Along the roadside between the church and the cemetery, a couple hundred people gathered with pink balloons so the family would see all the support they have in the community. One of the balloon-holders is a senior at ... Finally, the bottleneck at Hanley and Eager is opening! Sometime tomorrow (before evening rush) it will be ready. That just makes me more anxious for the whole highway to open up. Dan Galvin of Gateway Constructors says the deadline may be sooner than the scheduled December 31st, but they won't have an actual date until another week or two. Many school districts in the St. Louis area were suppose to get their H1N1 vaccines this week. However, a nationwide shortage on the vaccine has delayed the drug from getting to many of the local schools this week. The Centers for Disease Control says the H1N1 vaccine should become widely available any where from early to mid November. The question is do you plan on getting the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available? ... The lawsuit by former AB executive Francine Katz against her fromer employer is more than enough to raise eyebrows. Last Thursday we aired a story about Governor Pat Quinn's big announcement - he's running for governor. Quinn took office after Governor Blagojevich was impeached. Quinn inherited a multi billion dollar budget deficit. In light of the budget crisis we asked Governor Quinn how much tax money was being used during his campaign kickoff tour across the state. The question was prompted after we noticed the state airplane sitting on the runway at th... Today Lambert's Airport Director informed me that there will soon be some changes in the East Terminal. Before Southwest Airlines adds 9 new flights later this year, the airport will expand the security screening area to six lanes. Currently there are 4 screening lanes. Director Richard Hrabko says by adding the 2 lanes 400 more people per hour will be able to get through security. Do you fly Southwest, do you think this will help... Yes, it's not even Halloween yet... but a group of retirees in the Alton area are already busy setting up some 3 million lights for the Christmas Wonderland display. The "Grandpa Gang" is made up of about 20 volunteers that work for 11 weeks to put on the Christmas light display which raises money for charity. Last year, the group raised $25,000 for about 44 area char... I thought I was going to a link on Facebook sent by a friend this morning, it looked legit, but turns out it was to an adult swinger site where you can sign up to meet people (and upload porn). Needless to say, it wasn't from my friend and she had no idea her address book had been compromised. Just goes to show you, you can't be too careful. So now I'm off to improve my anti-virus software... and make sure I know exactly what I'm "clicking"... The number one treatment of the flu in kids is nowhere to be found thanks to the intense spread of H1N1 across the country. This has been the case for about a month... But no kid with H1N1 or the regular flu should be going without a pediatric, liquid dose of Tamiflu. MOST pharmacies can compound the kids dose from the adult pills. Brett Williams of >> Continue reading: Kids Tamiflu on backorder for weeks The story of the 6 Washington University students is starting to spread around the country. When was the last time that the hiriing of the hitting coach upstaged the team's manager announcing he was coming back for another season? The Cardinals confirmed today that Mark McGwire was coming back to St. Louis to serve as the team's hitting coach. The phone lines at the local talk radio and sports talk radio shows were lighting up. The arguments for McGwire's return---both pro and con---were passionate. That's Cardinal...
Many of you are looking for new jobs and are posting resumes on-line. We heard from a woman we profiled in our "Ready to Work" series who recently got a call from a person offering her a chance to join an organization for $29 to sell various products (everything from dog food to hand creams). She worried it may be a scam. While there are multi-level marking businesses that are perfectly legitimate, the line between a good opportunity... Motorist may not like them, but the red light cameras in the city are bringing in millions - ten million since the program's inception here. The Director of Operations who oversees the Chances are, you already have received one of these letters from a credit card about new rules. If you haven't yet tossed it away, take a few moments to read it carefully. A 21-year-old Maryland Heights man had a life-and-death struggle with a gunman. The victim in the case was arriving home after a night out with his girlfriend. He pulled his truck into the driveway, got out and walked his girlfriend to her car across the street. Two armed men approached the couple and ordered them back into the truck. The suspects told them to drive to an ATM. The victim said he had only 83 cents in his accou... I'm sitting in the live-truck on the University City loop as I type this up. We just got done interviewing a man named Larry Bowen about his stolen bike. Actually, I guess it would officially be a "trike" since it's a three-wheeler. Bowen is disabled. He had brain cancer which led to a stroke. It left him in a wheelchair. He says in the chair he feels trapped but he feels free when he rides his bike. But a thieft stole hi... Tonight the loved ones of a 65 year old man are grieving. He was shot to death last night in front of his home and in front of his wife. A robbery/carjacking police believe. Relatives say he asked them not to kill him - that he would give them anything. But they killed him anyway. The suspects are young - late teens early 20s. It used to be unusual for young people to kill. Not anymore. It is frightening. ...Less than 48 hours after nine-year old Elizabeth Olten went missing the Cole County Sheriff confirms she was murdered. Sheriff Greg White told us shortly before noon Friday he got a hand-written note (from where or whom he wouldn't say) that led them to a "person of interest." They got to the person of interest, a juvenile (wouldn't say age or gender) who's older than Elizabeth and that child led authorities to her body in a de... The Darkness in Soulard has been scaring people for years and this year they have added a new addition. If you would like to find out more information on The Darkness check out their website Two stories today about illegal drugs in St Louis with roots in Mexico. Supplies of the H1N1 vaccine are low. The government expected large quantities of the vaccine would be available by mid-October, but so far only a fraction have rolled off the production line. Part of the problem is manufacturers have had less time to make the H1N1 vaccine than they would typically have to produce the seasonal flu vaccine. For now, as vaccines become available, most are being distributed to what the CDC has id...
In light of recent reports of dui offenders with multiple offenses not being punished, I talked to a defense attorney and a former prosecutor about the "system". Yes, that's exactly what I did this afternoon... for a good several hundred yards I might add. I didn't even get pulled over. Hours before the reopening of the MLK Bridge after $1.4-million in safety improvements, we were allowed to drive on it to get video as crews were wrapping things up. I drove as my videographer colleague hung his camera out the window to take the pictures. Once we got about halfway, there were work tru... Lift for Life Gym, in St. Louis, is a place where teens can do their homework, workout, and have a good meal five days a week. The gym provides all of this for free. If you would like more information of Lift for Life Gym please log on to their website at About 35 people from the LaSalle Park neighborhood in South St. Louis gathered to discuss an issue catapulted to the forefront after a home invasion-robbery-murder two weeks ago. The mother and brother of nurse Gina Stallis, who was shot and killed, couldn't have been more clear. They want the cement traffic barriers in front of their home removed. They say while they don't believe EMS crews could have saved Gina, they are convinced ... Coyotes are living in every state on the US mainland, yet seeing one roam around near Clayton and Hanley Roads seems odd. But that is the case, and residents there say they see it from time to time. Today the Missouri Development Finance Board tentatively voted in favor of loaning the City of St. Louis 5 million dollars to make improvements to the One City Centre building downtown. The building sits on top of the well know vacant St. Louis Centre Mall. One City Centre is a 25 story office building that is currently only 15 percent full. City leaders hope the loan from the state will help the owner of the building make needed improvemen... A day after a 17 year old Sumner High School student was shot in the street in front of the school, police have taken a suspect into custody. Earlier in the day, police said they were looking for an 18 year old suspect that was "known to the victim." Late this afternoon, police confirmed they had a suspect in custody, but were not releasing the name until an official arrest warrant is issued. The victim was hospitalized after...
I wasn't sure what to expect when talking to people in Maryville, Illinois about how a judge ruled today accused killer Terry Sedlacek is not fit to stand trial. That means no chance of prison for him. He'll stay in a secure mental institution. One of the first reactions I got was from a customer at Maryville Pharmacy. He used to go to Pastor Winters' First Baptist Church of Maryville. With regard to Sedlacek's not having a ... A local woman had a good idea... buy wholesale and sell retail on ebay. Except she "bought" wholesale from Chinese companies online who ripped her off. She sent a Money gram... they sent empty boxes. No iPhones, no Playstations. The BBB says use a credit card - if the company doesn't want to go that route, that should be a big red flag. If you ask most people about cons and scams they'll tell you that it usually works because it plays on people's greed. That email in your inbox from the guy in Nigeria who wants you to hold $40 million dollars and then he'll give you 10% of it...?!?!?! All you need to do is give him your bank account information. Yeah. Right. But the rip-off artists keep at it. This time they're trying to get bank and credit c... A spokesman for Gover Jay Nixon told me tonight that it's possible that more jobs will be affected by the current budget crisis in Missouri.
The attorney for Sheri Coleman's relatives has added JMM as a defendant in the civil suit. saying the corporation should have known that the source of the threatening emails was (allegedly) Christopher Coleman, because the employee handbook states that there should be no expectation of privacy on company emails because they will be monitored.
Update: You can pre-register by phone or online. St. John's Mercy: ... Police are investigating the shooting of a 17 year old Sumner High School student, shot about 45 minutes after classes let out for the day. Police got the call for help a little after 3 p.m. to the 4200 Block of Cottage Avenue, the street that runs in front of Sumner High School. A 17 year old was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the buttocks, according to school district officials who were given updates on the stu... August Gate Church is located in Soulard. The church has mission to help those in the community including teens. If you would like to learn more about August Gate and their mission check out their website at We dropped by Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church this afternoon. Volunteers were there getting ready for a spaghetti dinner and barbecue fundraiser. The money raised goes to Backstoppers. We talked with Jim Przada. I guess you could say he wears three hats. He's with the church. He's also with Backstoppers. He's also a Sgt. in the 9th District with the St. Louis Police Department. He agreed that any event like this i... If you've checked your email lately you've probably noticed that you're seeing more spam these days related to H1N1 medications. A study a few months ago found that 4% of spam emails were related to H1N1. The percentage is probably higher these days as the number of cases continues to climb. The Food & Drug Administration ordered several medications off the internet. So what happened? You can probably already guess. Invest... Some new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control are frightening. The CDC says 86 children have died from H1N1 in the United States. Half of those deaths came in September and early October alone. It would appear the H1N1 flu outbreak is only going to get worse. The young St. Louis officer injured last week in an accident with a tractor trailer is leaving behind a wife and three children under the age of four. Officer Julius Moore was energetic and wanted to make a difference, according to his commanders. Now, fellow officers want to make a difference. While Moore's family sat vigil by his bedside, those officers were helping any way they could... cutting grass, doing chores, providing food, so rel... Back in April, when the government declared an H1N1 health emergency, Vi-Jon saw a significant spike in demand for hand sanitizer. They've gone from manufacturing nine-thousand gallons a day to 27-thousand gallons a day. Vi-Jon had to increase production lines, add a shift and is about to add equipment. I visited one of their three plants today in West St. Louis County (another is in ... This Saturday there is a Man vs Taco competition. If you can eat 25 taco's this might be the competition for you. The contest is at El Borracho located at 20th and Locust street in St. Louis the competition starts at 3 pm the winner walks away with a 1-thousand dollars. Twice this week I had the chance to talk with Rams players about this Rush Limbaugh story, and both days I got the same answer. Rams players say it doesn't matter and they're not paying attention to the radio talk show host's efforts to be part of a group to buy the team (an effort that is now over). The sad news about the closing of Ozzie's Restaurant and Sports Bar is somewhat good news for collectors. Everything must go. That means dozens of autographed jerseys from some of the biggest athletes in sports... photos of Ozzie Smith in action and with other athletes... Just about everything in the restaurant will be sold at auction Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25th. The sports stuff goes on the 25th. And you don't h... So Rush and his millions are "off the table", as far the Rams go. Dave Checketts announcing that Limabugh is no longer part of his group that is bidding on the Rams. I can tell you so far that the Saint Louis County Health Department has received two shipments of the H1N1 vaccine (first shipment included around 5,000 doses, the second was about 10,800) and that it expects to receive more shortly. I can't tell you exactly when. The availability of the H1N1 vaccine is unpredictable and means staying on top of news of new shipments. Here is what the >> Continue reading: H1N1 Vaccine Availability is Hard to Predict Efforts to keep geese out of Ballwin city parks are about to be a bigger challenge. Their most effective deterrent... border collies... are not in next year's budget. The city's been using specially-trained border collies to chase away (without attacking) about 100 geese from area parks and the golf course. But at a cost of more than $1,000 a month, the dogs didn't make the cut. So next spring when the geese are nurturing the...
Former U. S. Attorney, former Speaker of the Missouri House is now a current member of John Ashcroft's law firm. The firm also includes three other U. S. Attorneys, and numerous former members of the Bush administration from Homeland Security, Labor, and Justice. Grizzlies academy located at the Grizzlies ballpark in Sauget, IL has a baseball simulator. The simulator throws pitches at high speeds from major league pitchers. The simulator can even vary the type of pitches from fast balls to curve balls. If you would like more information log onto their website: Joel Magee told me he's been running a traveling antique toy show for 15 years and his stop in St. Louis is the first time he's been put on the defensive. Bill Smith, an investigator with the Better Business Bureau went to the show with some collectibles for which he knew the value. The items were 1940s Superman comic books and trading cards, 1950s plastic Halloween decorations and a couple of old Mickey Mouse pins... one rare one wor... Union, Missouri has now joined Washington, Missouri as the only two cities in the country that now require a prescription to buy certain cold and flu medicines. The problem is that when Washington passed its law in June sales of the meds spiked in Union and officials say they think as much as 40 percent of those sales were for the illegal making of meth.
For the past two days I've been covering the ongoing northside redevelopment plan. We interviewed a local woman named Bonzella Smith, she's filed a lawsuit against the TIF board here in St. Louis. Smith has some legitimate concerns about Paul McKee's proposed redevelopment, and she doesn't want to lose her home through eminent domain. Paul McKee has said he will not use eminent domain to force homeowners out.
The Missouri Coalition for the Environment say there are extremely high levels of e-coli and other dangerous bacteria in Kiefer Creek in Castlewood State Park. The looked at federal data and did their own studies to determine, "Pollution at Kiefer Creek is pretty intense. It's about 19 times worse than the problem that made news at Lake of the Ozarks," says Kathleen Logan Smith, the Executive Director of the >> Continue reading: Environmental coalition deems West St. Louis County creek unsafe
I've covered a lot of unusual stories, but this one is right up there. Three young men floating on the Meramec River isn't unusual... but the fact that their "vessel" was a septic tank is. Sunday night, they put in about 5pm, and missed their exit point because they couldn't make it to shore. Eureka firefighters, aided by police, an off duty Kirkwood firefighter, and arch helicopter (providing light) rescued the trio about 10pm. 5 hours an... This story about Rush Limbaugh is quickly gaining national attention. Al Sharpton and BT Rice say they'll ask the NFL to reject the bid from Limbaugh's group, based on what they say is Limabugh's divisive commenst in the past. Others see this as a high profile ownership that would make the team more high profile. Those of us who have been around St. Louis for awhile can remember Stan Musial & Biggie's restaurant. Then in 1988 Ozzie's Restaurant & Sports Bar opened up in Westport. Mike Shannon has a restaurant downtown these days and Albert Pujols has his place at Westport. Jim Edmonds invested in a place downtown There aren't a ton of sports bars around St. Louis associated with big names. So it really does feel like something of a passing of... Monday afternoon, the R-VII School District in southern Jefferson County decided to call off classes at all its schools for a week. On its website, the district says: Due to the spread of the flu in the Jefferson R-VII School District, we are canceling school for the remainder of the week (October 13 - 16). Since next Monday is a work day for staff, studen... The Superintendent of U. City schools says administrators were taken aback by the number or fights at the high school. Joylynn Wilson says there will always be some incidents, but the size and number of fights at the school Thursday are leading the district to hold a public meeting tomorrow night at the high school. The district says problems in the community, including gangs, are spilling over into the schools and they're determined to be p...
October 17 October 18 October 19 For more information call (636) 394-4100 Give yourself extra time starting Monday morning, because Illinois Department of Transportation kicks off work to reduce the number of lanes on the MLK bridge and install a concrete barrier. The work is scheduled to end on October 24th, depending on weather. At a cost of $1.4 million: crews will install a concrete barrier along the center line to prevent cross-over crashes. Crews will also widen lanes by reducing the number of... Think back to last spring. Around St. Louis excitement was growing as the baseball season was just about to get started. The experts pretty much had written off the Cardinals. Conventional wisdom said the Cubs, the dreaded, hated, much-despised Cubs would win the National League Central. But baseball is a funny game. What is supposed to happen oftentimes doesn't. Day in and day out it was another glorious season for Car... We weren't able to get the Mayor of Alton on-camera tonight because he was on the way to a previous engagement but we did talk with him on the phone. We were looking for his reaction to an arrest at The Pub Room, a bar in Alton. One of the barmaids was arrested for allegedly being topless (more on her reaction in a moment). There are perhaps half a dozen nightspots around Alton that some call "flash bars". The female bartenders are kn... According to available FBI statistics, not as often as men. 2008 numbers show 6,770 men robbed banks while 427 committed the crime. In 2006, 8,329 men robbed banks while 553 women robbed financial institutions. Friday morning, around 11 a.m. Saint Louis Count... Soulard Market at 8th and Lafayette Street St. Louis, Missouri - October 9,10 &11, 2009 Friday 5 pm - Midnight Admission into the tents is free, If you would like more information check out their website at Florrisant Police say a 16 year old Hazelwood West student brought a loaded gun to school on Thrusday. Police found it while questioning the high school junior about an off school incdent. Dectecives found the gun in the students backpack. He was immediately taken custody. Today Hazelwood school leaders addressed the issue saying that safety is the school district's top priority. The student may be expelled. The ultimate decision will hav... Governor Pat Quinn toured the state yesterday and today, making a final stop at Southern Illinois University to speak to students and staff about recent funding cuts. To Get You Caught Up: It seems demand has been so great this week for the free flu shots at Barnes that the hospital will be out of the vaccines by Friday afternoon. Lambert Airport Director Richard Hrabko says the airport commission approved a 1.6 million dollar incentive program to encourage carriers to add flights here in St. Louis. Airport Director Richard Rabko says the airlines must commit to keeping the new flight destination for at least 24 months. Under the incentive plan carriers will get a 12-month waiver on landing fees and rental costs associated with new flights. No word yet if any airlines w... Tuesday's crash that killed two and injured seven other senior citizens is the biggest tragedy Pastor Miki Merritt says his New Cote Brilliante Church of God has ever been faced with. "We know God is in control. God works things out," Pastor Merritt told us in his church library Wednesday evening. Wednesday night is typically bible study night. But not tonight. Tonight was about prayer and the pastor trying to comfort a chur... This week, we received an email from a South St. Louis woman who had a warning for other renters: if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Her sister came across an ad on Craigslist for a $199,000 three bedroom home near Tesson Ferry and Gravois for rent for $600 a month (utilities included). The person who posted the ad claimed to be on a mission trip in Africa. He said he tried to sell the home and didn't have...
Airport Director Richard Harbko says in the wake of American Airlines announcement to drop flights at Lambert International a number of other airlines have said they are willing to talk about expanding. Harbko says his team is having talks with at least 6 different airlines. He wouldn't say which ones only that they could be airlines currently serving the airport of new ones looking to fly to St. Louis. To further encourage the airlines to ... St. Louis University's Vaccine Development Center is currently conducting clinical trials on the H1N1 vaccine. Pregnant women are included. Today I talked to a participant in that trial about her decision. The story is airing at 5pm. Molly's in Soulard is a new restaurant that is located at 808 Geyer Avenue. This restaurant specailizes in Creole influenced dishes. The resturant also has a menu that includes gluten free dishes. If you would like more information check ouot their website at News 4 has a copy of court documents released to about the triple shooting in La Salle Park early Monday morning. The documents say 22 year old Mario Coleman shot all three victims: an off duty police officer, former firefighter and a nurse; 34 year old V.A. nurse Gina Stallis died Monday. We also learned that the police officer was shot 5 times; three of times in the chest. Also, before fleeing the suspects, Coleman and a 16 year old, stol... US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited St. Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development today, highlighting a local institution involved in the clinical trials for the H1N1 Vaccine. Dozens of St. Louis police officers continue to wait outside St. Louis University Hospital hoping for good news on their injured colleague. The only good news at this point is he's alive. Doctors say he's in very critical condition and is not conscious. The police department is not releasing the name of the officer injured in a crash with a tractor trailer shortly before 1pm Tuesday afternoon. It happened at Broadway and Arse... The first meeting may have been the start of a typical teenager courtship, had one man not allegedly lied about his age. St. Louis County police arrested a 30 year old man on Monday. They say he told a 14 year old girl he was 17 after meeting her at a sporting event last month. The two struck up a conversation, then exchanged phone numbers, and talked on the phone for a couple of weeks. On Monday, police got involved when t... St. Louis Police spokesperson says a two year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department is in critical condition after being shot during a home invasion. The officer's boyfriend is in serious condition after being shot in the neck. Police say 22-year- old Mario Coleman and a 16 year old forced the couple into a home and tried to rob them. Once inside the home there was a struggle and 34-year-old Gina Stallis was shot and killed. Police have ...
Rush Limbaugh and Blues Chairman Dave Checketts confirmed that they are trying to buy the St. Louis Rams. We went to 101 ESPN sports talk radio this afternoon to talk to Randy Karraker, Bob Ramsey and D'Marco Farr to get a feel for what the fans are saying. Limbaugh fans say it would be a good thing. Limbaugh critics say it would be a bad thing. It certainly raises some interesting possibilities. Would Limbaugh use his popula... I just finished a live shot at police headquarters downtown. We are waiting on new information from the department about that off duty officer and the other victims... as well as charges against the suspects. We went by the scene just before the live shot and saw officers questioning someone. (A girl) They asked us to "give them a little time" and we did. Sure, we could have taken pictures (our right on a public street) and that might have... If you would like to learn more about the Antoich Baptist Church Food Pantry located on: 4213 West North Market An off duty St. Louis Police Officer was shot multiple times this morning. According to police that shooting happened on the 900 block of Hickory Street in the Lafayette Park district in St. Louis. Police say the off duty officer and her boyfriend were leaving a house around one o'clock this morning. They were approached by two masked men and forced back into the home. Police say the suspects then tried to rob the two, and then a struggle star... No, I'm not talking about myself, although that does happen from time to time. I'm talking about Heather Cole, reporter for Missouri Lawyers Weekly. She was walking to grab a bite of lunch last Friday near her downtown office when she noticed papers blowing in the wind. She also noticed nearly a dozen large, plastic bins with no lids full of papers outside Macy's. What was this? Turns out they were old papers waiting to be h... I went to Beason today to get reaction from residents about the arrest of Christopher Harris, Nicole Gee's ex-husband. You could tell the town is very much still on edge, and who could blame them. Beason is very small, and the Gee family was well known. They are also still frightened because some don't believe one person could have killed the family by himself. That means they believe a killer is still on the loose. ...The Taste of St. Louis kicks off this weekend here in downtown St. Louis at the Soldiers Memorial. Admission to get inside the Taste is free. There will also be live music. If you would like more information log onto their website at: check out their website
As Chicago waits for word on the 2016 Olymoics, some here in St Louis will also be watching. Mayor Alvin Parks has decided to do something the East St. Louis city council as a whole is unwilling to do... forgo his monthly expense account. The Mayor receives an $800 check each month from the city to use at his discretion... perhaps host a fancy lunch for a company considering doing business in East St. Louis... That sort of thing. Mayor Parks makes $50,000 a year as Mayor so giving up the additional $800 per month (whic... With all the hype about H1N1, you'd think doctors would be testing like crazy for the disease. But, turns out, there are good reasons not to... and that's what I'll be talking about at 5. Gotta dash out now to the County Health Department. ... |
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