Email Author Chad Garrison

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• 2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published April 4, 2007

  "The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines"

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2010 Stories by Chad Garrison

• Alice Huff-Sims: Joplin Woman Tried to Sell Baby on Craigslist

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Authorities in southwestern Missouri last week arrested a woman they believe intended to sell a baby on Craigslist. What's so wrong with that, you askr Well, police say 29-year-old Alice Huff-Sims did... More >>

• Woman Believes God Saved Her From Armed Burglars in East St. Louis

  published Dec 13, 2010

  A Christmas miracle in -- of all places -- East St. LouisrThat's the story you get when listening to the tale of Tabitha Moore. The 29-year-old was asleep on the couch of her East St. Louis apartment ... More >>

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  Catholic Blogger Tutors RFT on Headline Writing, Moral Law

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Updated 1:43 p.m.The blog St. Louis Catholic has responded to a story Daily RFT posted last week concerning the archdiocese's lawsuit against St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish. As we revealed, attorneys fo... More >>

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  Edward Jones Dome Unlikely to Collapse From Snow, Unfortunately

  published Dec 13, 2010

  After seeing that dramatic footage of the roof collapsing yesterday at the Minneapolis Metrodome, you know what was racing through the mind of Rams' owner Stan Kroenke: How can we make that happen in ... More >>

• Saint Louis University Set for First-Ever National Broadcast in Regular Season

  published Dec 10, 2010

  The Saint Louis University Billikens (3-3) face a tough challenge tomorrow when they square off against the No. 1 team in the nation, the Duke Blue Devils (9-0) in Durham, North Carolina. Add to that ... More >>

• 34 Missouri Water Systems Not in Compliance with State Testing

  published Dec 10, 2010

  The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is out with a list of businesses and groups that have chronically failed to complete drinking water testing required by state law. The list includes conv... More >>

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  White Sox Pitcher Mark Buehrle Pays Vet Bills for Dog Shot by Arrow

  published Dec 10, 2010

  A Shetland sheep dog with an arrow shot through its abdomen is recovering from surgery today. Rescue workers in Alton discovered the dog early yesterday morning with an arrow protruding from both its ... More >>

• Brittney Holmes: Teenager Dies Allegedly From Inhaling Fog Inside Haunted House

  published Dec 10, 2010

  The Post-Dispatch has the sad conclusion to a story Daily RFT first reported back in May. That's when we told you about a lawsuit filed on behalf of Brittney Holmes, a 15-year-old Belleville girl who ... More >>

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  Attorneys for Archdiocese Demanded Recusal of Gay Judge, Records Show

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Note: Updated December 13 with new information on two court cases that the archdiocese allowed Mooney to rule on prior to the St. Stanislaus case. ----------The note from Missouri Court of Appeals Jud... More >>

• Phillip Galczynski: St. Louis Homicide No. 131; Car Accident Victim Had Bullet in Head

  published Dec 09, 2010

  St. Louis police have reclassified a fatal vehicle accident as a homicide after the medical examiner found a bullet lodged in the brain of victim Phillip Galczynski.rGalczynski, 35, of Herculaneum, wa... More >>

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  St. Louis Man Accidentally Shoots Himself Chasing Burglars

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Updated and corrected: 2:37 p.m. FridayA 51-year-old man is out of the hospital and recovering after accidentally shooting himself early Thursday morning while chasing off a group of men breaking into... More >>

• Animal Fund Check Box on Utility Bills Could Finally Go Away

  published Dec 09, 2010

  The check box on St. Louis city water and property tax bills that allows residents to give money to the Animal House Fund has raised some $246,000 -- even though the shelter that the fund was intended... More >>

• William Sapp: Second Driver Arrested in Drag Race Gone Horribly Wrong

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Police have arrested the second driver involved in a drag race that injured the flag girl north of downtown St. Louis Sunday night. William Mack Sapp, 19, of south St. Louis County, was charged yester... More >>

• Feds, St. Louis Police Bust Drug-Trafficking Ring in Penrose Neighborhood, 19 Indicted

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Updated 11:11 a.m. with copy of the indictment. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis yesterday announced the indictment of nineteen people charged on drugs, weapons and money laundering counts. Acc... More >>

• Kurtis Neely: Former Track Coach at St. Joseph Academy Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Child Porn

  published Dec 08, 2010

  The U.S. Attorney's Office reports that Kurtis W. Neely, a former girls track coach at St. Joseph's Academy in Frontenac, pleaded guilty in court in Kansas City today to attempting to receive child po... More >>

• Coach Sues Frison Flea Market; St. Louis Bazaar Has History of Selling Counterfeit Goods

  published Dec 08, 2010

  A former employee of the Coach store at Plaza Frontenac went slumming this year at Frison Flea Market in Pagedale and couldn't believe her eyes. Spread out across the mega indoor flea market were doze... More >>

• Pacific Man Confronts Tresspassers with Gun, Videotapes It, Sends to Police

  published Dec 08, 2010

  A homeowner in Pacific took the law into his own hands last night when his home-security cameras caught two men breaking into his property. Fox 2 has the video below... ... More >>

• Perry Henderson: Career Criminal Charged in Murder, Robbery of Sandra Wood

  published Dec 08, 2010

  He's been out of prison for fewer than ten months and now he's headed back. Yesterday, the Madison County state's attorney charged 50-year-old Perry Henderson with breaking into the Alton home of 73-y... More >>

• Recount in Works for Barbara Fraser v. John Lamping for State Senate

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Updated below...The Secretary of State's office is conducting an official recount of last month's election for the Missouri Senate -- District 24. Republican John Lamping won the election to represent... More >>

• [Update] Teen Runover in St. Louis Drag Race

  published Dec 08, 2010

  UPDATE: Nineteen-year-old Trenton Pinckard of Glen Carbon, Illinois, turned himself into police. He was the person driving the black Chevrolet truck that ran over the flag girl. Pinckard was being hel... More >>

• Man Robs Armored-Car Driver in South St. Louis

  published Dec 07, 2010

  St. Louis police are looking for a suspect who robbed an armed-car delivery driver yesterday inside Ace Cash Express (below) at 3655 South Grand -- just south of Chippewa.rThe robbery occurred around ... More >>

• Is This 1972r Nixon Cancels Trip to Taiwan; Doesn't Want to Offend Chinese

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Quick! Is this 2010 or 1972r If you guessed the latter, you'd be forgiven today -- especially after reading about how "Nixon" recently canceled a visit to Taiwan after hearing that the trip could offe... More >>

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  Jesus To Return to Earth on May 21, According to Billboard

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Look for signs like this one to start appearing throughout St. Louis and other cities in the coming weeks. The campaign is courtesy of We Can Know, a South Carolina outfit that believes the Bible offe... More >>

• Raymond Jackson: St. Louis Homicide No. 130; Found Shot in Car

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Another day, another Florissant man found murdered in a vehicle in St. Louis. St. Louis police report finding Raymond Allen Jackson, 41, shot to death in the driver's seat of his car. The murder occur... More >>

• Missouri Earns Trip to Insight Bowl vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

  published Dec 06, 2010

  It's not as bad as it could've been. Last week we speculated that the Missouri Tigers would get dissed in the bowl selection process despite the team's impressive 10-2 record. As it turns out, Mizzou ... More >>