Email Author Chad Garrison

Awards

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

  "The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines"

More

2010 Stories by Chad Garrison

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Lambert Field to Eliminate Smoking Lounges

  published Dec 06, 2010

  I never used the smoking lounges at Lambert Field, but I'm going to miss them. There was something deliciously anthropomorphic about corralling smokers inside glass cages as if they were some kind of ... More >>

• Bill Stouffer: Ass Clown of the Week

  published Dec 06, 2010

  The votes are in and Missouri State Senator Bill Stouffer has defeated a conniving drug dealer, a disgruntled john and a discriminatory pension to become this week's Ass Clown. The Republican politici... More >>

• Michael Sutton: St. Louis Homicide No. 129; Shot in Car in North City

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Two men were shot, one fatally, inside a car Saturday evening just inside the St. Louis city limits with Pine Lawn. The shooting occurred around 5:20 p.m. in the 6000 block of Margaretta (below).rAcco... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Ass Clown of the Week: Meth Cooks, Unsatisfied Johns, Politicians and The System

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Sharpen your pencils! It's time to vote for this week's Ass Clown. You know the rules: Vote for the local yokel and/or organization who you believe brought the most shame to their name this week. And ... More >>

• Owners of S&H Parking Get Year and Day in Prison, Ordered to Repay Thousands

  published Dec 03, 2010

  The sibling owners of S&H Parking implicated in a St. Louis police scandal alleging payoffs and corruption were sentenced today in federal court. William Bialczak received a 366-day prison sente... More >>

• Missouri Likely To Favor Any Republican Candidate Except Palin in 2012

  published Dec 03, 2010

  A Public Policy Poll released yesterday indicates that all but one of a handful of Republican presidential candidates would win Missouri in 2012. That exception is Sarah Palin.The poll found that form... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Want to Support South African Women Living with HIVr Buy Their Artwork This Weekend

  published Dec 03, 2010

  A nondescript office building in Maplewood has transformed itself this week into an art gallery displaying some of the most gorgeous ceramics you'll likely ever see. Bill Schmidt, founder of the adver... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Meth Cook Had Mentally Challenged Man Buy Him Pseudoephedrine in Exchange for Sodas

  published Dec 03, 2010

  This is why Missouri, a.k.a. the "Meth Capital of America" needs to make pseudoephedrine a prescription-only drug, according to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster. Last month a judge in Adair Coun... More >>

• Kelly Glossip: Same-Sex Partner of Missouri Trooper Killed in Line of Duty Sues for Benefits

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Kelly Glossip lost his partner of fifteen years, Dennie Engelhard, last Christmas morning. Engelhardt, a trooper with the Missouri Highway Patrol, was assisting a stranded motorist on Interstate 44 ne... More >>

• Another Reason to Avoid Prison: Single-Ply Toilet Paper You Have to Make Yourself

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Today we stumbled upon a factoid we did not know. Missouri inmates manufacture the toilet paper used by some 30,000 prisoners across the state. The program -- in operation since 2005 -- is so successf... More >>

• St. Louis Police Shoot Teenage Suspect Believed to Be Serial-Pizza Delivery Robber

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Two suspects were arrested and one of them shot after St. Louis police officers responded to three attempted robberies of pizza-delivery drivers in south city. St. Louis police give the following acco... More >>

• [UPDATE] Kenneth McClure: Man Killed at Route 66 Park Was Comic Shop Owner Accused of Raping Teen

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Update: St. Louis County police have questioned two people on suspicion of killing McClure. Otis Richmond, 32, and Angel Scheibel, 25, live in the 3400 block of Juniata in south St. Louis, just down t... More >>

• Missouri Senator Bill Stouffer Files Bill to Repeal Puppy Mill Law

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Last week, we told you how Missouri legislators were howling that they would repeal a ballot initiative passed November 2 placing new restrictions on dog breeders. Proposition B, aimed to tackle Misso... More >>

• Travion Enlow: St. Louis Homicide No. 126; Shot Dead After Breaking Into Car

  published Dec 02, 2010

  St. Louis police say Travion Enlow was with a group of people who'd just broken into a car in the 700 block of Wilmington near Cardondelet Park early Monday morning when the 21-year-old was shot multi... More >>

• Jason Finney and Trevlan Glass: St. Louis Homicides No. 127, 128; Murdered at Funeral

  published Dec 01, 2010

  St. Louis police have identified the two people killed during yesterday's funeral of David Davis at Reliable Funeral Home in Midtown. The deceased are Jason Finney and Trevlan Glass, both 31 years old... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Ryan McNames: Missouri Man Arrested After Seeking Police Help with Refund from Prostitute

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Not to resort to name-calling, Mr. McNames, but you sir are an idiot. Police in Columbia last week arrest 19-year-old Ryan McNames on suspicion of soliciting prostitution after he complained to the co... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Businessman Proposes 100,000-Seat NASCAR Track in Branson

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Some things just go great together. Cookies and milk. Beach chairs and paperbacks. Captain and Tennille. Branson and Nelly. Err, we mean Branson and NASCAR. A month after St. Louis' Gateway Internatio... More >>

• Cape Girardeau Chosen for Casino

  published Dec 01, 2010

  The Missouri Gaming Commission this morning announced that it has chosen Cape Girardeau to receive the states 13th and final gaming license. The southeastern Missouri city beat out competing bids from... More >>

• Myron Kimble: Associate of ATM Solutions Robbery Suspect Arrested for April Kidnapping

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Officers with the St. Louis police department's Tactical Operations Unit, the FBI TaskForce and the U.S. Marshals yesterday apprehended 22-year-old Myron Kimble after a brief foot chase in the parking... More >>

• Man Killed at Route 66 Park; Suspect Vehicle Found in South St. Louis

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Updated 4:20: The victim has been identified as Kenneth McClure, a St. Louis comic shop owner accused of raping a teenage girl. Full story here.Updated 12:15 with photos of the victim's Camaro "IROC" ... More >>

• Two Dead After Gangland Shooting Disrupts Funeral of Homicide Victim

  published Nov 30, 2010

  St. Louis police report that four people were shot today while attending the funeral of David Davis, a 27-year-old man gunned down in north city last week. The shooting occurred around noon outside th... More >>

• Brad Kessler: Attorney-Cum-Artist with Great Hair and Killer Tats Running for Office

  published Nov 30, 2010

  So, it's official. Criminal defense attorney Bradford (Brad) Kessler is running for the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent the city's Sixth Ward. That's the downtown loft district currently repr... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Nutmeg: "A Gateway Drug"

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Forget K2 and Ivory Wave. The really dangerous drug can be found in grandma's cupboard. Yeah, we're talking nutmeg! P.S. KMOX has a similar story this morning warning kids of the perils of smoking the... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Missouri Drunk Escapes DUI; Drank Brandy to Keep Warm Until Help Arrived

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Note to self: Always keep brandy in the car. A jury last week sided with a man found drunk behind the wheel of his car following an early morning accident last February. As the Southeast Missourian re... More >>

• Missouri Strip Clubs Lose Decision, May Take Case to State Supreme Court

  published Nov 30, 2010

  A Cole County judge last week denied a request for summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging a new Missouri law banning nudity at adult clubs and bookstores. Days before the sweeping new law went into... More >>