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2012 Stories by Paul Friswold

• Newborn Dumped Next to Residence in Ellisville

  published Feb 16, 2012

  An Ellisville woman was walking her dog at 7:45 a.m. today when she saw something wrapped in a towel under a pine tree next to her home in the 100 block of Westridge Parc Lane (above). She thought it ... More >>

• They've Come for Our Trash Cans

  published Feb 16, 2012

  We've had stained glass and terra cotta stolen right off our houses, copper piping by the hundredfoot  and even air conditioners shredded for their salable parts. Now it's finally come to trash c... More >>

• Donald Rasch Was Punched to Death

  published Feb 16, 2012

  That's Dr. Mary Case's official assessment of the facts. Dr. Case, the St. Louis County Medical Examiner, ruled Rasch's death a homicide last week, and after studying his brain, determined the cause o... More >>

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  Ozzie Smith Returns to the Cardinals

  published Feb 15, 2012

  Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is finally going to spring training with the Cardinals. The perennial Gold Glover never saw eye to eye with Tony La Russa when he took over the reins in 1996 -- it had someth... More >>

• Angry Words Exchanged in Wal-Green's Checkout Line, Then the Stabbing Begins

  published Feb 15, 2012

  A 31-year-old woman was in line at an East St. Louis Walgreens with her two daughters on Tuesday morning when another woman bumped her. The bumper said "excuse me" and walked away, but bumped her agai... More >>

• Ingrate Helps Mug Priest Outside the Chapel

  published Feb 15, 2012

  Danielle Johnson, 40, was the wheelman while another man jacked a retired Saint Mary of Victories chaplain -- outside of the church.The priest was unloading groceries from his car outside Saint Marys ... More >>

• Mayor Slay Guest Programmed KSHE Klassics, And it Rocked

  published Feb 14, 2012

  I'm not sure how I missed this as it was happening, but Mayor Slay guest programmed KSHE's "KSHE Klassics Overtime" this past Sunday -- and it friggin' rocked. Slay posted his playlist on his blog, an... More >>

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  St. Louis Is the Fourth-Most Romantic City

  published Feb 14, 2012

  Just in time for Valentine's Day (ugh, thanks Hallmark), Foursquare has determined that we're the fourth-most romantic city in the country. This information was gleaned by searching more than 1.5 bill... More >>

• Another Bozo with a Laser Pointer at Lambert

  published Feb 14, 2012

  Some yahoo with a laser pointer shined his beam into the left side of a 737's cockpit around 6:20 p.m. Sunday at Lambert St. Louis International Airport.The plane was still five miles out and 2,000 fe... More >>

• House Transportation Bill Would Gut Metro Funding

  published Feb 13, 2012

  The US House of Representatives is scheduled to discuss today its version of the 2012 transportation bill -- a bill that could have major ramifications for the City and the counties.If passed, the bil... More >>

• Man Leaves Hit-and-Run Accident, Other Driver Catches Up With His Gun

  published Feb 13, 2012

  St. Louis Metropolitan Police report that a 19-year-old black male rear-ended a Dodge truck, but admittedly didn't stop to exchange information. Instead, he drove off and the truck followed him. Both ... More >>

• Man Shot Outside The City Nightclub

  published Feb 13, 2012

  Police say two men were arguing inside The City nightclub (1917 Washington Avenue) around 2:15 a.m. Saturday night when staff told them to take it outside. The two did, and continued their argument ou... More >>

• Soulard Parade Smashes World Record

  published Feb 13, 2012

  For years, Soulard has claimed to host the second-largest Mardi Gras celebration in America. Yesterday, the South City neighborhood definitively laid claim to actually having the largest Mardi Gras ce... More >>

• Helping Hands?

  published January 12, 2012

  Carol is a college student early in her academic career. Struggling in a class, she seeks out her professor, John, for help during office hours.... More >>

• Donald Rasch's Death Ruled a Homicide

  published Feb 08, 2012

  Donald Rasch, the convicted art thief who was found unconscious in his Maplewood home in November and died four days later, has been declared a homicide victim by police.Police had initially deemed Ra... More >>

• Security Screenings At Lambert Will Be Expedited

  published Feb 08, 2012

  The Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Commission announced today that TSA Pre, its passenger pre-screening program, will expand to more airports in 2012 -- including Lamb... More >>

• Man Shot 10 Times, Reportedly While Carrying Petitions for A Safer Missouri

  published Feb 08, 2012

  Police were called to Carter and Clarence avenues in the O'Fallon Park neighborhood around 9 p.m. last night to find an unidentified man in his mid-fifties had been shot ten times. According to the Po... More >>

• Mother Claims She's Possessed, Then Proves It

  published Feb 07, 2012

  A Camden County woman went to the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Camdenton in October and handed over her infant daughter, saying that she was possessed and she feared she was going to hurt the... More >>

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  This Means Pissoir! Stray Dog's Urinetown is flush with fine performances

  published February 16, 2012

  Urinetown, the Musical is an odd bird. The plot is ridiculous, the characters are cardboard cutouts of stereotypes, the book... More >>

• Road Rage Shooter Gets Comeuppance When His Victim Shoots Back

  published Feb 07, 2012

  Update: The suspect has now been identified as 18-year-old Xavier S. Minden of St. Louis. Original story follows... An unidentified 35-year old Franklin County man survived a harrowing ordeal that b... More >>

• Charles Smith: Man Who Dragged 15-Year Old Girl Into Car Is Captured

  published Feb 07, 2012

  The man who forced a 15-year old girl into the back of his van, robbed her and began to undress her has been caught. Charles B. Smith, 26, is charged with kidnapping, attempted forcible rape, first de... More >>

• Albert Pujols Plans to Report to Camp Early

  published Feb 07, 2012

  The presumptive Anaheim Angels first baseman told ESPNDeportes.com that he intends to report to spring training a week earlier than position players are scheduled, because "For the last 12 years I've ... More >>

• State Law: Stop While We Affix Ads to Your School Bus

  published Feb 07, 2012

  Noting that state funding for student transportation has been slashed as Missouri deals with a very tight budget, State Representative Mike Kelley (R-Lamar) proposed a new idea: Advertising on both th... More >>

• Alyssa Bustamante: Her Confession Was Off-Limits, But Her Journal Is A Different Matter

  published Feb 06, 2012

  Alyssa Bustamante, the young woman who killed Elizabeth Olten, her nine-year-old neighbor, had a sentencing hearing today in Jefferson City. Although Bustamante, now eighteen, confessed to police, the... More >>

• So, the Rams Are London Boundr

  published Feb 06, 2012

  Perhaps you missed it in the run-up to last night's rather big game, but Jim Thomas over at the Post-Dispatch reported late yesterday that the Rams and the Convention and Visitors Commission are very ... More >>