Email Author Sarah Fenske

Awards

• 2011 - Investigative Reporters and Editors, published February 11, 2010

  "Mr. Big Stuff"

• 2011 - Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, published February 11, 2010

  "Mr. Big Stuff"

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published February 11, 2010

  "Mr. Big Stuff"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 11, 2010

  "Mr. Big Stuff"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published March 11, 2010

  "Somebody Call a Doctor"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published June 17, 2010

  "Clean Elections and Its Hypocrites"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published June 24, 2010

  "Let Us Now Marry Famous Men"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published August 5, 2010

  "'Til Death Do Us Part"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 24, 2009

  "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 6, 2009

  "The Katies Connection"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 18, 2009

  "City Raids Pastor's Home"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published June 11, 2009

  "Good Cop, Bad Cop"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 28, 2009

  "The MCSO & the Rape Victim"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published December 24, 2009

  "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published January 29, 2009

  "Icy Wing and a Prayer"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published October 22, 2009

  "Sal DiCiccio's Loop 202 Problem"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published April 2, 2009

  "Mr. Clean Elections"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 6, 2009

  "The Kaites Connection"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 21, 2009

  "Odd Woman Out"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published July 16, 2009

  "Who's the Boss?"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 22, 2009

  "Sal DiCiccio's Loop 202 Problem"

• 2010 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published January 29, 2009

  "An Icy Wing and a Prayer"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 2, 2009

  "The Gal That Got Away"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published June 18, 2009

  "Church and State"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  SCA Scandal

• 2010 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published July 2, 2009

  "The Gal That Got Away"

• 2010 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published July 2, 2009

  "Oh, the Insanity"

• 2010 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published March 26, 2009

  "Justice, Maricopa County-Style"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published July 9, 2009

  "Mean Girls (and Boys)"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published August 27, 2009

  "Outfoxed"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published October 22, 2009

  "Sal DiCiccio's Loop 202 Problem"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published January 24, 2008

  "The Wrong Driver"

• 2009 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published March 26, 2008

  "Free Bryant Wilkerson"

• 2009 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published January 24, 2008

  "The Wrong Driver"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 8, 2008

  "Sarah Fenske in Dogged Pursuit"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 24, 2008

  "The Pete Singer Conundrum"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 7, 2008

  "Globe High School"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published April 24, 2008

  "The Peter Singer Conundrum"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 8, 2008

  "Other Nature"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 28, 2008

  "The Autobiography of Andrew P. Thomas"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published January 17, 2008

  "Shattered Peace"

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published September 4, 2008

  "Unfriendly Skies"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 21, 2008

  "Fraud Squad"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published June 5, 2008

  "Racketeering for Jesus"

• 2008 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 9, 2007

  "Taken for a (Bus) Ride"

• 2008 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 23, 2007

  "Daddy's Little Girl"

• 2008 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published July 26, 2007

  "Immigrant Song"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 26, 2006

  "Suffer the Children"

• 2007 - Investigative Reporters and Editors

  "Cracked Houses"

• 2007 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "Cracked Houses"

• 2007 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published June 29, 2006

  "Flunk'd"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published April 27, 2006

  "Meth Madness"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Cracked Houses"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published April 20, 2006

  "Off the Reservation"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 27, 2005

  "Ambulance Chasers"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 5, 2005

  "Head Games"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 27, 2005

  "Ambulance Chasers"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 26, 2005

  "The Rancher’s Revenge"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published January 13, 2005

  "Katie & Jordy’s Excellent Adventure"

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2011 Stories by Sarah Fenske

• Judge KO's Prosecutor's Attempt to Seize RFT Notes in Knockout King Case

  published Oct 26, 2011

  A judge has quashed a subpoena from the Office of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, which demanded that Riverfront Times reporter John H. Tucker produce his notes and testify about his interv... More >>

• Lee Enterprises' Revenue Likely Down 3.3 Percent in 2011 Fiscal Year

  published Oct 24, 2011

  The fiscal year is over for Lee Enterprises, the Iowa-based owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Arizona Daily Star and a host of other daily newspapers -- and the news is not good. While the com... More >>

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  Jimmy Tebeau's Lawyer Moves to Dismiss Charges

  published Oct 20, 2011

  Attorneys for musician/concert impresario Jimmy Tebeau -- who currently faces felony charges alleging he ran a 350-acre campground in rural Missouri for the purpose of facilitating the sale of illegal... More >>

• Sanford-Brown College Slapped With Dozen-Plus Lawsuits

  published Oct 12, 2011

  In the last six months, Sanford-Brown College has been hit with more than a dozen lawsuits from students claiming that the college and its parent company are running a high-pressure sales racket cleve... More >>

• Peter Kinder and the "Wicked Infection"

  published Oct 10, 2011

  Note to Peter Kinder: When describing one's health problems, probably best to go with phrases like "a little bit under the weather" or "touch of the flu." In fact, when running for Governor, especiall... More >>

• Win Tickets for Today's Blues Game

  published Oct 10, 2011

  OK, you have to act fast on this one, but we're giving away two tickets for today's Blues vs. Calgary Flames game, absolutely free.The game begins at 1 p.m., so we'll be picking a winner as quickly as... More >>

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  Animal Shelters Face Devastating New Tax in Missouri

  published Oct 07, 2011

  A fat new fee increase proposed by the Missouri Department of Agriculture would cripple non-profit animal shelters, animal welfare groups say.The new proposal would treat shelters exactly the same as ... More >>

• Sarah Palin Limerick Contest: We Have a Winner

  published Oct 06, 2011

  We've long known that RFT readers are funny. But we had no idea that you're this funny!Our call for limericks about Sarah Palin, all beginning with the line "There once was a mayor from Wasilla," drew... More >>

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  Look! Sarah Palin Is Naked!

  published Oct 06, 2011

  Did that headline get your attentionr Love Sarah Palin or loathe her, you just can't seem to look away. You're as obsessed as a post-Mariah-Carey Eminem!So that oughtta make today's Daily RFT contest ... More >>

• Obama "Stop the Pipeline" Protesters: Here's What They Want

  published Oct 05, 2011

  As the P-D's Jake Wagman reports this morning, a protester interrupted President Barack Obama's fundraiser in downtown St. Louis last night to interject "Stop the Pipeline!"Writes Wagman, "It was uncl... More >>

• Carl Kelley: Man Charged With Attacking Police Dog

  published Oct 03, 2011

  A 47-year-old St. Louis man is facing criminal charges after police say he brutally kicked a police dog.Carl Kelley had been ordered out of his home in north St. Louis by police, who hoped to question... More >>

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  Jane Doe Lawyer: Nude Boob Pics Are Still Online

  published Sep 30, 2011

  We got a chance to talk today to Neil Bruntrager, the St. Louis attorney representing five local women whose before-and-after-boob-job pictures were exposed online by their plastic surgeon -- complete... More >>

• Missouri Workplace Fatalities Plummet in 2010

  published Sep 29, 2011

  Wendy Hollands lefrancophoney.comrSo here's the good news: Workplace fatalities in Missouri are down significantly in 2010, even as the national number holds steady, according to the Missouri Departme... More >>

• Post-Dispatch Sued (Again) Over Retiree Benefits

  published Sep 29, 2011

  The beleaguered St. Louis Post-Dispatch -- already fending off a lawsuit from the Newspaper Guild over retiree benefits -- now faces another suit from the union representing its mailroom workers.The C... More >>

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  Plastic Surgeon Posted Nude Pics Online, Patients Claim in Lawsuits w/UPDATE

  published Sep 27, 2011

  UPDATED at 3:45 p.m. September 28 with a statement from Dr. Koo Update 2: Plaintiffs' attorney responds. Claims Koo has refused to take down photos that she wasn't given permission to publicize in the... More >>

• Peter Kinder: The American Spectator Profile

  published Sep 26, 2011

  Back in the '90s, The American Spectator famously introduced America to an Arkansas woman named Paula Jones -- and it was President Bill Clinton's attempts to fend off Jones' subsequent sexual harassm... More >>

• Local Dog Opposes Spay/Neuter Bill -- So Do Majority of RFT Commenters

  published Sep 22, 2011

  Dash, a local Vizsla, opposes the new bill from St. Louis Alderwoman Lyda Krewson mandating that dogs be spayed/neutered and microchipped. As Daily RFT's Chad Garrison reported yesterday, Alderwoman... More >>

• Audit Blasts Tour of Missouri, Peter Kinder

  published Sep 21, 2011

  Lt. Governor Peter Kinder voted to give $2.5 million in taxpayer money to the non-profit company running the Tour of Missouri bicycle race -- even while he served as the company's chairman.And that's ... More >>

• PARK(ing) Day St. Louis 2011: We've Got the Photos

  published Sep 20, 2011

  As we previously warned you, last Friday, a group of urban space enthusiasts, architects and designers transformed a series of metered parking spaces in downtown St. Louis into a string of pop-up park... More >>

• Nunchuck Ninja Update: Guards Stood By and Watched Inmate Escape

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Lorenzo Pollard: A Nunchuck Ninja -- or a guy just smart enough to reason his jailors were idiotsr Turns out Lorenzo Pollard -- the so-called Nunchuck Ninja who escaped from the City Workhouse Friday... More >>

• Speeder Who Busted Cop on Video Leads to Potential Change in St. Louis County

  published Sep 20, 2011

  This video shows Lucas Lamb taunting a cop after filming the officer drinking at an MMA fight -- and it could lead to a policy change in St. Louis County. It's been more than a month since Lucas Lam... More >>

• Violent Crime Down Nationally, in St. Louis, FBI Stats Show

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Violent crime continued to plummet last year across the nation, according to newly released statistics from the FBI -- and St. Louis was no exception.The number of violent crimes known to law enforcem... More >>

• Pro-Palestine Group Accuses Congressman Russ Carnahan of Refusing to Meet

  published Sep 19, 2011

  For more than a month, members of the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee have been angling for face time with Democratic Congressman Russ Carnahan. But they say his staffers have been blowing of... More >>

• Body Found in Burning Car in South City Friday

  published Sep 19, 2011

  When the St. Louis Fire Department responded to a report of a burning car Friday morning near Gravois Park, they found more than just smoke, fire and burning rubber.They found a dead body.The St. Lou... More >>

• Tammi Todd: Charged with Murdering Wendell Adams in His Benton Park Home w/UPDATE

  published Sep 19, 2011

  UPDATED at 12:19 p.m. with additional information from the Circuit Attorney's Office. A 44-year-old St. Louis woman has been charged in the June 19 murder of Wendell Adams.Tammi Lynn Todd, who lives ... More >>