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

  "The Katies Connection"

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

  "Good Cop, Bad Cop"

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

  "Icy Wing and a Prayer"

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

  "Mr. Clean Elections"

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

  "Odd Woman Out"

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

  "Sal DiCiccio's Loop 202 Problem"

• 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"

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

  "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"

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

  "City Raids Pastor's Home"

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

  "Sal DiCiccio's Loop 202 Problem"

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

  "The Kaites Connection"

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

  "Who's the Boss?"

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

  "An Icy Wing and a Prayer"

• 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"

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

  "The Wrong Driver"

• 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 - 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"

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

  "Suffer the Children"

• 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

• Hazelwood Girl Scouts Lose Their Appeal

  published Aug 16, 2011

  Score one for the bureaucrats.KMOV (Channel 4) is reporting that the judge hearing the appeal of two Hazelwood Girl Scouts hoping to sell Girl Scout cookies out of their driveway has dismissed their p... More >>

• Drury Hotel in Chesterfield Loses Five-Year-Old Tax Appeal

  published Aug 16, 2011

  When St. Louis County assessed Chesterfield's new Drury Plaza Hotel at $23.1 million in 2006, even though the hotel had not yet opened, the owners cried foul. The St. Louis-based company proffered its... More >>

• Peter Kinder: This Weekend, You Can Meet Him in St. Louis

  published Aug 12, 2011

  Embattled Lt. Governor Peter Kinder -- suddenly more famous for his brief appearance at a bar known for its pantsless parties and alleged wooing of a Penthouse Pet than his plans to take on Democratic... More >>

• Taylor Swift Is Destroying America

  published Aug 12, 2011

  Taylor Swift is that skinny girl who's always whining about how fat she is. She claims to be the nerd that you're likely to overlook. And she'll tell you she's the sweetheart who gets taken advantage ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Dems Demand Explanation from Peter Kinder

  published Aug 11, 2011

  Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder still hasn't gotten back to us with any sort of denial, rebuttal or explanation for the allegations coming from ex-stripper Tammy Chapman, who told Daily RFT that the ... More >>

• RFT Wins Big in Journalism Contests

  published Aug 10, 2011

  Art Director Tom Carlson and staff writer Aimee Levitt are big winners in two recent journalism contests.Carlson won first place for cover design in the large newspaper category at the contest sponsor... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Penthouse Pet Dishes on Peter Kinder: "He Was One of My Best Customers"

  published Aug 09, 2011

  Tammy Chapman, the former Penthouse Pet photographed earlier this year with Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder at a south-city bar known for its "pantsless parties," says she never had an affair with ... More >>

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  Former Penthouse Pet/Ex-Stripper Says Lt. Governor Peter Kinder Was "One of My Best Customers"

  published August 11, 2011

  Tammy Chapman, the former Penthouse Pet photographed earlier this year with Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder at a south-city bar known... More >>

• Text Message Maniac's Victim Tells Her Story

  published Aug 09, 2011

  Amy's nightmare began with a weird phone call. It was July 10 of last year, she recalls, just after midnight.The caller wasn't anyone she could identify -- and he began by leveling an accusation. She'... More >>

• Lee Enterprises, Post-Dispatch Parent Co., Continues Downward Slide

  published Aug 08, 2011

  Another quarterly report, another piece of bad news.That's the woefully predictable pattern coming out of Davenport, Iowa, the home of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's parent company, Lee Enterprises. As... More >>

• Angela Fletcher, Text Message Maniac, a No-Show in Court

  published Aug 05, 2011

  Angela Fletcher, the south-city divorcee who framed another woman by sending her own boyfriend 897 graphic, sexually violent text messages, was supposed to receive her sentence yesterday. A jury found... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Peter Kinder: Every Night's a Pantless Partyr

  published Aug 05, 2011

  UPDATED at 1:25 p.m.Yesterday we showed you a picture of Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, grinning broadly at a bar with an unidentified blonde.Today we can tell you where that photo was taken: Ver... More >>

• Peter Kinder Parties It Up w/ Unidentified Friend -- Photo of the Day

  published Aug 04, 2011

  That Peter Kinder! It's not every man who can walk that fine line between Tea Party favorite and party animal. But our arch-conservative lieutenant governor is known to enjoy the comforts of a fine ho... More >>

• Reginald Griffin, Convicted Murderer, Gets Sentence Overturned -- 25 Years Later

  published Aug 02, 2011

  Twenty-five years after he was convicted of murdering a fellow inmate in a Missouri prison, Reginald Griffin has gotten a major reprieve from the Missouri Supreme Court.The state's highest court ruled... More >>

• Tiny Towns, Expensive Elections, St. Louis County Report Shows

  published Aug 02, 2011

  There are exactly 1,653 registered voters in the tiny municipality of Bel Ridge, Missouri. And so when the village decided to hold a special election in February 2010 to increase property taxes, the p... More >>

• Student Suspended Over Threats to Kill "Midgets, Fags and Negro Bitches" Loses Appeal

  published Aug 01, 2011

  In 2006, a sophomore in the Hannibal, Missouri, school district confided to a classmate in a series of instant messages that he was angry about (what elser) being spurned by a girl. He decided to let ... More >>

• Photos: Fire at Arsenal and Kingshighway w/ UPDATE

  published Jul 29, 2011

  UPDATED to add info from the fire department at 3:45 p.m. Fire broke out this morning around 9 a.m. in a two-story warehouse at Arsenal and Kingshighway. St. Louis Fire Department Captain Dan Sutte... More >>

• Calorie Consumption Rises When Counts Are Postedr Makes Sense to Us

  published Jul 29, 2011

  So this week, we get the news that the policy of forcing fast-food restaurants to prominently post calorie counts for menu items has been a giant bust. A study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Founda... More >>

• Adorable Flood-Surviving Bunnies Need New Homes

  published Jul 28, 2011

  Animal welfare workers frequently deal with dogs, and cats, and (yes) rabbits. The long-eared furballs are actually the third most commonly abandoned pet, says Joy Gioia, chapter manager of the House ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  St. Louis to Get Hotter, Wetter, NRDC Report Says

  published Jul 27, 2011

  A new report from the National Resources Defense Council predicts all sorts of holy hell triggered by climate change, and St. Louis is one of the places that's given special mention. Basically, says t... More >>

• St. John's Mercy Loses Bid to Stop New Patients First Hospital

  published Jul 26, 2011

  The area's largest Catholic hospital system, St. John's Mercy Health System, has lost its bid to change the way new health care facilities are permitted in Missouri -- and, not so coincidentally, stop... More >>

• LaRon Williams: St. Louis Man Guilty of Kidnapping, Terrorizing Girlfriend

  published Jul 22, 2011

  At St. Louis jury found LaRon Williams, 33, guilty last week of kidnapping, domestic assault and armed criminal action after a brutal attack on his girlfriend that involved tying her up, choking her, ... More >>

• UniverSoul Tiger Papers Produced; County Closes Investigation w/UPDATE

  published Jul 21, 2011

  UPDATED AT 3 p.m. with additional informationAn investigation into the health and welfare of a tiger associated with the UniverSoul Circus, which is currently playing Jamestown Mall, has been closed -... More >>

• Tiger Trouble: County Investigating PETA Complaint Over Circus at Jamestown Mall

  published Jul 20, 2011

  For the latest news on this story, check out our update from July 21. Yesterday, the UniverSoul Circus opened a five-day run at the Jamestown Mall -- bringing its dancing dogs, amazing acrobats and ... More >>

• Wanted: A Few Good Interns

  published Jul 19, 2011

  Are you sick of internships where you're supposed to feel grateful for the privilege of opening the mail -- or doing the reporting while someone more experienced gets the byliner The RFT has an opport... More >>