Plenty of important stuff happens here in St. Louis, but we really love highlighting the crazy events that make the Gateway City so much fun for journalists to cover. Featuring sex, nerds, bad dress codes and way too many bodily functions, here are the local news stories of 2014 that made us feel like the hometown version of the
National Enquirer -- and we mean that in the best way possible.
More year-end photo guides:
- 18 Awesome Riverfront Times Covers from 2014
- The Best Concerts of 2014 in St. Louis
- 24 Must-Try St. Louis Dishes of 2014
- The Year in St. Louis Burlesque 2014 (NSFW)
![Wash U Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protest Results in 80+ Arrests [PHOTOS]](https://media1.riverfronttimes.com/riverfronttimes/imager/wash-u-crackdown-on-pro-palestine-protest-results-in-80-arrests-photos/u/slideshowsearch/42430042/839_washuprotest_042724_zl_53685491970_o.jpg?cb=1714333690)
