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Mayor’s Plan to Put Tiny Homes at Workhouse Site Draws Pushback
“The last thing we need to do is take another vulnerable population…. and throw them away at the Workhouse.”
By Kallie Cox
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, tiny homes, Workhouse, Re-Envisioning the Workhouse, Inez Bordeaux, Conner Kerrigan, Tishaura Jones, Magdala House, City of St. Louis, Board of Aldermen
Slain Soulard Hit-and-Run Victim Remains Unidentified
Police are seeking to determine who was killed in the early hours of March 17
By Sarah Fenske
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, traffic violence, pedestrian fatality, Soulard, hit-and-run, St. Louis Police, SLMPD
St. Louis’ New Gun Law Is Having an Impact — Even Before It's Enforced
Police say requiring a permit to carry firearms seems to have resulted in fewer people openly packing heat
By Ryan Krull
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, concealed carry permits, St. Louis Police, SLMPD, Cara Spencer, Missouri gun laws, Robert Tracy
St. Louis’ Dumb Cops Can’t Multitask While Driving, Commander Suggests
As aldermen question whether SUVs are a factor in high-profile crashes, the SLMPD insists it doesn’t have a problem
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, SLMPD, St. Louis Police, Board of Aldermen, police SUVs
St. Louis Man Will Serve 30 Days for Letting Overdose Victim’s Body Rot
A jury deliberated just 90 minutes before finding David Thompson guilty of felony abandonment of a corpse
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, David Thompson, St. Louis Police, Dutchtown, concealment of a corpse, St. Louis Circuit Court, Glenn Williams
St. Louis Man Faces Prison for Concealing a Dead Body for 5 Days
David Thompson wrapped his acquaintance’s corpse in Saran wrap and carpets and left it outside of his Dutchtown apartment
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, David Thompson, St. Louis Police, Dutchtown, concealment of a corpse, St. Louis Circuit Court, Slideshow
Accused St. Louis Church Kidnappers Say Cops Got the Wrong Guys
But after 3 different bond hearings, all 3 remain in jail
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, Mount of Olives, Patch, St. Louis kidnapping, Chris Combs, Sue McGraugh, St. Louis Police, SLMPD
Police Chief Robert Tracy's Blog Will Put You to Sleep
But it does help earn him an extra $100k a year
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Chief Robert Tracy, Commissioner's Correspondence, SLMPD, St. Louis Police
Newfangled SUVs Too Hard for St. Louis' Dumb Cops to Drive, Mayor Implies
The most popular full-size SUV in the nation is just too tough for the SLMPD to handle, according to Tishaura Jones
By Daniel Hill
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, St. Louis police, SUV, crash, Bar:PM, Chevy Tahoe, SLMPD
St. Louis Police Probe Possible Internal Leak of Horrifying Crash Video
The video of the fatal crash that led to felony charges against Monte Henderson appears to have been recorded from a police computer
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, Monte Henderson, St. Louis Police, SLMPD, Drake concert, traffic violence, downtown St. Louis, internal affairs
Judge Orders House Arrest for Monte Henderson 2 Weeks After Deadly Crash
Prosecutors said the 22-year-old drove recklessly for more than a mile before he killed a mother and daughter leaving Drake’s concert downtown
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, Monte Henderson, Catherine Anne Dierker, Drake concert, reckless driving, St. Louis Police, SLMPD
Alderwoman's Plan to Target Reckless Drivers: Let Cops Boot Their Cars
Under Alderwoman Cara Spencer's bill, drivers would have to post a bond to get the boot taken off
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, Cara Spencer, traffic violence, St. Louis Board of Aldermen, St. Louis Police, SLMPD, reckless drivers
3 Men Charged with Kidnapping, Beating Woman in South St. Louis Church
The woman was bound by ropes and suffered a head wound while locked up in the Patch neighborhood
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, kidnapping, St. Louis Police, SLMPD, Patch, Pasi Heri, Grace Kipendo, Mmunga Fungamali
Police Standoff in Lafayette Square Closes Jefferson Avenue
The suspect surrounded before noon without further incident
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, police standoff, Lafayette Square, Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis police, SLMPD, Slideshow
Family Seeks Help After Mother and Daughter Killed Leaving Drake Concert
Laticha “Lety” Bracero and Alyssa Cordova loved attending concerts together
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, Drake, Enterprise Center, Laticha “Lety” Bracero, Alyssa Cordova, GoFundMe, St. Louis Police, Robert Tracy, Slideshow
St. Louis Police Hit a Church Sign —- And Then Covered Their Tracks
Westminster Presbyterian Church had no idea what destroyed its sign until a neighbor came forward with evidence
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, St. Louis Police, SLMPD, St. Louis police SUV, Bar:PM, St. Louis police crashes
Judge Finds Former St. Louis Cop Not Guilty of Shooting Unarmed Man
Former police officer Matthew EerNisse took his chances on a bench trial — and won
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, St. Louis Police, police shooting, Matthew EerNisse, Kim Gardner, Jeff Roorda
St. Louis Police Just Crashed Another SUV, to Little Surprise
Round up the usual suspects!
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, St. Louis Police, SLMPD, police SUV
City Will Not Condemn Bar:PM, Building Commissioner Says
Commissioner Frank Oswald personally paid a visit to the LGBTQ bar this morning
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, Bar:PM, Building Division, St. Louis Police, Frank Oswald, LGBTQ issues
North City Residents Blast McKee, Support Eminent Domain on His Holdings
People in the shadow of McKee’s shambolic NorthSide Regeneration project say enough is enough
Tags: St. Louis Metro News, Paul McKee, north St. Louis, Board of Aldermen, HUDZ, Northside Regeneration
White Harris-Stowe Professor Who Sued for Racial Discrimination Wins $750K
World's Top-Ranked Eaters to Eat Fudge Out of Uranus This Weekend
Suit Against Former St. Louis Cop Who Killed Katlyn Alix Is Dismissed