Police shooting range makes South City sound like a war zone, residents say
In Marine Villa, bullets are audible all day long now that the St. Louis police have reopened their shooting range without its previous, sound-dampening wall.
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St. Louis city sues Police Board, saying state takeover represents an ‘unfunded mandate’
The lawsuit means that a judge will now decide Mayor Cara Spencer’s increasingly bitter budget battle with the state-appointed Police Board of Commissioners.
Torch Electronics says it will shut down operations Friday to avoid prosecution
The Wildwood company faces an ongoing joint criminal investigation by the Missouri AG and the two U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the state.
Lawsuit over police chief hire costs St. Louis County $889K, with more to come
Troy Doyle’s discrimination lawsuit has included discovery disputes, a changing scope, and even tornado damage.
City plans to start demolition process for historic Quinn Chapel today
There are prospective buyers who want to save the Carondelet church, but the seller is AWOL—and the city says the structure is unsafe.
Bumpout removal in downtown St. Louis has advocates crying foul
Mayor Cara Spencer says the traffic-calming infrastructure was causing “massive choke points” during high-traffic events downtown.
North City activists hope to enlist Catherine Hanaway in gas station fight
The AG’s crusade against illegal gaming machines could be useful to St. Louisans who’ve long chafed at what they see as a predatory presence.
Off-duty St. Louis police officer shot man on his front porch
Richard Booker allegedly showed up to the victim’s house in Jennings and opened fire after a verbal altercation.
St. Louis police shooting finally goes to trial—10 years later
Tyron Edwards is suing the two officers who shot him in the back when he was 14, and says they falsely claimed he shot at them.
Park rangers on the loose get reprimanded after busting motorist near Queeny Park
The St. Louis County workers exceeded their “jurisdictional limits”—and then allegedly lying about it.
St. Louis police tout early curfew’s impact, but says extension would be up to electeds
Now parents are getting summons—and at least one alderman says he’s not happy about kids in zip ties.