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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Lindbergh Board of Education will no longer livestream its monthly meetings

Lindbergh Board of Education will no longer livestream its monthly meetings

By Ellie Marshall , Staff Reporter September 28, 2023

Starting next month, the Lindbergh Board of Education will cease to livestream its meetings to YouTube. What started during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow community members to stay connected and involved...

Mehlville BOE approves 2023 tax rate, includes 31-cent Prop E levy

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 28, 2023

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved the 2023 blended tax rate with little discussion at its annual tax rate hearing on Sept 21. The Board of Education approved a blended tax rate of...

Tommy Wayne Boyd. Photo from the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Convict who walked out of hospital back in custody after evading officers for full day

September 25, 2023

An inmate who escaped custody last week while being treated at Mercy Hospital South is back in custody after an all-day manhunt across much of south St. Louis to locate him. Tommy Wayne Boyd, 45, was...

Mehlville cancels after-school activities for elementary, middle schools

September 21, 2023

The Mehlville School District is canceling all elementary and middle school after-school activities Thursday, as well as Y Club. The decision is "out of an abundance of caution" according to the school...

Breaking: Suspect dies at local hospital after Wednesdays officer-involved shooting in Affton

Breaking: Suspect dies at local hospital after Wednesday’s officer-involved shooting in Affton

September 21, 2023

Updated at 9:13 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 with an update from the police: Affton man Karl Schuhe, 59, the suspect named in the Sept. 20 incident, was pronounced deceased at a local hospital at 11 p.m. Saturday....

BREAKING: Police take escaped inmate into custody in Shrewsbury

BREAKING: Police take escaped inmate into custody in Shrewsbury

September 21, 2023

Update at 8:20 p.m. Sept. 21: According to the St. Louis County Police Department, Boyd was located and taken into custody without incidient in the 7300 hundred block of Watson Road in Shrewsbury. The...

Ramp closures planned this weekend at I-270/I-44 interchange

Ramp closures planned this weekend at I-270/I-44 interchange

September 20, 2023

Drivers who use Interstate 270 near Interstate 44 in St. Louis County should plan for extra travel time or consider alternative routes this weekend due to ramp closures. Weather permitting, crew from...

County library providing free Chromebooks

County library providing free Chromebooks

September 19, 2023

The St. Louis County Library will be giving away 1,000 free internet-connected Chromebooks after receiving funding from the Emergency Connectivity Fund. The devices come preloaded with unlimited data...

MoDOT shifting northbound I-55 lanes in South County Friday

MoDOT shifting northbound I-55 lanes in South County Friday

September 18, 2023

Drivers traveling Interstate 55 in south St. Louis County between Lindbergh Boulevard and Reavis Barracks Road should be aware of a planned lane shift Friday. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation...

Missouri drivers violating the rules of the road are eligible for a second penalty — for texting and driving. (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).

Missouri’s new distracted driving law begins with warning-only period

By Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent September 11, 2023

As of Aug. 28, a Missouri law will penalize drivers for using their cell phones while the car is moving. Inattention is a leading cause of collisions, said Captain John Hotz, director of public information...

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