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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, left, and Stengers lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, right, exit the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse Friday, May 3, after Stenger pleaded guilty to three counts of theft of honest services/bribery and mail fraud. A sentencing hearing will be held Aug. 9. Stenger faces to three to four years in federal prison. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Stenger asks to serve three years in federal prison; sentencing is this week

August 6, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com County Executive Steve Stenger asked a judge to give him three years in prison when he is sentenced this week, the low end of federal sentencing...

Then-County Executive Steve Stenger presents a proclamation declaring Chancellor Mark Wrighton Day in St. Louis County April 8 to honor Wrightons retirement as Washington University chancellor this summer, in this photo Stenger posted to his county executive Twitter account.

Prosecutors say Stenger does not deserve break in prison sentence

August 5, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed last week that former County Executive Steve Stenger should not receive a lower prison...

Sunset Hills police urge vigilance after manhunt; still looking for suspect

Sunset Hills police urge vigilance after manhunt; still looking for suspect

August 1, 2019

The manhunt that ended without finding the suspect Tuesday in Sunset Hills started with a police officer investigating suspicious activity after an attempted residential burglary. The day after someone...

Black Jack Mayor Norm McCourt, who works in the county clerks office, transports the four boxes filled with an estimated 7,000 pages of documents from the Glarner brothers about the countys Northwest Plaza lease to the countys vault for storage after an Ethics Committee hearing June 25. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Council subpoenas Northwest owners, who must testify Aug. 6

July 31, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com  For what is likely the first time in St. Louis County history, the County Council has ordered private citizens to testify to the council...

The city of Sunset Hills campus: Sunset Hills Police Department

UPDATE: Sunset Hills police call off search without finding suspect

July 31, 2019

This is a breaking news story. Last updated 11:13 a.m. with details on calling off the search. Check back for updates. Sunset Hills police have called off a search for a man who ran from them, without...

Tailor Boutique during the crime scene investigation Tuesday. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Police ask for video in string of South County burglaries on animal hospital, five other businesses

July 31, 2019

Pictured above: Police cars, detectives and the Crime Scene Unit respond to a business break-in Tuesday morning at Medcuro and Tailor's Boutique on Lin Ferry Drive in Green Park. Photo by Gloria Lloyd. The...

Police cars, detectives and the Crime Scene Unit respond to a business break-in Tuesday morning at Tailors Boutique on Lin Ferry Drive in Green Park. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Six businesses burglarized overnight in South County

July 30, 2019

Six businesses in the South Lindbergh and Lin Ferry business corridor were burglarized overnight Tuesday. The six smash-and-grab burglaries appear to be related, St. Louis County Police Department spokeswoman...

Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger exits the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis May 3, 2019, after pleading guilty to three charges of theft of honest services/bribery and mail fraud. Stenger initially pleaded not guilty to the charges at an arraignment April 29 after an April 25 indictment was unsealed that morning, prompting Stenger to resign as county executive minutes later.

Stenger is disbarred ahead of sentencing

July 30, 2019

Pictured above: Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger exits the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis May 3 after pleading guilty to three charges of theft of honest services/bribery...

The Sunset Hills Police Department drives in the SunCrest Fest parade in September 2018.

After Gravois Bluffs shooting/carjacking, suspect escapes in Sunset Hills

July 29, 2019

Police are still searching for a suspect who escaped in Sunset Hills after a shooting and carjacking at Gravois Bluffs in Fenton. The St. Louis County Police Department’s Fenton Precinct got a call...

Ally Kostial remembered by friends at vigil as a beautiful soul gone too soon

Ally Kostial remembered by friends at vigil as a ‘beautiful soul’ gone too soon

July 26, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, who was from Sunset Hills and graduated from Lindbergh High School in 2016, was remembered in a vigil at the...

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